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    "id": 1043571,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1043571/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "I do not think the question that Kenyans are debating out there regarding what we are doing this morning - and we are likely to do this afternoon - is not whether to revert to the rates that were there before COVID-19. This is because even when we were debating here, we were in agreement that this is a short-term measure to help cushion the economy, cushion individuals, increase liquidity and put more money into our pockets for a period of time and then we revert when things are different. I think what Kenyans are probably debating is the timing and whether this is the right time. I heard the Chair say that really what the right time is. The right time is not known. It is not so determined. So, the point is: Can we stand here as people’s representatives and say that if we revert to the old rates, Kenyans would not be hurt so much. I must say yes. This is because where we are at the moment, there is no time that we are so sure that Corona will go. The Coronavirus may be there with us for a time. I am aware there is the vaccine that is coming soon. Maybe in February, it may land here, but we are not sure whether there will be no other flu that will follow the Coronavirus. This is because the way the world is behaving, I am not even so sure whether the vaccine will not create another problem. I leave that to scientists and Dr. Nyikal is here. He may find his time to give me assurance and confidence. However, the point is we are not sure whether we will not have another pandemic moving forward. So, if at the moment we feel that the effects of the disadvantage of losing more revenue far outweigh the advantages gained by individuals in increasing their liquidity, then we may revert back. I agree this was not a right. It was not even a privilege. It was a way of cushioning Kenyans The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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