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    "speaker_name": "Hon. ole Ntutu",
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Keturet Ole Ntutu",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for also giving me this opportunity. From the beginning, I want to support this Motion as amended. I must say that I am a Member of this Committee. I have heard some of my colleagues castigating this Committee. That it is not the business of the Committee on Administration and National Security to procure goods and services for any Ministry. That is true. Indeed, it is not our business and we do not intend to go that way. Let me also remind the House the reason why we are here. We are here because of the matter of the tender of the National Surveillance, Communication, Command and Control System for the National Police Service, which came to the attention of the Committee through media reports on 13th May, 2014. It was to the effect that Safaricom Limited had been awarded the tender for the system through direct procurement. So, what are the issues here? The issues that the public brought to the limelight are two. Number one is why there was direct procurement. Why did the Government not use other methods of procurement? The other one is why it was given to Safaricom. First of all, let me ask whether we need new technology. Does our Police Service need new technology to fight terrorism and insecurity in our country? I think all of us in this House will say yes, we need new technology. Therefore, when we heard about this, we held about eight sittings. We met with so many entities that did this work. We met with the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. We also met with the Public Procurement Oversight Authority, the National Treasury and Safaricom. As an oversight Committee over this Ministry, we wanted to know the background of this particular tender. When you look at this new technology, it will go a long way to fight terrorism and insecurity in our country. The project comprises of four components. One is digital tracking radio network. The one our police officers are using was procured 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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