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    "id": 487042,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B.Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "The Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade of this House must look at that. Hon. Speaker, you even saw Safaricom Limited paying 50 million to erase the name of President Moi. Companies of the nature of Safaricom Limited all over the world; who get huge profits, may build their own stadium. There is no way Safaricom Limited; a private company can take over a public entity. The stadium was constructed by taxes of the people of Kenya. Hon. Speaker, if one Collymore is watching these proceedings and if we allow him to take over Safaricom Kasarani Complex, tomorrow he will take over Uhuru Park. The next day he will occupy President Kenyatta’s Mausoleum in Parliament. These are companies that are owned partially by the British; the colonizers, the people who left Kenya many years. They might come back to colonize us through heavy taxation. Hon. Speaker, the first amendment I am bringing is just to rectify one of the Committee amendments. The Committee says that the House approves the tender award and the signing of the contract. The National Assembly as you said; does not approve tenders. Therefore, it is not in the business of dealing with tenders. Therefore, I am deleting the proposed amendment in Section 5 (1) and substituting it thereof with the following: “THAT, the Government proceeds with the contract for the provision of the National Surveillance, Communication, Command and Control System for the National Police Service, which is Ms. Safaricom Ltd. subject to adhering to the law relating to the procurement of goods and services and other laws relevant to the contract.” Therefore, I have just decided to amend that section because the Committee said that Parliament must approve. We never approve tenders."
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