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    "id": 839676,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/839676/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Shiyonga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to support the Motion that has been brought by Sen. (Prof.) Kamar. I applaud her form coming up with this Motion. This Motion has come at the right time to the right people, especially during this era of implementing devolution. Many youths should be absorbed in the youth polytechnics and vocational training institutes. The prevalence rate of youths living with HIV/AIDS is alarming. Over 300,000 young people in Kenya are currently living with HIV/AIDS. What are the factors that contribute to this? One of them is poverty. Poverty is unforgiving in our communities. Many of the youths are looking for employment and ways of earning a living just like other members of the community. As they do so, they get trapped and get infected with HIV/AIDS. Sooner or later, part of the generation in this country will be wiped out by this scourge if we do not engage the youths. Madam Temporary Speaker, I also support my colleagues who talked about aligning skills in various counties with the opportunities in those counties. It is very important to note that skills, for example, in Turkana are not the same skills that are found in the county where I come from, Kakamega. So, it is high time that the vocational institutes are aligned based on what is important to the population of the youths in particular counties. This will enable us to make use of resources in specific counties. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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