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Government’s dilemma as youths miss out on tenders

Kisumu County Assembly  during a past sitting. Members want to know why youths in the county are not being awarded government contracts. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

Youths in Kisumu have not won any county government contracts tenders despite legal requirement compelling the area government to give 30 per cent of all contracts to marginalised groups.

A statement from the county executive that was read in the County Assembly on Thursday indicated that none of the youths in Kisumu had been awarded the tenders by the county government.

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