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    "id": 900344,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/900344/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended in the Schedule in the proposed amendments to the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act (No. 33 of 2015) – (a) by deleting the proposed amendment to section 167(1); This is a provision that gives an aggrieved party in a procurement process, at least, a minimum of 14 days. The amendment as proposed was reducing the period to seven days. What was envisaged in the Act was that bidders would have, at least, 14 days because ordinarily notices are posted by mail using postal address. Therefore, within seven days you may not even get people to get their mail within a period of seven days. So, I propose we revert to the 14 days that exist today. Indeed, it is instructive to note that this is not the first time this is being done. The same proposal was done through Legal Notice 106 of 2013, but this House, recognising the difficulty that bidders and contractors used to go through, amended Section 167 and reverted to the 14 days period. Therefore, I beg that we support the amendment to revert it to the 14 days to allow people who are aggrieved adequate time to prosecute issues in pursuit of justice and fair arbitration of procurement issues."
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