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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chanzu",
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu",
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    "content": "(a) if the person is a natural person, to a fine not exceeding Kshs4 million or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years or to both; (b) if the person is a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding Kshs10 million.” I was thinking that this should have been pro-rata, where we can quantify the kind of offence. For instance, if somebody cheats in a tender of Kshs10,000 and another one cheats in a tender of Kshs10 million or Kshs100 million, the penalties should be different. That is probably what we need to look at and see whether we can use some kind of proportionality. Sometimes, we have got very good laws, but the problem is enforcement and what those who want to report those offences have to go through in order for them to report so that it can be followed up. Before that, the Bill says that there must be utmost good faith which is very important. That means that there must be a lot of honesty when we are doing procurement. Generally, the law that we are trying to create through this Bill is comprehensive enough. We should put it in place in good time. We do not want to get into a lot of situations like what we have had with the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and the Public Investments Committee (PIC), where we are chasing air on things that have already happened. We want the law to be in place quickly so that we can use it to manage the funds that we are giving out to Government institutions and the county governments. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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