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    "id": 522679,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/522679/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "found guilty of any of the offences is supposed to be fined Kshs4 million or serve a jail term of 10 years. I will be proposing amendments to this area, so that we can have strict penalties for people who will commit offences under this Bill. Such offences deprive Kenyans of the money meant for developing this country. They are very closely related to corrupt practices. Therefore, I will move amendments to provide for strict penalties, depending on the seriousness of the offences committed and the amounts of money involved. What I am saying is that if somebody breaches the Act and in the process a sum of, say Kshs100 million, is unaccounted for. and such a person is fined a paltry Kshs4 million, he can even opt to plead guilty before a court of law and get away with the offence very easily. On the other hand, if the gain to that particular person is very small and you fine them Kshs4 million, it will not balance. It is, therefore, important that we provide for strict penalties to protect public resources. Resources in Kenya are very minimal; therefore, penalties that we are providing should scare people from colluding to breach the procurement procedures in order to benefit unfairly from the process. That way, the law that we are enacting here will serve the intended purpose. Hon. Speaker, as you directed, many of my colleagues would like to contribute to this Bill. I thank you for giving me the opportunity. I support the Bill but I will be proposing amendments during the Committee Stage. Thank you."
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