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    "id": 978198,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ainamoi, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Sylvanus Maritim",
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        "legal_name": "Sylvanus Maritim",
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    "content": "This Bill is straightforward and seeks to amend a few clauses and obsolete terminologies, apart for Clause 5 that needs to be corrected. I agree with the Mover that there is need to downsize the membership of the National Youth Council from the current 24 to a smaller number for faster decision making. If we are to realise quality decisions and good direction for the youth, then, we must have people with passion, commitment and understanding of the youth agenda. The only way we can realise this is to ensure that it is non-partisan. We should have a competitive recruitment process where members of the Council are selected. This will solve these problems. It is said that fish start rotting from the end. If we ensure that we have the right leadership, then we will be safe. Youths are facing a number of problems. Youth unemployment is a crisis not only nationally, but globally. Therefore, we must come up with innovative and creative means of utilising available opportunities and resources, limited as they are, to achieve more. This can only be possible if we have youths who are ready and committed to drive that agenda."
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