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    "id": 788560,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mukhwana",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13411,
        "legal_name": "Titus Khamala Mukhwana",
        "slug": "titus-khamala-mukhwana-2"
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    "content": "The youth in the country form a huge part of our population, but most of them are not employed. We realise that employment is a challenge because opportunities for employment have shrunk. Most of our youths are out there looking for any available opportunity. In the recent past, we have seen many requirements for our young people to get an opportunity for just an interview or an opportunity to forward their names for vetting. That is not even a guarantee that they will get the position they are looking for. Most of our youths do not have any money. They work very hard to raise money to get the documents, some of which take a very long time to acquire. The certificate of good conduct takes a very long time to get. Some of the youth have to walk long distances. In Lurambi Constituency, Kakamega County, some of the youth have to walk to the Huduma Centre to acquire these documents. They find very long queues and have no money to pay. They have to do menial work or sometimes come to us leaders to raise the money. This Motion is long overdue. It was supposed to have been passed as early as yesterday so that the youth can access employment opportunities. Why do they require these documents? We live in a world where we should have a pool of information. The world we live in today has technology. If one wants to know me, they can. One does not need anything. Just like other Members have said, the youth have not participated in any economic activities that have taken them to lending institutions like banks and others. They have not committed any economic crimes to need a clearance certificate from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and such bodies. To me, it is not youth friendly to make them walk long distances and spend money they do not have. As custodians of the people and as Members who have been elected to protect people of this country and be their voice, we need to support this Motion so that the youth can attend interviews and look for employment opportunities without having to go through The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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