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    "id": 1066153,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Nyamunga",
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        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
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    "content": "Uwezo Fund. However, the way it is structured, it is difficult for some people to access them. With the proposed amendment targeting the youth and women, there will be access to resources by anybody who wants to get involved in business. Apart from that, there will be latitude where they will be allowed and given grace periods within which they can grow their businesses before starting to pay taxes to the Government. To me, that is good because when I wake up in the morning, I think of the women, and when I go to sleep, I also think of the women because I know their plight. I know how disadvantaged women are and what widows are going through in this country. If we give them latitude and an opportunity to manage their lives by being in a position to do their businesses without fearing--- For example, women do not want to hear about Women Enterprise Fund because they have been auctioned. Women have gone through hell and the same women who are disadvantaged have gone through many problems. Madam Deputy Speaker, I know that my time is up. Lastly is about boosting devolution. Devolution is the best thing that has happened to this country and must be strengthened. If we move it from 15 to 35 per cent and have the bottom-up approach where we take care of people at the grassroots, then I have to support such an amendment without thinking twice because the less fortunate and the People with Disabilities (PWDs) will be taken care of. Article 224 of the Constitution gives county governments liberty from the restrictions of the Division of Revenue Bill, by allowing them to have own sources of revenue in their budgets. As it is, own source revenues are not being included in their budgets. That is why we have a lot of pending bills because when it comes to budgeting, they talk about own sources of revenue, but when it comes to implementation, own sources of revenue dwindle somewhere. Therefore, this will ensure a lot of accountability. Finally, is the creation of employment opportunities. The BBI proposes inserting Article 11(a) to enhance economic model base on value creation rather than extraction. This will diversify and integrate the economy, thereby creating more employment opportunities for the youth. The BBI also proposed inserting Article 237(a), which seeks to create a Youth Commission to promote implementation of the rights of the youth as provided in Article 55. I urge Members of this Senate and members of the public out there that this may not be perfect. I know there is an issue with the 70 extra constituencies because we know how it should have been done. It should have been left to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to come up with a proper number of constituencies to be added to the 290, and not the way it has been put in the Report. I do not know how that will be done, but I think that responsibility should have been given to the IEBC because they know how they will come up with deserving constituencies. I urge all of us to put anything else aside and support this amendment Bill because it will help our people. We look forward to a time when it will not matter who the President of this Republic is. It will only matter if you have everything you need to do within your locality. You can go to school, hospital and any other place. That will be the best time for this country. 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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