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    "content": "years. That has not only helped in improving standards of education, but also in terms of opening up areas that were very remote and marginalised. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in terms of access to tenders by young people, women and people with disabilities, it is good on paper, but we still have a long way to go. The requirements for compliance to get tenders are very prohibitive. It is out of reach for a young person in some place in Kapedo or Lamu, to bid for a tender and win because of red tape or bureaucracies involved. Our people need more training on this tendering process. That should actually happen and help Kenyans in terms of dealing with unemployment in this country. The 30 per cent is good. We actually passed the amendment to the Public Procurement Act in this House. The implementation is what is important. We are good in passing laws, but the implementation must be very critical in terms of making sure that even the counties, in their procurement, adhere to the 30 per cent. Audits must be done and properly documented. We must make sure we have genuine companies that are doing business with the young people and the special groups. I also laud the President in terms of the public apology that he made. That was a very brave move as a person and the President of this country. He did what his predecessors failed to do. He has apologised on behalf of those who visited atrocities to the people of this country. He has taken responsibility of what he did not commit himself. He not only just apologized, but actually went ahead to direct the Treasury to put aside Kshs10 billion in the next three years, in terms of restorative justice. My comment on that would be that it has to come and carry the people along, because there has been documentation. We do not want to see the wrangles that come with such a fund. The administration in the identification of the beneficiaries has to be strategic and systematic. It should also clearly be done in public so that we do not have infighting and people saying that they did not benefit because of one reason or another. The President, in his Speech, said that he shares the frustration of Kenyans in terms of dealing with corruption and insecurity. I personally feel that though the President said that security has been beefed up in this county, we are still not doing very well. This is because of the attacks that are still happening even to Government officials in Mandera and the sexual offences in this country that have gone very high."
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