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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ababu",
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        "legal_name": "Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba",
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    "content": "I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am very supportive of the President‟s Award Programme. I had the privilege to serve at one time as the Minister responsible for youth affairs in this country. I had a very live experience of managing this programme on behalf of the Government under the patronage of His Excellency the President. So, I witnessed up-close the benefits of this programme. It presents to young people an opportunity to be part of a framework that is forward looking, progressive, and committed to nurturing the spirit of national cohesion. When young people join this programme, they join it with a mind-set of growing up as responsible citizens of one indivisible nation, Kenya. They join this programme with not only the agenda of nurturing their God-given talents but also with a very clear focus of serving their nation. One time, I had the privilege of accompanying a group of young people who had just graduated under this programme to Malta for an international gathering of young people who were the beneficiaries of programmes such as this one. I was very impressed by the character of the young people in this country who have benefited from this programme. Therefore, I can say from the experience of a former Minister in charge of youth affairs that this is a good programme. What has been lacking is a legislative framework that could anchor or provide guidance or direction just to make sure that the programme runs effectively. One, it is very good that this programme is now going to be run in the context of legislation. We are now institutionalising the framework of managing the programme. We will have a Board that has responsibilities that are underpinned – The law creates offenses with regard to those who attempt to sabotage the functioning of this very impressive programme. This piece of legislation is progressive and it should be supported. One wants to hope that as soon as this law is operational and the Board is in place, the programme can be expanded broadly to benefit more Kenyans. If the current youth empowerment programme is anything to go by--- I must say it is one where young people are being recruited to be part of community service across this country. It is a programme which I have, again, had the privilege to witness in my backyard in Budalang‟i, Teso area and in Mumias. It is a programme that has harnessed the potential of our young people to contribute to national building in a very substantive way. The youth have now been given an opportunity to participate in programmes that take them away from being ensnared into all sorts of deviant 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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