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    "id": 406958,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lati",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jonathan Lelelit Lati",
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    "content": "Thank you hon. Speaker. The Member went to a funeral. It was a bit urgent and so, he left a Statement request for me to make. Pursuant to Standing Order No44(2)( c), I wish to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security regarding the procurement by the National Police Service of a modern communication control system in 2006 to replace the outdated microwave truncate radio communication system. The Government of the day formed a technical committee on procurement comprising of the National Police Service, Communications Commission of Kenya, Telkom Kenya Ltd, Safaricom Ltd, Airtel Communication Ltd and Nairobi Central Business Association. The need for a modern police communication system in the light of the heightened terrorism threat cannot be gainsaid. In his Statement, the Chairperson should inquire and report on one, whether the subsequent advertisement in the local dailies on 5th and 19th February 2008 for expression of interest to procure the system was financed and what was the outcome. Two, the findings of the technical committee; three, the outcome of former President Mwai Kibaki’s visit to China in May 2010, in which the police communication project was discussed and a concessional loan facility of US$100 million to finance the project obtained. Let him say why subsequent requests by the Commissioner of Police in July 2010 to the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security and a proposal to the national Treasury for funding were not acted upon. Finally, the findings of the Director General of PPOA in April 2013 when the tenders were opened around July 2012, and status of the procurement of the said modern communication and command control system. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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