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    "id": 1156605,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nakuru Town East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Gikaria",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, mine is very brief. You understand that this Act was brought to try and manage and tame some of these construction works that go around. People must get certificates from the National Construction Authority so that they can do their work. My amendment is related to the special groups; that is women, youth and People living with Disabilities (PWDs). If you will remember, we passed in the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, and the legal requirement for special groups to access 30 per cent of Government procurement opportunities. Those groups have not been benefiting because of some restrictions that are denying them access. Whenever they tender, they are required to have a certificate from the National Construction Authority (NCA) by most tendering entities. So, from what we heard from the Budget and Appropriations Committee, I seek to assist those groups so that they can be exempted from paying those fees. The women, youth and PWDs who apply for registration as contractors to the board should be exempted from paying the prescribed registration fees in two instances only. First, when it is a start-up business venture. This is very critical because we know many companies are start-ups. If this Bill goes through and is assented to by the President, in future, any person from those special groups, whenever they get their certificates of incorporation, they can apply for that certificate from the NCA without paying a fee. Secondly, if the fee does not exceed Kshs15,000. As you will realise, every class or category calls for a particular fee to be paid depending on what somebody has applied for. Again, this will go a long way in addressing the plight of those special groups. Whenever they get certificates of incorporation, they will easily access the 30 per cent requirement by law for those groups. As has been said, the objective of this Bill is to amend the National Construction Authority Act (No. 41 of 2011) so as to assist women, youth and PWDs The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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