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    "id": 80652,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kioni",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, while we were out doing the work of the departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations on issues of procurement out of the country, the conditions that prevail are completely different from those within our country. It is important that the Director General, even as he takes over the running of this institution, he looks at how possible it is that the Act can be reviewed to make it possible for those outside the country to be able to fulfil terms that will ensure we get value for money. One of the things that are clear is that the way people tender for jobs outside this country is not the same way that we do in this country. Some of the maintenance works in our mission; those outside the country do not find value in tendering for the same. The contract sums are such that one is expected while out of the country, to just go ahead and handpick those who have applied. They do not expect the rigorous tendering process that we go through to take place outside there. If we do not review the requirements of the procurements work, some of the work like maintenance will continue not being done. Our properties will continue deteriorating. It is important that we review the Act to make it possible for us to acquire services out of the country while still making sure that we are getting value for money and make sure that we do not have people corrupting the process."
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