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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gikaria",
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        "legal_name": "David Gikaria",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This is the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Bill but most of the speakers who have just spoken before me have concentrated their efforts on the procurement aspect and forgetting the disposal aspect of it. That is another area that the Bill has not fully given some direction. At the Committee of the whole House stage, we will need to bring amendments. I am saying this because disposal of assets is something that has also encouraged a lot of corruption. Most of the Government institutions use this to try and divert a lot of resources. So, as we look at the procurement aspect we also need to look at the disposal of assets. It looks a grey area. It looks like not a very harmful area, but it is. Secondly, much as it stipulates some penalties for people who are not going to comply with the law, it does not specifically indicate what the penalties are. If a certain public institution does not comply with the provisions for the disadvantaged groups like women, youth and the disabled, what will happen? We can go and give companies through the normal tender. Assuming a public institution does not comply with the 30 per cent rule, what happens? These are issues that we really need to look into especially in the Committee of the whole House. We will be bringing some proposals to provide for the mandatory aspects that each procurement entity has to undertake regarding issues to do with procurement for the less fortunate groups. For us to actualise this Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Bill, the registration of companies is something that is very important. This aspect has just been 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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