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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mohamud",
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        "legal_name": "Halima Abdille Mohamud",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to contribute to this important Bill. From the outset, I want to support this Bill. As we are aware, the youth of this country form more than 60 per cent of our population and the women of this country form more than half of our population. As you know, this is not a privilege that we are being given; it is our constitutional right as quoted in Article 55 of the Constitution. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the passage of this amendment will not be beneficial to these three groups of people if we fail to address the challenges that they face in getting all these benefits, as it was already highlighted by my colleagues who spoke before me. One of these challenges is the issue of bid bond, which is very serious. Sometimes when youth want to get some contracts, they need to pay a certain amount of money, which might be expensive for them; it is high time that we addressed this issue. The other challenge is the issue of prequalification and corruption that we are experiencing in this country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, because 30 per cent is reserved for these three categories of people, the disparities amongst them must be addressed. For example, all women are not the same because some of them are in leadership positions. Some of them are weaker than the others. So, the disparities amongst these groups must be distinct and clear in this Bill. It is my recommendation that in future, the 30 per cent be increased to either 40 per cent or 50 per cent, because these three groups make up more than 50 per cent of our population. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you very much."
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