Lee Kinyanjui

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• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: With those few comments, I wish to second the Motion. view
• 10 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to take this opportunity to contribute to this very important national matter. First, I would like to congratulate the team that went out of their way to ensure that this matter was properly researched, and that their Report was brought to this House so that we can adopt some of the good proposals that they have come up with. It is worth noting that the issue of organized crime has not been with us for a long time. If you look at the chronology of events from the early 1980s to where ... view
• 10 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is also worth noting that the Government’s effort in dealing with this particular generation has also been very haphazard. A lot of time as we have seen in recent years, we resorted to use of gun and force to be able to disband a group that was largely a creation of society. I agree with all these recommendations. One is to look at the root causes of these groups. How we can intervene and more importantly how we can ensure that in future these groups are not formed. view
• 10 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: When you look at our economic structure, it is almost impossible for any young man today to be able to get any funding to start business. The capital that is required to start business includes land. Traditionally, title deed was in the hands of the parents or the father, for that particular matter. Therefore, access to credit becomes very difficult and sometimes impossible for them to start businesses. Therefore, they resort to some of these groups that have brought untold suffering to our people. view
• 10 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is also worth noting that in the rural areas much of the agricultural produce is sold unprocessed to the local markets or international markets. For example, tea and coffee is sold unprocessed, unbranded and, therefore, the value addition that would have been done in the rural areas to offer employment to the young people does not take place. Therefore, the issue of unemployment in the rural areas must be addressed immediately. It is a big issue. Also, the land tenure system has been such that we have huge tracts of land that are not in ... view
• 10 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, this system has, therefore, allowed huge chunks of land to remain unutilized. So, many young people remain without any useful engagements. It is also worth noting that the education system that we have is such that every year after the release of the KCPE results, about 50 per cent of young people do not continue with their education due to the limited facilities. After Form Four, the same story is repeated. We have about 60 or 70 per cent who do not access tertiary college or university education. Our challenge must, therefore, be to ask ourselves ... view
• 10 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it has also been noted here before that the gap between the poor and rich has also been growing everyday. This has also meant that the possibility of one being able to make their life better is not there. Previously, all you needed to do was to pursue your books and be able to perform well. But today, a good education is no guarantee that you would be able to make your fortunes better tomorrow. Therefore, this has meant that the young people, because they do not see education as a means to be able to ... view
• 10 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, in conclusion, the Government has made some serious policies that are meant to address the plight of the youth in this country. It will be remembered that in the Ministry of Roads, we came up with a programme that we called the Roads 2000 that was geared towards improving infrastructure in the rural areas using human labour. The purpose of this particular project was to ensure that some of these people who have the energy and are ready to work would be able to have access to these jobs, so that they would be able to ... view
• 10 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: It will also be remembered that in the last Budget of 2009/2010 Financial Year, we had the Kazi Kwa Vijana Progamme that was aimed at giving viable short term employment to the young people in this country. We pumped substantial amount money through Government Ministries. Through these efforts many of the youths in urban centres and rural areas have had the opportunity to work and earn from the work that they have done. Our hope is that some of these programmes will not be a one-off programme, but would be continuous to ensure that we support the young people of ... view
• 10 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view