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    "id": 472496,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Chelule",
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        "legal_name": "Liza Chelule",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this amendment Bill. I support it because it targets the three key groups, who are the majority in our society. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very good initiative. For anything to be done, it must start from somewhere. If the Government is setting aside 30 per cent of the tenders for the youths, women and people with disabilities, it is a very good initiative. I believe that with time it will be improved. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have only two concerns about this Bill. One concern is about sensitization. People should be sensitized and I believe that this is one of our obligations as leaders. We need to sensitize people on what the Government is doing about them. If 30 per cent is set aside for the youth, for example, they need to be sensitized on the process of registration and handling of tenders. It is another process to even win and fund a tender. I would recommend that once a youth group or women group gets a tender and is given a Local Purchase Order (LPO) these youth or women should be linked to the Kenyan financial institutions like the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) or 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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