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    "id": 1007347,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1007347/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13331,
        "legal_name": "Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo",
        "slug": "wilberforce-ojiambo-oundo-2"
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as we have said continuously, corruption in this country starts at the budgeting stage. It is perfected at the procurement stage and then it is actualised at the time of payment. Many Kenyans will tell you that it is practically impossible to get a Government tender through a fair and transparent process. Many times, even before tenders are advertised, the winners are known. The race is purely a matter of procedure and just to comply with the law. It would, therefore, be important. We have no shortage of laws in this country. What we have is an issue of integrity in the public service. We, therefore, call upon all the procurement entities and professionals to adhere to the basic call to serve instead of seeking to enrich themselves. We have numerous cases in court of procurement officers who have amassed wealth in such a short period of time that everybody wonders exactly what the issue is. We need to look at various issues at hand here, and that is where I conclude. I hope these Regulations will go a long way in addressing the mess we have had in the past. I hope these Regulations will work hand-in- hand with the various laws so that we severely punish those people who conspire, through the procurement process, to defraud the public of their hard-earned money. The issue of pending bills is critical. Any procurement process must have a procurement plan that allows suppliers to be paid…"
}