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    "id": 96142,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Committee became seized of this matter after the matter had been directed to the Committees by the Chair. The Chair was prompted to direct this matter to the Committees because the matter was not conclusively dealt with when it came to the House. The Member of Parliament for Ikolomani had raised a Question by Private Notice at that time, which led to a particular interest whereby the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) discovered that there was an alleged flawed procurement process which had contributed to the pending bills totaling to Kshs2, 094,188,014 relating to the 2007/2008 Financial Year as observed by the Controller and Auditor-General under paragraphs 530 to 532 of his Report on the accounts of 2007/2008 Financial Year. The bills could not be cleared during the year and were carried over to the following year. Of particular interest, the Departmental Committee on Health was concerned that the delayed supply of the items in question to the intended users was hurting both the users and the economy. These were items that were urgently needed in all our provincial hospitals and district hospitals across the country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the other hand, the PAC was concerned that taxpayers’ money was going to be used to pay for items that had not been supplied in the first place. We found that the delay impacted negatively on the delivery of services by the Ministry of Health and had adverse effects on the country’s economic development in general. While discharging its mandate, the joint committee was guided by the existing procedures and modalities of operations of the National Assembly. The procedures and modalities were derived from the Constitution of Kenya, Acts of Parliament, Standing Orders and conventions, practices and rulings of the Chair. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to confirm that this Report which I have tabled has received the total consent of all the Members of the two Committees. There has not been a dissenting voice. I would like to clarify that those who gave evidence before the Committee included:- (i) The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Medical Services Prof. James ole Kiyapi, who was accompanied by senior Ministry officials. (ii) Mrs. Muthoni Kimani who represented the Attorney-General of the Republic of Kenya. (iii) Dr. Shadrack Githinji Mwiti, the Managing Director of Dol International who was accompanied by his advocate. The Director of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC), as I have said above, failed to appear. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the background is as follows: In the year 2005, the Ministry of Health flouted several tenders for the supply of medical equipment. Several companies participated in these tenders which were subsequently awarded between January and June 2006. Dol International Limited and its associated companies were awarded four tenders; LPO No.006180880 for the supply of X-ray developers’ envelopes. The second tender was No.0061967 for the supply of X-ray equipment and the next one was No.0061843 for supply of sutchers. The last one was No.860536 for the supply of medical equipment. The X-ray developers’ envelops were worth Kshs17.34"
}