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    "id": 1152556,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this Bill. I must truly say that I see this Bill coming in to ensure that there is effectiveness and efficiency in the way things are procured in organizations especially given that fact that the procurement department plays a very vital role in any organization. It is one of the arteries in any organization and without the process being smooth, effective and transparent, then things would collapse in any organization. This Bill comes out to ensure there is objectivity, impartiality and organization in the manner in which entities are procured in organization given the fact that sometimes in some organizations the procurement process faces a lot of challenges and things are done haphazardly. However, when this Bill becomes law, it will ensure that there is order in the manner in which things are procured. The issue of the director general is very important in this Bill because the director general will come in handy to ensure that issues of policies are there when it comes to procuring and that issues of strategies to be employed and issues of management are also followed. Even when it comes to budgets that are supposed to allocated for procurement, then the director general will come in handy. The issue of director general will ensure that there is someone who is accountable with regard to how the procurement process is being managed. Open leasing is very important. One, because it will be in the public domain. Being in the public domain, this will mean that the public are involved and are given a chance to look at the lease, and to even question whether they are actually involved. Even in the public domain the issues of persons with disabilities has come out strongly. When it comes to procuring things, entities in the government, persons with disabilities are supposed to be advantaged but unfortunately they end up being disadvantaged. This is because one, sometimes they lack the money that is needed and two, sometimes they do not understand the process. You will find that in as much as a tender is open and it has been advertised and it is said that persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply, you will find that the persons with disability also may not know the processes that need to be followed. In this Bill, there is need to have a window for capacity building that is training. There is need to train women on what is needed of them; the processes they need to follow and the mechanisms of having their tenders accepted. Probably in every organization there is need for capacity building for the vulnerable, for women and also the youth. When it comes to procurement process, it is supposed to be a win-win situation especially for women, persons with disabilities and the vulnerable. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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