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    "speaker_name": "Kimilili, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Didmus Barasa",
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        "legal_name": "Didmus Wekesa Barasa Mutua",
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    "content": "economic well-being of all citizens in a county within a short time, but when you begin to sort out problems that affect the young people, the rest of the issues will fall in place. Previously, I had a problem with seeing people who are in charge of the youth fund being fellows who are 70 years and 80 years whom we can squarely blame for the current problems that are affecting the young people. If they were in a position to sort out problems to do with youths of this country and they failed, then we will be courting disaster and more failure if we, again, entrust the management of the same institutions in the hands of the same people. The young people of this country are very innovative. We have medicine for our own problems. We have a formula for solving our own problems that we face. Some of our problems are not known to other people. We should restructure the National Youth Council, so that their appointments are depoliticised. Then, we will do things differently. We cannot continue doing things the same way. The results are not desirable. We cannot improve if we continue doing the same things all the time. This is a good Bill. I support it and I want to ask my fellow Members of Parliament to support it and, at a later stage, try to improve it so that young people can begin to lead lives full of optimism. This Bill is going to rekindle the hope in the hopeless youthful population of this country. That can only be by this House supporting this Bill and making sure that the authorities that are charged with the responsibility of ensuring that it is implemented after being enacted into law do so. I sit in this House as a young MP. When I go home, the young people ask me many questions. Getting employment in this country is a problem. Getting access to the youth fund is a problem because of lack of a clear framework and if it exists, it has loopholes for pilferage by people who are not intent on benefiting the youth. This Bill is coming to sort out those problems once and for all. The young people of this county have been very instrumental in supporting the Government of the day. The people who fought for the independence of this county like Dedan Kimathi and Jomo Kenyatta were young people at that time. So, the appreciation that we can give the young people for the support that they have given to this country is to ensure that the appointment of the people to serve in the National Youth Council is depoliticised. The way to do it is to ensure that this Bill is approved by this House. I will ask Members to give support to the young people of this country by making contributions, supporting and enriching it. When it is passed, it will change the lives of young people. With those few remarks, I want to reiterate my position that I support this Bill."
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