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    "content": "THAT, aware that the average youth population in Kenya is thirty-five (35) per cent of the total population of the country; further aware that majority of this population is in the job market entry level; noting that Article 55 of the Constitution obligates the State to take measures to ensure that the youth access employment; concerned that this access is hindered by the requirement to produce numerous documentation, including a tax compliance certificate (KRA), certificate of good conduct (DCI), higher education loan clearance certificate (HELB), EACC clearance, Credit Reference Certificate (CRB); further concerned that these documents cost not less than four thousand five hundred shillings (Kshs4,500) to acquire; deeply concerned that most of the jobseekers in the youth bracket cannot raise this prohibitive amount for purposes of job application; this House urges the Government through the Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs, to waive the payment of these fees by job-seeking youth in the country, and further urges the Ministry to immediately fast-track implementation 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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