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    "id": 1156652,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Gatanga, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Nduati",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13338,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Nduati Ngugi",
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    "content": "models that will encourage young people to join the industry. We train very many young people at the technical and vocational education and training institutions, but they are discouraged. When they come out of training, there are no jobs for them. All the big construction works are being undertaken by the Chinese. We have pushed out local people and given all jobs to the Chinese. We appropriate funds, but our people cannot benefit from the same. It has been said that 30 per cent to 40 per cent of contracts should be set aside for locals, but that has not been documented anywhere. When the documents are being prepared, there is no provision on the 30 per cent to be done by a local person. I propose that when we award big tenders, it should be clear in the tender document what will be done by a local contractor. The mode of payment should be direct to the local contractor. If it is Nduati Ngugi doing the job, it should be known that once I finish, I am paid directly, so that we can benefit our people. There are some Chinese who come here to undertake one particular contract, but they overstay. They start competing with locals. They push out our people. There is something that Hon. Sankok has been talking about. I also want to talk about it. I encourage you, Hon. Sankok. The idea of calling people “hustlers” is not good. Some people from Murang’a came to Nairobi just to polish shoes. Others came from whole villages to sell newspapers while others came to sell vegetables. I am a product of mama mboga . When you say that mamamboga is a hustler, it is bad enough. You cannot call my mother a hustler. She took me to school from primary to university, and I am here with you. I would encourage you to stop using that term. If you want to encourage our young people, do not use the term “hustler.” You can encourage them without calling them “hustlers.” We are fighting for them to join the industry."
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