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    "id": 831268,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Petition and congratulate Sen. Mwaura for bringing it. The issue of youth unemployment and barriers to youth employment describe a human being and a youth who has a name. For example, I see names appended to the signature which are Samwel Maina Kariuki and Felicity Kamau. We have reached a point where we are looking at the name ‘youth’ as a word that does not describe real human beings. It is about time we started to look beyond the labels to the real young person with a name, family and a place to stay who is really suffering. Madam Temporary Speaker, there was a time in The National Assembly when hon. Faith Gitau of Nyandarua County brought something similar. I wonder why this has not become a law and why we still have these issues of authorities like the KRA and the CRB asking for money from our youth. I followed very keenly when a piece of legislation was passed in The National Assembly. Therefore, I wonder why we keep talking about these things in The Senate or the National Assembly yet our youth continue to be thrown forth barriers and obstacles as the Senator has said. Madam Temporary Speaker, statistics are so green. In 2007, 22 per cent of our youth were unemployed. However, instead of us improving on that statistic, today in 2018, close to 30 per cent of our youth are unemployed. Our country has grown from a low income to a middle income country yet we are digressing with regards to measures that face the youth. We now have 30 per cent of our youth out of work yet in 2007 it was 22 per cent. Therefore, I do not know what is going on. However, I now know the answer to this. This is because we require them to first of all pay Kshs1,000 to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for them to clear their names before they start looking for a job. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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