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    "id": 698001,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Shimbwa",
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        "legal_name": "Omar Mwinyi Shimbwa",
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    "content": "but they have no jobs. This is a matter that we should take seriously. This can only be addressed if we take into account the fact that parastatals and other public institutions are supposed to expand opportunities for our people to get employment and, hence, better their living standards. You are aware that today, Kenyans are living in abject poverty. Most of them cannot afford school fees, healthcare and even a single meal. This trend can only be addressed if we take serious measures, for example, by making sure that this Bill is supported. The Government should be made to take serious steps in addressing the issue of run-away corruption. It has been permitted and even our lawyers have made it possible to happen so that they can get rich. I am saying this because anybody who steals will always run to the top lawyers and they will never get arrested or be taken to prison. They will be saved. We continue to read in the Press about the National Youth Service (NYS) saga and many other sagas. However, we can be sure that nobody will be arrested. Those scandals end up being history and will only be mentioned by, say, a Member of Parliament in passing. I urge my fellow Members to make it possible only for people with integrity, technical expertise, valid and relevant educational qualifications to be elected or nominated to those boards. That way, we will have in position people who can serve the purpose they have been intended to serve. With those few remarks, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute. I beg to support."
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