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    "id": 1007286,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Wajir CWR, PDR",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms) Fatuma Gedi",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1139,
        "legal_name": "Fatuma Gedi Ali",
        "slug": "fatuma-gedi-ali"
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    "content": "Part VII provides the basic procurement rules, including the standard tender documents and formats to be used in the procurement proceedings, registration of suppliers, invitation of procurement, opening and evaluation of tenders. This regulation will ensure transparency so that awarding of contracts is on the basis of merit and not people misusing the powers given to them. It also provides for post-qualification and notification of intention to enter into a contract. Part VIII provides for classified procurement methods and procedures including justification for the use of the classified description. Part IX provides for the methods of procurement of goods, works and services, including the threshold for advertising of open tenders. It covers two-stage tendering and design competition. It is all about transparency and due process being followed, which many entities and county governments do not follow. Part X provides for procurement consultancy services. It provides for the time of preparation for expression of interest or request for proposal to be a minimum of seven days. Part XI provides for procurement contracts. This includes their publication, amendment or variation to contracts, reports, performance security, complex and specialised contracts, contract monitoring, contract termination, handover and acceptance of goods, works or services. Part XII provides for the requirements for preferences and reservations in procurement. This includes the transfer of skills and technology, eligibility criteria and registration of enterprises and groups. The Government has made substantial efforts for women and youths to benefit from the tendering processes. Unfortunately, many people misuse that provision and do not even give priority to women, youth and people living with disabilities, which is unfortunate. These Regulations will ensure that people living with disabilities, youth and women have space as the Government has already made efforts to accommodate them under the leadership of His Excellency the President. There is no transparency in Government procurement. In most counties, governors have proxy companies which compete with people who are disadvantaged, especially the women, youth and people living with disabilities. Counties have rolled back our gains. They have taken us back. That is not what we expected. Those groups have been subjected to the risk of pending bills. I am sure many Members of Parliament can attest to the fact that there are people who have killed themselves. There are people who are sick. There are people who sold all their assets because of pending bills in county governments. As legislators, we should not encourage that especially when His Excellency the President gave orders that all counties must pay all the pending bills. It is unfortunate that people are still misusing those powers and actually paying their proxy accounts and leaving out the people who are deserving of payment. These Regulations will make sure that there is a fair distribution of resources and awarding of contracts so that governors should serve their people and support the entire counties and people regardless of where the person comes from, whether they voted for them or whether that community supports them or not. We need to put strong measures in place. These Regulations will also ensure that accounting officers are held responsible. In a certain county in North Eastern, there are people who have been charged with conspiring to defraud the county of Kshs26 million, which is unfortunate. The same governors are the ones blackmailing and coercing those accounting officers. When the accounting officers do what the governors want, the accounting officers are the ones who end up in problems. We want a clear delineation of responsibilities between the county accounting officers, the Members of County Executive Committees (CECs) and the governor. If we pass these Regulations, they will transform The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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