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    "id": 1008515,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1008515/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "not been complied with. Procuring entities are not giving their reports to PPRA, and PPRA is not doing a report to Parliament. I was so specific when bringing this amendment to say “the Committee responsible for equalization of opportunities.” I used to Chair that Committee in the last Parliament, but even in this Parliament today, we have a Chair, Sen. Naomi Shiyonga. I have seen Sen. (Rev.) Waqo coming in; she was a Chair of this Committee. I am sure that they never got this report even once. Mr. Speaker, Sir, just direct that this provision of the Act, because we have provided what we call a Statutory Secretariat in Treasury under this Act, 157 (17); that Treasury operationalize a preference and reservation Secretariat. This is one of the only secretariats provided for under the Statute to help and train these young people. Our laws should stop being taken as suggestions. Please, direct that we get that report to this House through that Committee, as mentioned and they can ask those questions. Thank you, Sen. Mwaura and all Senators who are supporting this Petition. Our young people in this country are the trustees of our country’s posterity and must be given these opportunities that they deserve. The national Government and county governments, including we, as Parliament, have all failed because we have not implemented this very obvious and specific time-based provision of our law. Thank you."
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