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    "content": "“opportunities for” and substituting therefor the words “disadvantaged groups”; (f) in the proposed new Subsection (14) by deleting the words “Articles 55 and 227(2)” appearing after the words “objectives of” and substituting therefor the words “Articles 27, 54, 55 and 227”; (g) in the proposed new Subsection (15) (b) by deleting the expression “the youth” appearing immediately after the words “impediment to” and substituting therefor the words “disadvantaged groups”; (h) in the proposed new subsection (16)- (i) by deleting paragraph (a) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph- (a) facilitating affirmative action to ensure that disadvantaged groups access employment and have opportunities to participate in economic spheres of life as contemplated under Articles 27, 54, 55 and 227 of the Constitution; (ii) in paragraph (b), by deleting the words “the youth” appearing after the words, “advancement of” and substituting therefor the words, “disadvantaged groups” Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, again the amendments in Clause 5 deal with the issue of the words “Cabinet Secretary” in place of “Minister”. They are also inserting a new sub-section, which talks about reservations. These reservations are where certain categories of procurement are purely reserved for certain groups. The 30 per cent is on any category of procurement that the youth, women and people with disabilities can be able to compete with anybody else. Anybody else also can apply for this category of tender. However, the reservation is that a certain category is reserved, and only youth, women and people with disability can get. It says that they shall apply to candidates in the disadvantaged groups, micro and SMEs, which is a sector we need to grow; work, services and goods or combination thereof. They can also be identified into regions, depending on the discretion of the procuring entity. However, that does not negate the 30 per cent rule, which must be achieved. We have preferences and also reservations. That is what it provides for. Then there is also cleaning up of Sub-clause 9, which states that every procuring entity shall ensure that, at least, 30 per cent of its procurement value in every financial year is allocated to the disadvantaged groups. A very important point which I like hon. Members to note is that we have seen certain people registering groups on behalf of the youth and, subsequently, gone to withdraw the money. Those are not youth, women or people with disability. We had made a provision earlier on which states that every procuring entity shall ensure that money paid out to an enterprise owned by youth, women or person with disability is paid into an account where the mandatory signatory is a youth, woman or person with disability. Once the money is in the hands of the young person, if they want to give it to somebody else, we cannot help. However, we have made sure that, from the point of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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