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    "id": 936443,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement by the Chairman of the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare and the Senator of this great Nairobi City County, Sen. Sakaja. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you note that we are headed into the festive season, and the young people in this country cannot be absorbed into job market. Most of them are hustling their way and one of the ways they can earn a living is through entertainment. The entertainment industry is one of the biggest and creates most opportunities for the young people. Whenever we attend many festive occasions, we notice that photographers and videographers use drones. It is the new norm in the modern day. It is, therefore, shocking that the KCAA that cannot protect us from a falling wheel of an airplane, can impose a Kshs1 million fine on some young people to make a living. There are not many job opportunities for them in this country. What do you want these young people to do to earn a living, when we cannot give them more opportunities through employment even in counties? These exorbitant charges that we want to impose on the use of drones, especially during the festive season, are very punitive. The Committee concerned must come out to defend and protect the young people of this country. The KCAA should concentrate on making our skies very safe. Recently, there have been mishaps of local airlines within the country. They have a more important job to do than regulate drones used by young people to make a living. I want to thank Sen. Sakaja because he feels the pain of the young people. We cannot allow young people, whom we are telling to look for opportunities, to be frustrated by the KCAA. I have heard many policy makers telling the young people to go out there and look for opportunities. They are now looking for opportunities through filmmaking, taking photos and videos, yet the same system is trying to punish them. The young people should be protected from such punitive measures that are being imposed by the KCAA. If there are licensing procedures that should be there, they should 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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