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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nairobi CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Esther Passaris",
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    "content": " Thank you. I stand guided, Hon. Deputy Speaker. We have a probem with our youth. Obviously, they are the majority. They are unemployed because we have not created enough opportunities for them in terms of jobs. Certainly, we have neglected the youth in this country. There are efforts by the Government to try and remedy that position. So, by having this Council, we will look at all the funds provided for the youth, like the Uwezo Fund, the Women Enterprise Fund and the Youth Enterprise Development Fund. At times, we duplicate efforts. I liken us to an octopus moving in different directions. So, we are not able to get to the point as far as the youth are concerned. The youth have to be involved in decisions concerning them. We have seen a big outcry of the youth saying that when we want to discuss them or fund them or provide for them, we always hire people that are much older than them to deal with their matters. I hope this Council will employ the youth for the youth. The youth have to learn to be a bit more responsible. They have to take their education seriously. This came up recently when the issue of health came up. A lot of the youth said that they do not have money to pay and they feel that it is wrong. The big elephant in the room is corruption. Everybody seems to feel that because of corruption, we can all be justified to do the wrong things. The country is in the hands of the youth given that they are the majority. So, they should drive their agenda. If they have been misused in the past, they 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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