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    "id": 1251347,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1251347/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Miano",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for East African Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional Development",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. My response to the intervention by Sen. Chute is that the current procurement process is open to everybody to participate. However, it is certainly a very good suggestion to involve the local micro, small, medium enterprises (SMEs) and even individuals in participating in the supply of relief food and other humanitarian commodities. This is in keeping with the Kenya Kwanza ideology of “bottom up” economic transformation. The Kenya Kwanza Manifesto promised to provide even opportunities and a fund to cater for the SMEs and individuals as a deliberate effort to support and grow their business. Including that category in the supply of relief food at the local levels resonates perfectly with the current administration’s ideology. Therefore, based on our discussions today, I will ask the technical officers to interrogate the current status and process to see how best we can include this category and promote the “bottom up” business agenda; that is, macro, micro and SMEs in the list of suppliers without disrupting the existing rhythms, decorum and promoting efficiency and above all, at the best cost that will be available. We will take this up and have the technical and procurement teams come up with modalities of entrenching this into the current procurement process and the current supplier list of who can supply the relief food even at the local level. I thank you."
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