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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Njomo",
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        "legal_name": "Jude L. Kangethe Njomo",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to strongly support this amendment proposed by the chairman of The National Alliance (TNA) party, hon. Sakaja. He, being a youth, is a clear indication that we have capable youths in our country who are able to make things move and who are able to make changes in our country. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I read somewhere that when a hunter learns how to shoot without missing, the bird should learn how to fly without perching. The people who are involved in procurement have learnt how to run away from regulations and requirements of the law. Most of these contracts and tenders are not lost during bidding. They are lost when these contracts and tenders are being designed because of vested interests of the officers who are involved in this. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you will notice that many Government entities and companies bundle their projects in such a way that it will be very difficult for local companies, leave alone companies owned by the youth, to be able to participate in these tenders. It is very important that when we are doing this amendment, we make sure that these contracts are unbundled. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, what do I mean? If you are building a house, there are many activities that will happen. There will be the actual building, the masonry work, plumbing work, electrical work, digging of toilets and all those activities of which 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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