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    "id": 900492,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/900492/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Gatanga, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Nduati",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Nduati Ngugi",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended in the proposed amendments to the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act No.33 of 2015by inserting the following new proposed amendments in the proper chronological order — s.134(2) Insert the following new sub-sections immediately after sub- section (2) — (2A) The accounting officer shall within three working days after being notified of the tender award, submit the draft contract to the Attorney- General for approval. (2B) The Attorney-General shall within fourteen working days upon receiving the draft contract from the accounting officer, clear the draft contract or provide comments for review of the contract by the accounting officer. (2C) The accounting officer shall within seven days upon receiving the comments on the draft contract from the Attorney-General, incorporate the comments in the draft contract. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, mine is just a minor proposal. Sections 2A, 2B and 2C are to do with contracts which are over Kshs5 billion which require the Attorney-General to approve. I am saying that the Accounting Officer, on getting the valuation report under Section 2A, should be able to give the Attorney-General those documents so that he can give his comments within 14 days. On receipt of the Attorney-General’s comment, the Accounting Officer should, within seven days, be able to incorporate the comments from the Attorney-General and to award the tender or whatever he deems fit within seven days. Let me explain again. This is to do with contracts worth Kshs5 billion which require the Attorney-General to approve. I am saying when the Accounting Officer gets the valuation report within three days, he should be able to submit the documents to the Attorney-General. The Attorney-General should be able to act within 14 days. After seven days, the Accounting Officer should be able to incorporate the comments of the Attorney-General. The current status has no timeline. I am just trying to introduce a timeline."
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