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    "id": 1152569,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Poghisio",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Losuron Poghisio",
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    "content": "I know that Sen. (Dr.) Zani seconded the Motion. We have had Sen. Halake, Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve, Sen. Omogeni and Sen. Sakaja and those others that I have not mentioned who may have made their contributions. I thank all of them. It is important that from time to time a law has been put out is looked at again. I am sure that opportunities are coming again for us to look at it including the things that Sen. Halake has mentioned. When a Bill comes round and this time it is an Amendment Bill, we look at how we can strengthen that. It is of course in the devolution that a lot of procurement is taking place these days in the devolved units. So, I do agree that in due course where there are gaps and further amendments to be made, we can do so. Sen. Halake has brought out the other aspect on the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), which is of course part of these amendments. The fact that we need to make sure that ICT is not only institutionalized but also given emphasis, training thereof be given even to the people in the village to be able to know how to access information. The Amendment Bill, which has come from the National Assembly has already been endorsed. I agree that we need to endorse it. Therefore, I urge Senators to endorse this Bill for us to pass it. This is so that it can go and raise the standards and the level of the services by the procuring entities and institutions and services to the people who are served by this Bill. These are the people who are involved in tenders, contracts and procurement. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the one Act is Public Procurement and Assets Disposal. Sometimes, people are beaten by others in getting information because of corruption, whom you know and that has been the case many times. When you try and apply and then somebody tells you that you did not have this, or that and therefore you are disqualified. Yet there are others who know exactly what to get. That is where the disadvantages come. That is how the selection sometimes fails the test of integrity. I agree that some of these things that we speak about we need to have a close look at what else we can do to improve this Amendment Bill, I ask that we support and pass it. Since we are going to resume our sittings again on Wednesday, I do ask and beg to request that you defer the putting of the question to a later date pursuant to Standing Order 61(3). I beg to reply."
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