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    "content": "On Vote D107, I know my colleagues who have spoken have touched on that because it is important. This is about procurement issues. There has been a call and I know that this Jubilee administration is going to implement that, that about 30 per cent of procurement services are going to be for the youth and the disabled. I think this needs to be implemented because in the previous regime, there was a presidential directive that procurement services in all Ministries and Government departments, 10 per cent should go to the youth but I do not think that was implemented to the letter. I think this time with Kshs33.4 billion set aside on D107 that includes the issue of procurement services, it is important that the youth are considered based on that proposal. If I refer to the Budget Statement, it was said that public procurement process plays a leading role in driving growth, creating quality jobs and reducing poverty in our economy. The Jubilee administration is very focused in reforming public procurement to reduce the all turnaround time to complete the procurement process because at times it takes too long to do procurement business. When it takes too long, we lose many investors. It is also cumbersome and it requires to be made transparent and supporting to our economic transformation agenda. That is what the Jubilee Manifesto says. So, I believe that with the passage of this Budget, it is going to be done and we will encourage the Government to implement it and maybe take the model of our Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) to ensure that the youth get the 30 per cent of the procurement services in all Government expenditures."
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