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    "id": 945280,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 48(1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding joblessness among graduates of the National Youth Service (NYS). In the Statement, the Committee should address the following- (1) To confirm that in February 2018, authorities arrested Mr. Stephen Wachira Ngariko, a former NYS recruit, in Dable at the Kenya-Somalia border attempting to join the Al-Shabaab militants. (2) To what extent has the National Youth Service Act that was enacted in 2018 been implemented to ensure that persons who graduated from the NYS with paramilitary training are recruited into the Military and other disciplined forces as provided in that particular Act. Noting that we have disciplined forces recruitment for 2019 now, it is timely that the issue of NYS having paramilitary training be considered. The Committee should look into that and let us know what is being done to which is line with the Act. (3) What is the status of the different NYS programmes that are designed to engage recruits in income generating ventures? (4) Can the Committee state how many ex-NYS service men and women are jobless and how many have been employed by different state entities and indicate how the agencies monitor the service men and women after training? (5) Could the Committee also clarify whether or not the Government can compel or encourage other state agencies and public institutions to contract NYS graduates with the skills to provide security instead of private security companies in order to deal with the issue of joblessness among NYS graduates which is a major concern to some of our counties and most of us?"
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