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    "id": 546033,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/546033/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "On a point of order. This amendment looks small but we had a big argument about it. If you read clearly the amendment that is proposed under subclause (3), it says that no contract shall be varied within 12 months from the date of signing of the contract. For me, it is like putting handcuffs around the hands of procuring entities. We explained with hon. Ogari that variation does not necessarily mean increase in price. Sometimes it means moving downwards. It can be up or down. Most fundamentally, what happens to contracts that last shorter than one year? There are contracts for supply of good which are shorter than one year. Before I came here, I used to be an ICT consultant. I know there are active elements like switches that within the supply period from the time you procure to the time you supply, it is usually about six months. Within that time the specifications will have changed. Sometimes because it is an electronic item it gets cheaper. So, when you put this clause, are you not uncovering the procurement entity?"
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