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    "id": 975737,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gideon Keter",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cecily Mutitu Mbarire",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I would like to thank Members for their overwhelming support of this Bill. I want to assure the Members that I took note of their concerns. During the Committee of the whole House stage, I will enrich the Bill with your concerns. I beg to reply. I would like to start with Hon. Sankok’s concerns. Actually, I support the fact that the youth should be given a position of the deputy prime minister. However, I cannot be drawn to his discussion that reserving a position of deputy prime minister for PWDs is something the BBI intends to achieve. My colleague may be looking for a position for himself. The National Youth Council Act, 2009, under Section 4, provides the functions of the Council. It states very clearly that the Council should regulate and co-ordinate activities and initiatives related to the youth being undertaken by youth groups, youth-focused community- based organisations, NGOs, civil society and other organisations. As the representative of the 35.1 million youth, the majority in the country, I am aware there are many brokers that have commercialised the word “youth” and they have made the youth a business and a cash cow. They are masquerading across the country in the name of championing the youth agenda. It is in this 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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