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    "id": 865115,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/865115/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13331,
        "legal_name": "Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo",
        "slug": "wilberforce-ojiambo-oundo-2"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I have looked at this proposed amendment, I have a discussion with Hon. Tonui and I have listened to the Leader of the Majority Party. While what the Leader of the Majority Party might make sense, the reality on the ground paints a completely different picture. It is difficult for the Leader of the Majority Party to fall back to what is stated in the law, yet the reality on the ground is completely different. There is obviously a disconnect between the law, the two Acts he has mentioned, and the implementation of the contracts arising out of the procurement process. This informs the decisions by Hon. Tonui to literally tighten the matter. I may not have gone to the Law school, but I hold this view and I believe it could be correct; a contract overwrites any invitation to bid or any other information that was given before the contract was entered into. I, therefore, do not believe that the legal team is being honest with us by telling us that the matter is already legislated, yet we know very well that a contract supersedes any other matter that had been disclosed in the tendering process. We need guidance on this matter because I do not believe that what we are being told is in relation to what we are talking about. Thank you. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}