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    "id": 1028215,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1028215/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 251,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Faki",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13211,
        "legal_name": "Mohamed Faki Mwinyihaji",
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    "content": "Some of the provisions introduced by the Regulations include- (a)shorter timelines in the procurement procedures that will enhance service delivery to citizens; (b)promotion of local industries by ensuring that tender documents targeting multinational agencies contain requirements for inclusion of at least 40 per cent inputs sourced locally and reservation of employment opportunities for Kenya citizens; (c)requirement of payment within 60 days from the date of receipt of the invoices subject to availability of funds, to ensure prompt payment of suppliers; (d) responsibilities of county governments with respect to public procurement and asset disposal; (e)management of procurement contracts; (f)disposal of assets; and, (g)procedures to be followed while using the existing methods of procurement of goods, works and services, and inclusion of community participation as a procurement method. The Committee held a total of 17 sittings to consider the regulations, including meetings with stakeholders, Council of Governors (CoG), Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), Law Society of Kenya (LSK), the Kenya Institute of Supplies Management on 3rd and 4th June, 2020. The Committee also met the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for National Treasury and Planning on 17th June, 2020. The Committee expressed its reservations in a few of the provisions of the Regulations, which needed to be aligned to the parent Act and the Statutory Instruments Act, 2013. The CS for National Treasury and Planning took note of the Committee’s concerns and gave an undertaking to remedy the offensive provisions and republish the same in the"
}