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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Baiya",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njoroge Baiya",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to also contribute to this very important Bill. I would also want to thank hon. Eugene Wamalwa for bringing in this suggestion. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the gist of the amendments as proposed makes a lot of sense, in that it is actually an attempt to intervene in favour of a section of society which for many years has been neglected, or has actually been left out. Indeed, when you look at the result of allowing open operations, it is that the best players take all, so to speak. The end result is that only some few competitors become eligible and actually enhance their capacity to compete even more, thereby excluding from business the rest of the players or citizens. Therefore, I can very well understand the spirit of this Bill. It is a recognition that there is a lot of unfairness and substantial inequality among those who actually attempt to compete for various procurement jobs, yet by their very nature most of the contracts arise as a result of the employment of public resources. Therefore, the Government has an obligation not only to enhance the collective interest by giving to the most competitive, but also to nurture and enhance the competitiveness, especially of the young ones."
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