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    "id": 1018062,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1018062/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": "Secondly, there is the issue of the procurement process. The essence of the NG-CDF is to devolve and use local contractors. The requirements that are now being proposed in undertaking works are difficult. Ordinary contractors and self-help groups in the constituencies cannot meet those requirements. I would suggest that we amend the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act or the regulations to allow local contractors and groups to undertake the projects in the constituencies because they will do them at much cheaper prices. For instance, aspiring contractors are now required to acquire National Construction Authority (NCA) Certificate and Tax Compliance Certificate yet most of our people do not pay taxes. The process is becoming cumbersome. So, I would like to suggest changes, so that we have a case of local contractors embedded into the process."
}