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    "id": 549080,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Oyoo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Onyango Oyoo",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to oppose this finding on the basis that while the concept of putting up this pipeline was in good spirit and meant to enhance development for this country, the bone of contention was on the procurement which was not done in good light. I will soon raise a substantive Motion where I will give details of how this company could not have won the tender because it has serious queries internationally. It had done some shoddy jobs and was blacklisted in the international business community. There are even rumours that there are people in the Government who still believe in the past. They still believe in things called “orders from above”. This tender may have been part of those Executive instructions or orders from above, so that several companies that deserved to win this tender, who could have done a better job and given us value for our money, were kept out because of this simple reason. I intend to move a substantive Motion on this soon and so, I will not delve much into the matter. At this moment, I will remain reserved between supporting and not supporting because I believe that this company may not give us value for our money. It is not equal to the task. The idea was noble. His Excellency the President of the country means well. He wants to fast-track development, but I believe that in his bus, there are several pickpockets who are driving the bus backwards. I will raise all those in my intended substantive Motion. I rest my case."
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