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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Musyoka",
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        "legal_name": "Susan Mbinya Musyoka",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the President‟s Award Bill. This is a great opportunity for our youth. The Bible says that train a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it. It is also known that it is easier to bend a fresh twig than when it is dry and brittle. So, we need to invest more in our youth. I like the President‟s Awards Programme because it targets our youth and keeps them busy. It is something that should be done countrywide. So, this Bill is really important. If we look at our demographic data and dividend, we will find that we have reduced infant mortality rate significantly, maternal mortality rate and we are also using family planning effectively. This has resulted and will result in an increase in our youth and an accelerated economic growth. We are looking at a situation where the demographic data reports more youth in the population and, therefore, we need to concentrate and invest seriously in them. Programmes such as this must be taken seriously and used to ensure that our youth learn life skills early enough and that they become responsible adults. All those who have gone through programmes like scouts, girl guides and the brigade are very responsible adults. I support this Bill because if it is implemented countrywide, our youth will learn, become more responsible and will be more committed to community service. In our country, more than 40 per cent of the population is under 15 years and depend on the support of adults. It is important that the Government and we, as parents, put a lot of 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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