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    "id": 552172,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/552172/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Tuya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Roselinda Soipan Tuya",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the amendments by the Senate to the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Bill, 2014. I support the Motion for two very critical reasons. The amendment to effect the need for preference and reservation schemes for residents of counties to ensure that a certain percentage of procurement remains with the residents of a county is a very important amendment which supports the core objective of devolution as enshrined in the Constitution. It is going to promote the taking of services and even benefits of devolution to the residents of a particular county. Two, I support the amendment to ensure that we have accountability within the contractors. The amendment to make sure that there is a complaints mechanism to make sure that contractors are brought to account for the way they spend public funds is very progressive and very critical. It is an area which we have seen various projects where billions of monies have been spent within our counties with very little to show for it. This is going to take us to the next step of ensuring that there is value for money in all public projects within our counties. Thank you."
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