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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Transport",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the spirit of this Bill is very good. It opens the door for much more amendments that are required for the public procurement, especially to bring in our youth and the people in the counties. As we talk about the youth, let us also remember we have a lost generation. The 1980s and 1990s produced a lost generation in this country. These are the people who are the fathers of some of these children. These people have gone beyond 35 years. These are the people we find now sitting around in the shopping centres, drinking. They have nothing to do; we cannot classify them as youths or adults. Now, are we going to have preferences for those as well? So, even as we start thinking of the youth, let us remember we have a lost generation. We need to take care of it. I am looking at those people; they are in their own age groups. Some are our agemates. We went to school with them. However, when you look at them, you would think they are our fathers. They have aged because of the vagaries of nature, the vagaries of Yokzuna and the other things they have been taking. You would actually think this is not the person you were with, in primary school. You would think that he is the father of your colleague because of what they have gone through. These are the people we need to also take care of as part of the marginalized groups. So, let us not just look at the age as the discrimination factor. Let us see how we can use this amendment to help them. I would like to urge the Members that when we go to the Committee Stage, we start looking through the spirit of this Bill. Let us have as many of these procurements going to Kenyans out there who deserve it rather than just targeting the young people, because their fathers may not even have the livelihoods. They may need to carry the burden of their fathers longer than the fathers could help them if we are to discriminate against them. If we say let 25 per cent go to those youths between 18 to 35 years and 75 per cent goes to the multinationals, we will not be helping our people. What will happen to those who are between 35 and 50 years who cannot participate in making furniture, or in selling stationary to the Government office? They are not youth. They are not in the capacity to supply, based on the international competitive bidding."
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