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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Karaba",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Dickson Karaba",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute to this Bill. Many a times, you will hear of tenders being floated in newspapers. We read about them in the media. The kind of description they display is ignorant of leaders. They do not capture any age bracket. These are left to none other the same people who are practicing and experienced in tendering and procurement. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you will note that even here in Nairobi, there are people who have formed themselves into companies. They move from one office to another looking for tenders. They know who to get and where to get them. To the dismay of the majority, some people do not get to know how a certain company or group secured a tender because information may go out too late or it may never come. They end up seeing goods being supplied. That is why we have this amendment. We must support it because it is important to a country like ours which is growing at the rate we know. The procurement process is also very cumbersome, particularly to people who are not used to it. The process is also very sweet and smooth to those who know how to oil hands and approach those concerned. That is what they are used to. So, at the end of the day, you find that the tenders have been awarded to the wrong company. The conditions are sometimes too stiff for newcomers. This is a process that does not attract any The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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