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    "id": 517958,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/517958/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. This is a good amendment as has been moved by hon. Sakaja. As we go into regulations, what I have seen in procurement for the young people is that it provides very good laws but we, again, bring pitfalls. For instance, when you say that 30 per cent belong to the young but you ask them to give bank guarantees and insurance bonds, which are very expensive, how do you help them? As we go into making of regulations, these are the kinds of things that we need to clean up. More importantly, the House is aware that we are doing the Public Procurement and Disposal (Amendment) Bill. It will be nice when all these good proposals are included in this Bill so that, as we do the larger regulations, we can cover it. As I conclude, there is a recent statistic which should worry all of us. It indicates that 70 percent of the public sector in Kenya today is actually composed of people who are 35 years and above. That is the reverse because majority of Kenyans are below 35 years. If 70 per cent of the public sector is 35 years and above, then that is not the way to go. This is a good amendment that we will accommodate. I support."
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