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    "id": 94719,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Shabesh",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Rachel Wambui Shebesh",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to thank you for giving me this opportunity to support the Report. I was a Member of this Committee that went round this country taking the views of Kenyans and trying to understand why unlawful groupings have become such a big phenomenon in our country. I would like to say what many of the people we spoke to asked us questions. They said that we had taken their views, heard what they had said and they had also admitted that they were members of unlawful groups. They asked us what we will do about it. Most of the people that we spoke to are used to committees from the Government agencies going round asking for opinions but unfortunately most of their recommendations are never implemented. Therefore, as we lay this Report in the House, it is important for me to say categorically that in our recommendations lies a transformational agenda for the young people of this country. That is why we have mentioned very many Ministries and departments of Government including the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Agriculture. When we went round the country we realized that those unlawful groupings engage in illegal activities in certain areas and the Ministries need to lead by example in those areas. It would be unfortunate today if, for example, we were to forget the death of the likes of that young man who was the spokesman of the Kenya Youth Alliance; Mr. Njuguna. It would be unfortunate, if we could forget the death of over 3,000 young people from Central Province and Nairobi who have either disappeared or died under mysterious circumstances, according to the Oscar Foundation records."
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