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    "id": 942244,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/942244/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Makali Mulu",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "you realise it is not sustainable. Someone cannot be a boda boda rider up to the retirement age. Some will not continue to get income for a long time. It is just for a short time and they start doing other things. Looking at vocational training, this is an area which has a huge demand in this country in terms of skills. I want to give you an example. If you want to put up a small commercial structure in your local town and you are looking for a plumber, an electrician or a carpenter, you might have to wait for a week or two to get such people there. This is basically because most of our youth are no longer interested in these areas. I can tell you for sure that this is an area which will guarantee our youth self-employment and sustainable employment. Why am I saying so? For you to hire a plumber, they no longer charge per day because they know the demand is so high. It is now more of piece rate. They tell you that they want to work for you in the area and you have to pay Kshs5,000. Imagine he will take two to three days, four hours each, and he gets his Kshs5,000 in his pocket and moves to another job. This is the way to go. This Motion is good for this country. If it can be implemented - although we are only urging the Government and I wish we could move to the next level - it would make sure that our youth are self-employed. You also realise that through vocational training, our daughters and sons who are living with disability can do a lot of work. For example, I went to the Kitui School for the Mentally Handicapped the other day, because I had done some work for them, and I was impressed by the things they are doing despite their disabilities. They have been trained and are able to make very 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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