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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kipchumba",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Kipchumba Lagat",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to talk about budgeting. If we look at all these contracts, as said by the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), we realise that they were paid outside the budgeting process. According to the External Audit Act, payments of such contracts must be brought to the House for approval. It would be very unfair to require the House to continue approving budgets while it is not aware of all the projects that have been done outside the budget 394 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 5, 2006 process. Land Rovers and items relating to the Meteorological Department are classified as security items. But I think if we want to look at a Land Rover, all we need to do is to look it up in the internet. The same applies to even the warships that we are talking about. If we want to look at the warship that this country is buying, all we need to do is to check for its details in the internet. We will clearly see what it is made of and what it can do. I think with the new technology that has developed in the world, it would be dishonest of us to say that there still exist some security items that hon. Members must not know of. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this country still requires the computerised passports. Whenever we travel outside this country our passports have to be checked mechanically. I think when this scandal was discovered, everybody ran away. Nobody now wants to buy the passport equipment, yet, this country requires it. I think it is time that this issue is re-looked at again and the Ministry concerned must ensure that it uses restricted tendering to procure the equipment. If I had the powers, I would, in fact, ensure that single-sourcing is never used again. This is because the system ensures that there is overpricing of the item and that the tender is given to a particular company in exchange for a kickback. I doubt whether in this age and time, there can only be one company that can supply a particular item. There are many companies that can supply security related items to this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to second."
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