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    "id": 416834,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Mbalu",
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        "legal_name": "Jessica N. Mbalu",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to support the amendment Bill by my very good friend, hon. Sakaja. Amongst the major amendments that are coming is that every procurement entity shall ensure that, at least, 30 per cent of the procurement in every financial year goes to the youth. I would also urge a similar amendment with regard to women and people with disabilities. I know that hon. Sakaja is under 35 years of age. I also want women to be included in this amendment Bill. A very important fact that should be noted is that the youth are the backbone of this country. Any effective development in any country cannot go on without the youth. That is why I support this Bill. We should involve the youth now that we have the Uwezo Fund Regulations in place. I want to congratulate hon. Members of this House for passing the Uwezo Fund Regulations yesterday. We need to train the youth on how to use the Uwezo Fund money. Thirty per cent is a lot of money in procurement. So, many issues need to be done and it is very important to train the youth. The second issue is the availability of capital. Yes, we could have the procurement of 30 per cent given to the youth but, again, there is the question of capital. I am, therefore, urging the Government that the Director of Public Procurement ensures that our youth are not blocked because of lack of capital and experience. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005 and its regulations, we really had issues of experience. For example, there is the issue of how much does the company have in terms of work and services? Therefore, for this matter, since it is at inception stage and those are the youth we are calling for 30 per cent procurement, the Government should look into that. Registration requirements are also very important. Let us not make registration of procurement companies for the youth complicated. There are issues of legal restrictions that can make the policy not to be adopted. Otherwise, I beg to support the Bill because the youth are the backbone of this country. Thank you. 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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