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    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/518038/?format=api",
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mwaura",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "Yes, I am doing so. I just want to make some quick observations. One is that, indeed, we need to ensure that these amendments are also introduced at the Committee Stage when we are discussing the constitutional Bill of Article 227. Two, as hon. Members have expressed, if you introduce the word “disadvantaged group”, first, it is only capturing persons with disabilities and youth but it leaves out women. It also goes ahead to make this preferential procurement superfluous and we do not want to go to the way of broad-based black economic empowerment in South Africa. Those are issues we need to look at because even if we are not anticipating debate, if you look at the proposed new Bill of 2014, the word “disadvantaged’’ is very much used in that proposal. We need to be careful so that we maintain Government’s intention of policy of ensuring it is only youth, persons with disabilities and women and, if for example, you find yourself in the categories of disadvantaged, then you can as well be a youth or a person with disability or a woman. 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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