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    "id": 1007352,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiambu CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Gathoni Wamuchomba",
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    "content": " I am most obliged, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to support and contribute on this very important piece of legislation that has been executed by the Hon. Members and presented very ably on the Floor of this House by Hon. Fatuma Gedi, the presumptive Chair of the Committee on Delegated Legislation. I am very excited to hear that there are Kenyans who think about other Kenyans, and more specifically on issues of Kenyans who supply goods and services to the Government of Kenya and to the county governments that make up the Republic of Kenya. I have interacted with very many victims – most of them being women, People with Disabilities (PWDs) and the youth – who have been frustrated on the corridors of most of the procurement offices, both at national and county government levels. I have a friend who has suffered severe depression. She supplied goods to a certain county government back in 2015, but she has not been paid to date. This honourable lady has gone through a lot of struggles in life. She has gradually lost her property, including a house. She finally lost her family because the family broke up. It is painful. I speak on this issue, knowing that I represent very many people who have been going through similar pain. I am excited to see the Committee present their proposal to the House on what they suppose can help us to sort out the very many gaps that exist in procurement processes in this country. Unfortunately, Kenyans are very good at coming up with laws, but very poor in implementation of the same laws. His Excellency the President is on record giving orders to national and county governments to honour pending bills, some of which date back to 2014 and 2015, like the case I have just narrated. 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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