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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wamunyinyi",
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        "legal_name": "Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First of all, I want to congratulate our colleague, Hon. Mwaura for bringing this Motion to the House because of its importance and the impact it will have on our people and the country. I am worried that this Motion is urging. It will not have anything that can enforce the new ideas that are envisaged by Hon. Mwaura. I, therefore, hope that further legislation is going to be undertaken. I hope as the Motion goes through, Hon. Mwaura should be ready with a detailed Bill which will, therefore, become law when it is passed. Let me say that any country which has no plans, which does not come up with new ideas and methods to support its youth is definitely bound to have bungled generations. Generations that will remain underdeveloped and will not have the effects that we require as a country. I heard Hon. Onyura talk about promises. Colleagues, sometimes it is important to face the truth. The current Jubilee Government truly promised so much to be done for the youth of this country. It even promised the construction of stadiums in the regions and the establishment of academies. All of us know that none of those things has been done. It, therefore, ought to be serious. And Kenyans must take this thing seriously. When we are campaigning and making pledges and saying we want to do so much, we should be able to do them, as opposed to just getting votes and forgetting about the people who supported and the ideas for which you were elected. It is important, therefore, that we look at these things as we move forward. For instance, the youth fund was a bright idea. It ought to have assisted youth in the country. What became of it? Those that were placed in place of authority to run the youth fund ended up stealing all the money. They were just picking the money from the accounts. One lady and some fellow took all the money from the youth fund. And this is happening when somebody is keeping watch. This is happening when those who are expected to ensure that the funds reach the youth to change their 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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