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    "id": 862661,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/862661/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Gichugu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gichimu Githinji",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13341,
        "legal_name": "Robert Gichimu Githinji",
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    "content": "We must have very clear guidelines to avoid a situation whereby an authorised officer or accounting officer enters into contracts outside the country. Whereby, public money is used without proper mechanisms of recovering it. Also a situation whereby the respective jurisdiction, if a court case arises from these contracts may lack mechanisms of how to effectively handle this. So, this is a matter that needs a lot of clarity to avoid abuse of these offices that are entrusted with entering into contracts outside the country. Why they should be entered into the first place is the jurisdiction of the courts that should be handling those matters when they arise. Those are the areas that we need a bit of clarity. Also, there is an inclusion of a clause that before Government contracts are given, there must be money available. This is because it is given against some resources that must be available to avoid a situation whereby contracts are given in anticipation that money will be available. Due to budgetary allocations, this money may not be available and someone has already done the work. When Government requires that security must be given from contractors, then the same Government must ensure that that money is available to pay a contractor once work is done and to the satisfaction of the contracting authority."
}