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    "id": 808996,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwea, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Josphat Wachira",
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        "legal_name": "Josphat Kabinga Wachira",
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    "content": "funds, but also give an opportunity to have young men who will have interest in joining the forces from the word go. When we recruit into the Kenya Police Service, the Kenya Army and the others, we get people who are, sometimes, simply looking for jobs and not people who have interest in serving in those areas. By turning to the youth who have reported to the youth camps and asking them to fill up forms to declare their interests early enough, we will get people who have interest in serving this country in the forces as opposed to those simply looking for employment and money. We are aware that in the youth camps or training, young men and women are also given chances of selecting diploma courses in electrical, mechanics and other courses. From this cadre, the forces who also recruit professionals can have a chance to also tap into this group where they can get them directly. That is so that, on completion, those youth can go direct to the forces without having the forces going back into recruitment. We are aware that recruitment into our forces has been dogged by a lot of irregularities and corruption. By tapping into the youth, we will be recruiting or having a process of recruitment where our youths will have continuity from that training to the forces, where they will be expected to pursue their career of interest. With those few remarks, I support this Motion. I also urge the Ministry of Youth… They started so many programmes like the one in Mwea where they left our children confused. The programme started and stopped without any sustainability or direction. So, we have so many youth there who were working with the Ministry in charge of youth. As we talk, they do not even know what to do next because they were left hanging."
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