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    "id": 1144988,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1144988/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Navakholo, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe",
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        "legal_name": "Emmanuel Wangwe",
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    "content": "The Bill also seeks to obligate the head of procurement functions to carry out market surveys before making a procurement decision. That will guard against inflation of prices. You will find that the head of procurement is required to verify what is happening in terms of the prices and he goes as per the schedule that would have been provided quite a number of times before. I want to cite an example where in the committee of JLAC, we were questioning how a biro pen could cost Kshs800 and yet, we know the cost of a biro pen. The issue was the list that is provided under the procurement in the schedule of procurement by the Public Works costs Kshs800; but no other head of procurement can vary that price. Therefore, from this Bill, the head of procurement shall undertake market survey to verify and confirm that, at least, the decision he is making in terms of procurement is not solidly binding to the other end, instead it is giving value for money. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there are many proposals which I will come up with in the Bill. However, I will leave the rest to my colleagues to also make their contributions and submit what they feel. The Committee has made some numerous proposals that they will undertake in the Committee of the whole House. They are in the Report. I am proud to say that this is a good Bill. I seek my colleagues to support it so that we get a new legislation which can support procurement processes."
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