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    "id": 472237,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/472237/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with or without the Jubilee manifesto, this Bill is a pro-people Bill. This is a Bill that will help the youth of this country regardless of the situation. The Constitution recognizes the youth as a category of our population that requires affirmative action. This Bill is part of, but not the whole of the solution to the issue of our youths. We have a very large number of unemployed and restless young people in this country. One of the problems that we face in this country with our youth is not just whether we can access them to procurement or not. There are more variables than that. This is a good step. I support the Bill to the extent that it curves out the constitutional threshold of helping young people, women and the disadvantaged people like the disabled. In doing so, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government of the day must do much more than tokenism. If you look at the procurement law of this country, even with this amendment, the procedure of procurement remains a very major hurdle for the young people, women and the disabled to access opportunities. It is one thing to say that one- third will go to women, the youths and to the disabled. It is another issue realizing access to credit. This is a nightmare. This afternoon, we were talking about the obscenity of the level of profits that our banks make at the expense of our economy. The culpability runs back to the Government. Successive governments in this country have forgotten that there are institutions that can help disadvantaged Kenyans. The point that the distinguished Senator for Homa Bay made about the neglect of Government institutions by Government is startling, but true. We have private banks in this country which started operating 15 years ago. However, because of Government tutelage, they are now the largest banks in this country. Sen. Kajwang talked about Post Bank. If you go to North Horr, you will find a post office. I am counting the disadvantaged and neglected areas. If you go to Moyale, 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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