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    "id": 821520,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiharu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ndindi Nyoro",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13370,
        "legal_name": "Samson Ndindi Nyoro",
        "slug": "samson-ndindi-nyoro"
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    "content": "Even as we approve this gentleman, it is very important, even myself as a youthful MP, to point out that currently in the constitution of the Government, there is no Cabinet Secretary who qualifies to be a young person by the definition of the UN. There is no single PS who falls in the bracket of a young person. Looking historically, we have had the former President of this country, Mwai Kibaki, who served as a very senior Government official as a Finance Minister at the age of 38. I urge all of us as Members of Parliament that it is very important to tap into the talent of the young people of this country. When it comes to our committees like the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF), it is very important that we tap into the energy and the imaginative ideas of young people. History proves us right. When you look at some of the countries that have done very well, starting with Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew became the Prime Minister of Singapore at a tender age of 36- basically, an MP at a young age. Going to a place like France, people like Napoleon Bonaparte became a general in the army at the age of 25. The same fellow was an emperor at 35 years and ultimately became a king at 36. What I am trying to say is that if the majority of the people, especially in the constituencies where youthful people have been elected saw it fit that they can become representatives of the people, I ask the Executive to tap into the talent and the energy of the young people. Next time you are vetting a person in the Department of Youth, the issue should never be about experience or qualifications but the fact that you are a youth so that as you serve the very dynamic youth bracket, you are part of them and you are able not just to lead, but to experience your work and mandate."
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