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    "id": 790570,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/790570/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Amin",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13398,
        "legal_name": "Amin Deddy Mohamed Ali",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to express my interest in this Motion. It is, indeed, timely. Most of the social networks that have been in existence have failed in this country. We see young men and women engaging in very obscene activities across the country. We have equally seen a number of youth who of late are, through the social media, engaging in a number of activities that are of no value to us as a society and Africans. Those who are about the age of 35 years are nearly 60 per cent of the population in Kenya. If we do not confront what is unfolding now, as a country, we will degenerate and breed a society that will be a wreck with no hope of providing and nurturing parenthood and all that would be of value to us as Kenyans. We need to put in place measures that are likely to control the society. There are a number of issues that have been responsible for societal failures in terms of discharge of responsibilities. The issues affecting us today are as a result of urbanisation and poverty. Poverty has stricken us. Most people no longer embrace the social fabric that used to be there, which helped in the control of emanation of such cases. The social network that existed before has been disrupted because people are more urbanised. People are not meeting any more. Church goers do not even handle issues affecting their societies any more. Even people who go to mosques do not deal with topics that are of significance to the society with a view to holding it together; a society that is likely to embrace governance amongst ourselves and within families. This is a very timely Motion. These are issues that are affecting us. What we have seen is that nearly 20 per cent of the youth are likely to be affected by this problem. You may be seeing a gentleman who is walking along the streets, but naturally, he is affected by these things. The youth need a fall back, where they can discuss issues affecting their lives as they grow. One thing is clear that these facilities are not available in any of these institutions. I, therefore, strongly recommend that every institution in the country should have a counselling centre or an office that offers counselling services. All institutions of higher learning should be provided with counselling services. This should be cascaded down to every institution and they should handle these issues where people can open up and discuss the issues that affect them. 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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