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    "id": 1503308,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Molo, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kuria Kimani",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. From the outset, I would like to thank all my colleagues who have really enriched the debate on this particular Bill. I would also like to thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for your kind words, and I do not take that for granted. I thank you because you have really enriched this discussion. One of the matters that has been raised is the issue of a foreigner registering a company in Kenya, and whether it would qualify to be a local company. Although the Companies’ Act would require a local sort of sponsor in registration, one of the things that the Committee will be asking this House to approve is the change of the term ‘local contractor’ to ‘citizen contractor’. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the issue of fines is a matter that we would wish to address during the Committee of the whole House. Another question has been raised about whether this Bill provides for due diligence by these officers before an order has been done. One of the matters that I deliberately addressed is specifically provided for in Clause 14, which amends Section 83(2) of the parent Act to now state: “(2) The conduct of due diligence under subsection (1) includes but is not limited to obtaining confidential references from persons with whom the tenderer has had prior engagement, visiting the contractor’s offices, inspecting of the plant, equipment and completed works, in addition to confirming the validity of documents presented.” We recently had the infamous fertiliser scandal. In that particular transaction, the suppliers of the fertiliser were businesspeople, but the fertiliser came from a local manufacturer. If due diligence had been done by an accounting officer to verify whether the supplier had the capacity to supply the fertiliser to the Government, we would have reduced the costs for the procuring entity. That happens many times. Trade is not a problem, but it is very important to give an opportunity to the person who has put in the hard work of setting up a plant to manufacture goods. However, tenders are awarded to those who have political"
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