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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kanyua",
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        "legal_name": "Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this particular tribunal is extremely important and it will be made up of 15 members, which is a good number who can constitute themselves into panels of three and hear and review tendering disputes at the earliest. However, for these particular members again there would be no reason for the Cabinet Secretary to appoint all of them. I think the Cabinet Secretaru can appoint the chair who would have the qualifications of a judge and the other members because there is a list of professions that can provide these people. Those professional bodies provide individuals who can serve in the tribunal. If it is law, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) can provide a member; if it is architecture the relevant body can provide a member; if it is engineering the body can provide a member and that would be a much better way than having the Cabinet Secretary just select all the 15 individuals who would then have to toe the line in terms of what he asks them to do. I think the best position is for the Cabinet Secretary to appoint the chairperson and to let the professional bodies appoint all the other members who are required. This particular tribunal would then have the duty to hear the disputes that arise and would even have timelines around which those disputes can be heard. It would make sure that tendering processes do not delay important projects. Looking at absorption rates of our development budget, I think it remains a concern that a lot of our development funds are not absorbed in a country that needs rapid development. 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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