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    "id": 767321,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/767321/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
        "slug": "kipchumba-murkomen"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, the National Treasury is responsible for the implementation of preference and reservations in public procurement. Among the Preferences and Reservation Schemes monitored by the National Treasury is the Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) programme for the youth, women and PWDs. 1. The Statement sought to know how many PWDs, women and youth have been awarded tenders during the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 Financial Years. The response is as follows:- i. The National Treasury receives reports on the level of implementation of AGPO programmes by ministries, departments, agencies and county governments. During the 2016/2017 Financial Year, 42 State Departments/Ministries, 17 Commissions, 94 State Corporations and four counties submitted their reports. From the report, 25,736 tenders worth Kshs24,147,370,808 were awarded to youth, women and PWDs owned enterprises. Youth entrepreneurs received 10,890 tenders worth Kshs11,533,677,619 representing 47.76 per cent of the total tenders awarded during the year; while women entrepreneurs received 13,000 tenders worth Kshs11,825,211,369 representing 48.97 per cent; and PWDs entrepreneurs received 1,231 tenders worth Kshs788,481,820 representing 3.27 per cent of the total volume of tenders awarded to this category group this year. ii. This distribution of tender awards is consistent with the National Treasury Circular 1/2015 of 15th January, 2015, which requires that PWDs be awarded not less than 2 per cent of the 30 per cent reserved tenders and of the three target groups – youth, women and PWDS – none shall be awarded more than 50 per cent of the 30 per cent reserved tenders. iii. Current monitoring tools do not use the number of beneficiaries as an indicator, but number and volume of tenders awarded. However, the National Treasury is re-engineering the Access to Government The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
}