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    "id": 892694,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bomet Central, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ronald Tonui",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ronald Kiprotich Tonui",
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    "content": "I am also happy with the section where the Committee dealt with issues of supplies to the Commission. The average price of an item in retail market should be considered. I believe all Government institution need to consider this. A simple pen costs Kshs15 in a supermarket but when it goes through the tendering process its price jumps to Ksh150. Surely, when we deal with issues of supplies, we must have a category where we state the tender price and the retail price so that it is simple to understand. There is real looting in Government. I talked with a Member in one of the committees where I sit and she told me in confidence that a lot of money which is allocated for development, only 30 per cent is actually spent on development. Seventy per cent is shared within Government through the stages of tendering. Everyone wants a share of it. When you are told the cost of certain things you get amazed. So, I believe, we should be getting a list of supplies showing the average retail price for every item quoted. It should be indicated that so and 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."
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