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    "content": "the Co-operative Bank; minority shares that you bought and you do not know how to sell, but if we do not have this proviso as it is in 17, the KCB or the Co-operative Bank or the Barclays Bank could be excluded from tendering to provide financial services to the CDF on account that the Member of Parliament is a shareholder in Barclays Bank. That is why the proviso was put in Clause 17, that you cannot tender, but your holding of shares in a company that you do not have a minority should not disqualify that company from tendering. That was the essence of Clause 17, which is very different from what was explained earlier. It is important that we understand that Clause 17 has a legitimate role to play within this Bill and deleting it would be killing the entities where a Member has an interest in, however minute. They will be disqualified from participating in any tender with a public entity as long as a state officer has an interest in it. So, it is important that we understand that perspective and on that basis, I oppose hon. Langat’s amendment. I have no problem with the Committee’s amendment. I also have no problem with the way the Clause is in the Bill. However, we must remember that the essence is not just the emphasis that you cannot tender but it is also to free organizations where you, as a state officer, have a minority interest. It can tender without necessarily being disqualified."
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