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    "id": 1108290,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1108290/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "participation before engaging in any project. This is because the people who are meant to use and benefit from that facility should give some input before the Government puts ink on paper. I applaud the fact that now there is an obligation to ensure that we do proper feasibility studies. If you go down memory lane on the scandals that have happened in this country, many of the companies that have done business with Kenya are what we all “brief case” companies. If you trace them back to their countries, some of them have been declared bankrupt. I read in the newspapers about Arror Dam and Kimwarer Dam scandals and I was shocked to learn that the company that was awarded the contract had been declared bankrupt in France. This Bill introduces an obligation on a Government entity to undertake feasibility studies and ensure that the company is financially sound from the country of origin because you can end up dealing with crooks and briefcase companies. In the event of breach of contract, even if you went to court or the International Court of Arbitration, you might get a paper judgment because you cannot enforce it anywhere. It is good to know the financial status of some of these companies, so that you do not enter into a contract with a company that at the end of the day will not be able to undertake the task at hand. This is a very good Bill, forward looking. I hope that once it is enacted, this country will benefit immensely and, as a country, we will be able to be more innovative in the provision of services and infrastructure to our people. This is so that the culture of borrowing can come to an end."
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