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    "id": 1201394,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Chesang",
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        "legal_name": "Chesang Allan Kiprotich",
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    "content": "Last week, our sister from Kilifi County complained about what the President said in paragraph 12 of his Address. According to me, the President was just speaking the truth about what had happened in the country. I beg your permission to read. It says: “The sitting Deputy President became the candidate of opposition and the leader of opposition became the candidate of the Government. As things would be, the opposition candidate won the election and became the President and the President became the leader of Opposition Party” This is very true and it is the situation in the country but the Minority side was complaining that the President was acting as if it is a campaign mode. I urge the Minority that the President mentioned also said: “We all serve the same boss; the people and their sovereign interest and our operating principle and purpose.” I agree with this statement because Kenyans are our electorate and so, they are our bosses. We serve their interests. I urge the Minority side of the House to agree with and support what he says. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, paragraph 28 of the Address concerns the Kshs50 billion Hustler Fund that is supposed to be implemented every year. As you know, the youth have not had equal access to opportunities in public procurement. According to Article 55 on affirmative action and, the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, (PPADA) 2015, it is the Government’s responsibility to ensure that the youth are empowered. The law clearly says that 30 per cent of Government procurement should go to the youth, women and Persons with Disability (PWDs). From my own research, the largest beneficiaries of Government procurement opportunities are the youth, women and PWDs from urban areas. The rest of the youth in the rural areas like Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu and areas in the former western province, do not have access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO). This also relates to the Hustler Fund because it will use the same criteria. Now that we are helping the President to implement the Hustlers Fund, I urge us to ensure training and civil education is done before it is implemented. Let us make sure that we inform the youth, women and all Kenyans about these opportunities. We need to train them on how to access the Hustler Fund. The Nairobi City County has the highest number of AGPO registered funds at 67 per cent. Mombasa County is second at six per cent and Kiambu County is at five per cent."
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