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    "id": 831280,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/831280/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. George Ochilo-Ayacko Mbogo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senator for Migori County",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 347,
        "legal_name": "Ochilo George Mbogo Ayacko",
        "slug": "ochilo-ayacko"
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    "content": "I do not want to leave my party leader behind and of course the “big guns” from the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) who came and took their time and campaigned for me in Migori County. In this very context, I thank my colleague, Mheshimiwa Sakaja for the good word he put in for me and the entire leadership of Jubilee for agreeing not to field any person against me. That made it easy for me to make it to the Senate. I will forever remain grateful to Jubilee Party and the ODM for working together towards this end. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Petition before the House is about young people. I recollect in my days which is not so long ago, we were accorded a very supportive environment. We went to the university and not much was required of us. We were not compelled to bring money from our parents. We were accommodated without being charged and we were given loans which were quite affordable. This enabled us to go through school without the kind of difficulty that has been placed in front of young persons. Therefore, I thank the petitioner and the hon. Senator who has brought the Petition. Young people continue to experience difficulties in life. There is no enough opportunity for employment. As if that is not enough, we continue levying charges for services that we should, as responsible people, allow youth to access without any levy. Therefore, this Petition is timely. It is supposed to alleviate the difficulties that young people face. A society that does not take care of its young persons and its vulnerable members continues to be eaten and ravaged by vulnerability, cannot talk about development."
}