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    "content": "(Mr. Oparanya): Mr. Speaker Sir, I beg to reply. Hon. Members are aware that Kenya faces a major challenge of expanding employment opportunities, not only in Makadara Constituency, but in the entire country. Data for Nairobi East District according to the District Development Plan 2008-2012 indicate that about 60 per cent of the youth are unemployed. Indeed, I am also aware that the national unemployment level stands at around 12 per cent, the majority of whom are youth. In order to expand employment opportunities for the youth, the Government is putting in place a number of strategies to facilitate employment creation. These include the Stimulus Package, which includes Kazi Kwa Vijana (KKV) Programme and the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP). Under the ESP, constituency industrial development centres (Jua Kali sheds), will be constructed in each constituency, Makadara included, and equipped with appropriate tools and equipment. The project is estimated to cost Kshs2.5 million per constituency and additional Kshs1 million to equip the centres. Special economic zones have to be set out due to increasing number of skilled young Kenyans leaving universities as the labour market is able to absorb only a small fraction of new entrants into the labour market. The Government intends to establish special economic zones, industrial business and Information Technology (IT) parks. In an effort to accelerate employment creation of the youth, the Government will put in place comprehensive programmes to equip the youth with practical, technical and vocational skills. A total of Kshs1 billion was allocated during the 2010/2011 Financial Year to initiate expansion of all the 26 technical training institutes in the country and kshs640 million to expand the training facilities in eight national polytechnics and universities to allow for more youth to be equipped with practical skills. The Government has also established revolving funds and Kshs3.8 billion was allocated to be lent to small and medium enterprises. Finally, I would like to state that Kenya Vision 2030, indeed, states that the young people today and in future will be principal beneficiaries of the Vision 2030 aspirations. Under the Vision, therefore, specific policies and interventions will be implemented to fully develop the youth potential as well as prepare and engage them in social economic development of the country."
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