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    "content": "The PPOA must do quarterly reports to Parliament. This is also very important. As soon as they get that data, they are supposed to report to Parliament. For the avoidance of doubt, it is expected, therefore, that the reports about procurement will be coming to the Senate and the National Assembly, including those by the national Government agencies. Sub Section 13 says that the PPOA will make quarterly reports to Parliament meaning both National Assembly and the Senate. This should be easy. The Bill says that this will be done through the Committee which is in charge of Equalisation of Opportunities. I believe that there is a Committee of both Houses of Parliament that deals with national cohesion and equal opportunities. This is the Committee that will be tackling how women, young people and persons with disabilities access procurement opportunities for goods and services. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, apart from that, sub Section 14 provides that the Cabinet Secretary makes rules to ensure the attainment of the 30 per cent quota. What this provision tries to do is simple. It is not enough to say that 30 per cent of the opportunities will go to women, young people and to persons living with disabilities. That is not enough. There must be a way of developing regulations that will give effect and ensure that these quotas are fulfilled. This happens through requirements like those that relate to registration of businesses and bonds. In some tenders, you must have a bond of not less than Kshs100 million. It is very likely for companies owned by persons with disabilities; women and youth may not compete. Therefore, there is need for regulation to see that this quota is actualized in reality. Under the new dispensation - the Chapter on Legislature - we expect that these rules will also come before the two Houses of Parliament for approval so that we input what the Cabinet Secretary has suggested based on our experiences. We all interact with businesspeople with disabilities. We know the kind of challenges they go through and why they cannot access business opportunities. These rules are supposed to be made within 90 days after entry into force of this Bill. Within three months, we should expect to discuss the regulations under this Bill. Finally, the Bill amends Section 129 of the principal Act. Section 129 deals with the disposal of unserviceable, obsolete and surplus stocks owned by Government. This one says that such goods are to be disposed of through certain methods, including public auction, tenders and transferring to other procurement entities in the public sector. There are many methods used to dispose of such goods and services which are either unserviceable, obsolete of surplus. The addition in this Bill talks about radioactive or electronic waste. The Bill says that radioactive or electronic waste shall only be disposed of by persons who are licenced to handle such waste in accordance with Section 99 of the Environmental Management and Coordination Act of 1999. The aim of this additional amendment is Section 129 is to make sure that not everybody is allowed to handle electronic waste or radioactive waste because of the public health and environmental implication. The person who handles that waste, even if it is a company owned by young people or women, or persons with disabilities, must be licensed to handle such waste according to Section 88 of the Environmental Management and Coordination Act. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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