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    "id": 838549,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mathare, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Anthony Oluoch",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Tom Oluoch",
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    "content": "We have partnered with various organisations both locally and internationally all in a bid to grapple and tackle the question of youth unemployment. However, we have still not struck the key- note. Resolving this question of youth unemployment, in my view, will be an equaliser not only for the 290 constituencies which we represent but for this nation. It is for this reason that I brought this Motion which I have referenced and also urged this House to consider establishing a statutory fund. I want to distinguish the difference between the statutory funds and administrative or ministerial funds we have in the form of Uwezo Fund, YEDF and others, which in my view, are arbitrarily administered and not benchmarked in the league of for example, the NG-CDF which is benchmarked at 2.5 per cent. There is the Political Parties Fund which is statutorily created under the Political Parties Act and is benchmarked at 0.3 per cent and also the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) which has also been established. The funds established by statutes as opposed to the ones that are administratively put or by ministerial fiat have created a lot of impact which is measurable. The things which NG-CDF has done over the years since its enactment are revolutionary, physical and verifiable, unlike what we have seen happening with the Uwezo Fund and YEDF. First, I want to review the legislations and in the tail end suggest why we must collapse these pieces of legislation littered all over the place so that we have one umbrella piece of legislation, as a one-stop shop where all questions of the youth will be addressed and answered. Let us remind ourselves of what the Constitution we passed says about the question before us today. Article 43 of the Constitution speaks to the questions of economic and social rights. My attention is particularly drawn to Article 43(e) which talks about every person having a right to social security. This Motion in effect if implemented will be speaking to the question of the social security and empowerment of the youth in this country. Article 55 of the Constitution is perhaps more instructive, it states: 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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