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    "id": 1484717,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ndegwa Njiru",
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    "content": "The report to the Senate is intended to indicate that none of the participants in that tendering process ever benefited from that particular process or none of the 17 companies benefited. As a consequence of the failure to proceed to the next levels, the country did not lose even a single cent. A question was put to me as to why I am looking at the submissions by various parties and not going to the observations and the recommendations by the Senate. Just like a skilful legal surgeon, I have been able to point out various findings or submissions. For example, the submissions finding themselves at page 222, paragraph 106, 107 and 109 find themselves at the observation of the Senate at page 271. So, there is serious correlation between my findings as submitted by various parties who appeared before the Senate and the observations made by the Senate. Therefore, I dealt largely on what the Senate found as opposed to what the Senate heard during the proceedings. Secondly, Mr. Speaker, Sir, a clarification was sought as to why the bid failed and although that will be dealt with at length, permit me to draw the attention of the Senate to page 108 of the Volume No. 3 of the Deputy President's bundle of documents. You will find a letter from KEMSA dated 5th May, 2023 being a notification to Shobikaa Impex Private Limited. It reads: “The reference is made to the above tender and advise that, the tender was unsuccessful due to the following reasons. 1. Tender security was not paginated. 2. Please plan to collect your bid security from the procurement office immediately.” It may be of interest to note the date when this letter is being generated is the 5th May. It may also be of interest to note when the alleged bullying and intimidation occurred. This letter precedes the alleged bullying and intimidation. Further, this letter is voluntarily being issued and being generated by KEMSA themselves at their own intuition as opposed to being triggered by any external officer, in this case, the person of the Deputy President. In their own volition, KEMSA triggers and invites Shobikaa Impex Limited to come and collect their bids and the witness confirmed, that this is always the end of a failed bid. Finally, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will draw the attention of the Senate to the matter in issue. That is page 36 of the Volume No.1 of the Impeachment Motion. The matter in issue that is subject for interrogation as a pen-off is not whether the tenders were responsive, whether the country lost any money, whether investigations were done, whether there was conflict of interest and whether there were gifts that accrued therefrom. The question in issue is; did the person of the Deputy President bully the officer and was there evidence? So let us not lose ground or focus on the ground on the matter in issue, so that we focus and we put the train on the rail. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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