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    "id": 549006,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ichung’wah",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1835,
        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to second this Motion. The Chairperson has exhaustively covered most of the issues that are in the Report. I beseech Members to support this Motion and the Report prepared by the Public Investments Committee (PIC). One of our core responsibilities in PIC is to ensure we safeguard public investments and ensure that the Kenyan taxpayer gets value for taxes that are invested in all public institutions. In view of PIC mandate, we considered all the issues that have been raised by people regarding this project on the enhancement of Line I. As Members, we noticed from the Report that the issues that were raised were thoroughly canvassed through the Public Procurement Review Board (PPRB) and decisions were made by the same PPRB. One of the bidders actually went to the High Court. Issues were canvassed and judgment was given. Members will notice that in the Report there is an appendix of those judgments by both the PPRB and the High Court. As a Committee, we are confident that the procurement process was in line with the law, having been reviewed by the PPRB and by our own High Court. We are very confident that, indeed, the management of KPC did follow the law to the letter in the procurement process. The other thing we considered as a Committee is whether it was necessary to enhance the capacity of this Line. Kenyans will realize that this Line was done in 1978 - it is worth noting that this was only a year after I was born and I am old enough now. So, you can imagine how old that pipeline is. The lifespan of that pipeline was supposed to be about 25 years. To date, the pipeline has served this country for 37 years. This also gives credence to the company that constructed that Line in the first place, Zakhem International Company Limited, which has been awarded the contract again. There have been many issues which are not new to us in this country. One instance was the recent fire at Sinai in the Mukuru kwa Njenga slums, where so many people lost their lives. We know of regular leakages and pipe-bursts that are a health and safety hazard to Kenyans. There is a testimony that we need to replace this Line. We are now looking at a pipeline that is going to meet the demands of the oil industry up to 2044. We are looking at 30 years lifespan of this new line and it will meet the demands of the petroleum industry. This is something that we need to commend the KPC for."
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