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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Muhia",
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        "legal_name": "Wanjiku Muhia",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I was the first one to come to this House this morning, having looked at the Order Paper and having found this Motion on the Order Paper. In that regard, I want to thank Hon. Mwaura for moving the Motion and the Member for Buuri, for seconding it very sufficiently. From the outset, I support the Motion. I wish to point out two or three issues. First, I want to show a survey by the US Census Bureau of 2002 which showed that small business administration employ more than 50 per cent of private workforce which generate more than half of their Gross Domestic Product ( GDP). This is also a principal source of new jobs in the US. Principally, we know that some time back in Kenya, we had polytechnics which unfortunately or fortunately were converted to universities like the Kenya Polytechnic, Mombasa Polytechnic and many others. Most young people were able to equip themselves with technical and innovative skills from the technical education that was offered in polytechnics. If this fund was set aside, even though we may not have these polytechnics, the entrepreneurship centres will equip the youth with entrepreneurship education and through their innovation, we may change this country to financial freedom. Today, as politicians, we are bothered all over. It has come to the notice of every aspirant that it is hard for the youth to live without coming out of the streets. You go around the streets as a Member of Parliament and the youth are saying that they have not seen you. Even when you are standing there, they will still say that they have not seen you until sometimes you have to part with something, so that they can say that they have seen you. This simply says that our youth lack financial freedom. They have no income. They are idle. Once they are equipped with finances through a structured manner, they can be self-reliant and they can have financial freedom. With financial freedom, no politician will be giving the youth Kshs100 to vote one way or the other in future. In that regard, the country will stand a better chance to have better leaders The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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