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    "id": 1008498,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1008498/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to support this Petition by Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura. Our policy is very clear that 30 per cent of procurement opportunities should go to youths, women and PWDs. However, this is just theoretically on paper. Practically, it is not working on the ground because PWDs are leading miserable life. They have no one to hold their hands. They want to be involved with the procurement process, but it is a tall order for them. Sometimes back, I visited counties to find out what exactly the problem with procurement processes is. I realized that PWDs are not given an opportunity to even procure despite the fact that it is clear in the law. This is the only win-win situation that we would have as a country for our PWDs who are currently languishing in poverty. Many women all over the world are poor. There is need to review these policies so that they in tandem with what exactly is on the ground. During this COVID-19 period, there is work that women and PWDs can do very effectively. However, they are not given an opportunity to do so in the counties. I toured one of our counties and almost cried seeing PWDs struggling to make masks. They told me that they wanted to supply those masks to the counties, but they were denied the opportunity to do so. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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