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    "id": 978187,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mumias East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Benjamin Washiali",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benjamin Jomo Washiali",
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    "content": "For one to become a prime minister is not an easy thing. Even just the imagination that one can be a prime minister in this country is not easy because our laws make it very difficult for one to become a leader. They are difficult in the sense that they are very expensive. We have made the system of identifying leaders very expensive. Even for just being a Member of Parliament, you must have a lot of resources. So, I just want to encourage the youthful Members to bring laws that can enable many of them to come here and think for the future of this country. We keep talking of youth being the leaders of tomorrow yet we cannot make laws that will make them leaders of tomorrow. Even being leaders of tomorrow will not be easy if we do not amend our laws. This is quite unfortunate. I say this with a lot of feelings for the youth that the authority to make laws is not even in the hands of the Members here who have youthful offsprings and children who are still youthful. The law making authority has been left to people whose offsprings are beyond the youthful age. So, are we doing the right thing? A Member who has spoken before me has mentioned the composition of the BBI Taskforce, which is a major law making organ in this country. If you look at its composition, you will confirm that the youth have a long way to go."
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