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    "id": 968330,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/968330/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, it is quite a challenge. This is because we have few jobs advertised and there are many places that these youth have to pass through despite the fact that they may not be assured of getting those jobs. Kenya is one of the countries that has got over 40 per cent of unemployed youth. The other time, I said that this country involves itself in selecting very old people and leaving the youth who had been told to work hard in school because they are future leaders. Madam Temporary Speaker, recently when we were looking at this Petition, we were able to invite the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB). One very interesting statement made by HELB was that part of these funds that they are collecting, they are again used to fund candidates that are going to join the university. When we further went into details to find out how much the money was, we realized that it was very little money which is not even enough to fund other candidates using a revolving fund. We advised HELB to go out and look for other sources and avoid punishing students. They went ahead to inform us that normally those who are required are those that do not get HELB. We then asked them why on earth these youth would be forced to go back to HELB, yet in the first place they do not get any funding there. Madam Temporary Speaker, normally, these youth are in the villages and in most cases, they come to cities to try and find jobs. It is high time that these particular documents are made free. We are glad that the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) promised us that they will look into the issue of removing Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) clearance from the requirements needed for fresh graduates. The fresh graduates should be exempted from such payment. Some of those requirements scare the youths and it makes it hard for them to get the jobs. Those youths are already stressed and that is why we have some of them committing suicide. There are few jobs available and for them to get those few positions, they are expected to get the certificates of good conduct from the police. The Huduma numbers should have all these information. One should know about a youth just by pressing a button. The Government should also make those forms available free of charge. The forms should also be decentralized for easy access. The unemployed youth have a lot of energy and we will stress them and push them to wrong activities such as radicalization and burglary if we do not offer them employment or if we make it difficult for them to apply for the jobs. This is an important Petition and it should be taken seriously by the CBK, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) and the CRB for our youth to be able to apply for jobs. They should be able to apply for the jobs in an easy way. An advertised job attracts over 1,000 candidates. It is discouraging to know that one has to pay for a job that they are not sure of getting. I support this Petition and I thank the Senator for bringing this Petition."
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