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    "id": 902134,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/902134/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kinangop, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Zachary Thuku",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Zachary Kwenya Thuku",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to speak on procurement of EGMS. I am a Member of the Public Investments Committee. We sat and went through all evidence and interviewed witnesses who appeared before the Committee. From the foregoing, we found out that many issues came up in the process of procurement. We found out that it was a very important procurement that Kenya Revenue Authority undertook. I wish to support our Report and the recommendations thereof. Of importance is public participation. Going forward, we wish to see a more broad form of public participation. There was an outcry that there was no public participation that took place because it was structured. So, as a House, we need to legislate on the form and mode of public participation because it is an issue every time there is an issue of public interest because some of the people who gather for it have no interest in the matter. Because it is just a formality to show that public participation happened, it has become a big issue. Finally, I wish to see a situation where KRA consults with like-minded agencies like the Anti-Counterfeit Agency and Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) so that even after procuring this system, it can be used by the relevant agencies. The KEBS should not go ahead to procure a system that is similar to the one procured by KRA. I support our Report. Public Investments Committee is doing a good job. Thank you."
}