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    "id": 844872,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/844872/?format=api",
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    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Gladys Wanga",
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        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I do not have something in the contrary. I would like to support the amendment by Hon. Jude Njomo. The reason is that, currently, we have the policy of ensuring that the youth, persons with disabilities and women, who mostly run SMEs, access 30 per cent of Government tenders. However, you find that they are unable to do a lot of those businesses because they are unable to raise the required capital. What ends up happening is that established businesses take up all the Government tenders using the registration certificates of some youth, women and persons with disabilities. So, there could not be a better place. If there are any micro-economic effects of this particular amendment, adjustments should be made accordingly by the National Treasury. However, I would like to see a situation where banks actively look for SMEs to lend them money. The SMEs are being frustrated by banks. Instead, big companies are being lent huge sums of money. With those remarks, I thank Hon. Jude Njomo and I support the amendment."
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