{"id":978167,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/978167/?format=json","text_counter":177,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Embakasi East, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Babu Owino","speaker":{"id":13325,"legal_name":"Owino Paul Ongili Babu","slug":"owino-paul-ongili-babu"},"content":" I am speaking about the funding of youth matters in this nation. The National Youth Council should be heavily funded. There should be a trickle-down effect so that youth at the grassroots level would be in a position to access these funds for various projects. Another issue is the BBI that is ongoing. At least, in the foreseeable future, as there is going to be a constitutional amendment, the Ministry responsible for youth affairs should be solely dedicated to cater for the interests of the youth and it should be headed by a youth. With those remarks, I support the Bill."}