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    "content": "hands of brokers in this country. Sen. Kajwang can tell you because he has been a Minister before; some of us only hear this as part of rumours and sometimes from stories given by other people. That you can go to the Government and you realize that the people who are doing business with Government might have done it from 1960s. They have understood the system. You can be a Cabinet Secretary (CS) or a Minister, but these people have compromised the ladder and you may not understand what goes on. They have done it for as many years as possible. They have done what T.S. Elliot, in his poem “ Macavity : The Mystery Cat ” has called they have the power of levitation; they are able to pass this corner to the other corner. These people have monopolized every business. If you go to the county government, they know the Governor; they even argue that they are the ones who have financed maybe half of the Governors to be Governors. If you go to every Government, if this party wins the Government, you are told that they are the ones who are financing the elections. If this other one also wins, they say that they have been financing the elections. These people have taken the country captive. One way of saving or redeeming the nation from the captivity of brokers is to take these deliberate steps to look for men and women out there, and the young people who have not been employed and tell them:- “Wait a minute, come; there is a share for you which is 30 per cent; we have been waiting for you here. Come, we will show you how to fill the forms; we will show you where to get the Local Purchase Orders (LPOs); we will show you where to get the financing; we will show you the procedures to ensure that we have another critical set of businessmen and women in his nation.” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if we do not do so, young people will continue doing what they have been doing. They will lose hope, crime will go high, alcoholism and alcohol abuse will go high and we do not want a country that is disenfranchised as a result of us doing nothing. This Bill is a saviour. This law will play a critical role in bringing our country to its senses in ensuring that men and women are able to get the business that we need. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have one suggestion which I think in the appropriate stage, it will be better that we amend the Bill. I know it is provided here that for a business to get that advantage, because this is a positive advantage or discrimination, that all the companies for the youth must be all by youth. I think just like the persons with disabilities and women, it is enough to say that 70 per cent of that company be youth owned. Sometimes the youth need maybe one or two older people. They may not be so old; maybe they are 40 years old or even if it is 80 years old – somebody who will jumpstart them and initiate the process. They may give them the first capital or assist them register that business. Therefore, I would support a situation where we will say that as long as 70 per cent of the ownership and directorship of the company and the benefits of the company come from youth, it is enough. So that then, the youth can get other older people who have capital who can assist them to start the process; perhaps someone who will donate his land; give the first capital; donate machinery or something that will ensure that they start their business from there. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other category of persons that has been left out for a long time is the persons with disabilities. We have said and sang in this country that 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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