Kabando wa Kabando

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• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Under the Kenyan law which has not changed, one must be 18 years in order to get this legal document that the hon. Member is referring to. Therefore, as a Ministry, we have taken this matter very seriously. view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Also in collaboration with this House, as you do appreciate that a lot of them came to the sharing session, is to get this critical mass of young people between the ages of 14 and 18 to get into these groups with the advise of the constituency youth officers together with the Members of Parliament. view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, an additional Kshs500 million was added into the kitty by the Government in the current financial year. Recently, we had a partnership with four Ja nuary 28, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the age of 18 years is recognised internationally as the age of majority where people qualify to obtain legal documents and enter into local, national and even international contracts. However, I agree that there is need to review certain components of the law so that these young people can be allowed to participate in meaningful and sustainable economic development. view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, these young people need to be considered. We also need to be conscious of the fact that there are other aspects which target these young people when they finish primary and secondary schools. This includes the business development aspect such that by the time they reach 18 years or they are members of groups of people aged 18 years and above, they benefit. view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Secondly, the other programmes including training on awareness, patriotism, HIV/AIDS and also the availability of opportunities in the youth polytechnics which we are supporting in every constituency where young people below the age of 18 and who complete Standard Eight qualify--- view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the policy existing requires that those admitted to the National Youth Service achieve a certain grade after Form Four. There may be very extreme exceptions in very marginalised areas but we also need a policy which is possible to implement and is agreeable nationally. view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: We appreciate the fact that there are so many jobless and idle youth between the age of 18 and 35 who need to be assimilated. Therefore, we need to be objective and realistic so that we do not open floodgates that will exclude those who need to be harvested because minimum qualifications need to be set so that we harvest from the available that need to be rolled out to the job market. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: (a) I am aware that Katito and Achego Youth Polytechnics do not have adequate staff and physical facilities - that is classrooms, laboratories and toilets. However, my Ministry is committed to the rehabilitation of youth polytechnics countrywide. In an effort to address this in Nyakach Constituency, the Ministry is constructing a twin-block workshop at a cost of Kshs4,791,551 at Achego Youth Polytechnic. The completion of the project is expected soon as the contractor gives the final report. Currently, the contractor is putting final touches, including painting and landscaping. The Ministry has also provided training tools and equipment worth Kshs500,000 at ... view