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    "content": "The second paragraph says:- “In the performance of its tasks under paragraph 3(a), the said task force shall put an advertisement in the print media requesting all contractors and suppliers with pending claims and contractual works on county roads to forward their claims to the task force.” The County Government is not aware, first, who our contractors are? There is no list of prequalified contractors. Who are our suppliers and how much is the extent of our liability? We do not know how much we owe. We have to put an advert in the newspaper and ask anyone and everyone to come and see the task force if they have done work for the County Government of Nyeri. That even opens the possibility of fraud. I could have shown up and said that I tarmacked a certain road. There was no means to verify and no way that a county government can operate without knowing who the contractors are. What jobs and contracts have they been given? What is the extent of our liability? The sum total by deduction is that no procurement procedures were applied at all. You may be wondering what the role of the Governor is in procurement. Allow me to read Section 27(3) of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005. It says:- “Each employee of a public entity and each member of a board or committee of the public entity shall ensure within the areas of responsibility of the employee or member that this Act the regulations and any directions of the authority are complied with.” Each employee of a public entity and each member of a board or committee of the public entity is given a statutory obligation within the area of his or her responsibility to ensure compliance with this Act. In fact, in this Senate report---"
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