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"content": ".: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity. I rise to support the proposed amendment to the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, in particular, to provide a formula where disadvantaged groups such as the youth, women and the disabled persons are given an opportunity to participate in procurement. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I support the amendment itself, I have serious concerns. The concerns are as follows. In my own county, women form more than 50 per cent of the population. The youth also form more than 50 per cent of the total population. When we say that we should give advantage and preference to 30 per cent women, youth and the disabled persons, the question we must address is; does this mean that the rest which is 70 per cent should go to men? I think we need to bring some amendments. Which women are being considered? As I said, in my own county, women are more than men. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, therefore, for this to make sense, I am proposing that we come up with criteria that is not opaque, ambiguous and which seeks to have clarity. More importantly, we all know what happens when you allow procurement entities or persons in this country to do procurement. They will do what Goldenberg scam architects did. They incorporated many companies where the directors were cooks and houseboys, among other people. There is nothing in this proposed amendments that would ensure that the sanctions that are provided for under Article 227 - where serious sanctions are contemplated by the law – are incorporated so that we can then check to see if the 30 per cent women, the youth, the disabled are clearly disadvantaged groups for purposes of this law. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I support the Motion, I propose that we make some changes to it. It is quite clear that, once the procurement entity which includes the county do not comply, serious financial sanctions, which include surcharge of the person who is in charge of that tender committee or the tendering process, so that we ensure compliance---. I want to agree with Sen. Wangari that, in fact, one of the methods of ensuring compliance is what they have done in other countries in Europe. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my Committee on Information and Technology is considering drafting a Bill that is now currently operational in a county called Hamburg 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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