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    "id": 1074273,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Parliament that is charged with the equalization of opportunities shall bring a report to the House detailing how counties, the National Government and other agencies have been implementing the 30 per cent directive for youth, women and persons with disabilities. The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) is supposed to be providing the Joint Committee with a list of how counties and other Government agencies are giving opportunities to the youth, women and persons with disabilities as well as a report detailing the organizations that are not implementing the 30 per cent allocation of tenders to the special interest groups. In the last Parliament, we pushed to make sure that the 30 per cent is part of the performance contracting. If we do not do that, our legislation will be in vain yet we fought hard to get the 30 per cent allocation of tenders to special interest group. Can you imagine that if in a budget of Kshs1 trillion, 30 per cent went to the special interest groups, we would not be talking about the social ills that we are experiencing in this country. Many governors in the counties are giving their cronies tenders. Many cabinet secretaries and principal secretaries are giving their children businesses through the many businesses that they have registered using fake names. However, even after doing all that, the 30 per cent quota that is supposed to benefit the special interests group is not reaching them. I urge Sen. Shiyonga that in the next quota, she should summon the PPRA, show them the provision of the law and ask them for the reports because the law is not a suggestion. Finally, I hope that the Sen. Shiyonga led Committee will do more county visits. Sen. (Dr.) Zani will tell you that the Joint Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration of the last Parliament visited 34 counties. We signed peace deals between warring communities that have not fought since those peace deals were entered into. Since that Committee now has an abler chair in Sen. Shiyonga, who has the advantage of hindsight wisdom and support from those of us who want to walk with her, let us go to our counties and ensure that as we look for cohesion, we equalize opportunities. Madam Deputy Speaker, I thank you giving me this opportunity. Congratulations, Sen. Shiyonga. We are proud of your work."
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