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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyamweya",
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        "legal_name": "Manson Oyongo Nyamweya",
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    "content": "the Chairman has given the names of companies which have done this work in China, but there is no attachment to the effect that, that is correct. I have the report with me and I am trying to be convinced whether this is a viable project for this country. When I go through the report, I do not find anywhere where the Committee has attached the report which the Principal Secretary gave to confirm the ability of this company to do the project. Thirdly, the Chair has also said that the Director-General of procurement informed the Committee that under Section 1 of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, they are allowed to do this when they are dealing with Government to Government projects. In this contract, the taxpayer is contributing 15 per cent. Already, Kenyans are paying for it. This does not allow the financing to be done under this section because public funds are being used. We taxpayers are contributing to this. When it is 100 per cent, that is when you can use this section to do single sourcing, but in this case, it is not 100 per cent. Finally, I want to raise the issue of traffic. The Chair has said that there will be traffic. I want us to be very sincere with each other and agree that it is the transporter who decides the mode of transport to use. If a transporter prefers a different mode of transport, are you going to force them to use the railway instead of road, given the time the train takes? How did the Committee arrive at the statement that there is enough traffic? What is the basis?"
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