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    "content": "important thing is to what use we put the debt. There are conflicting schools of thought as to whether the money we continue to borrow in this country has been put to good use or not. That is a debate which can go on forever. The most important thing at this defining moment is that we must prepare ground for the next administration to transact the business of governance without any hindrance. Therefore, in my view, I see us being in a catch-22 situation. We are damned if we do and damned if we do not. The next administration will need fiscal space to transact the business of governance in terms of providing essential services, and, indeed, all services, to the public and to meet their obligations. Therefore, in as much as it is fashionable and populist to be tempted to oppose this proposal, I refuse to go in that direction in the sense that as a responsible House, even as we seek answers as to where public debt has been put to in the past, we must be responsible enough to allow the next administration to operate effectively. Therefore, I will support this Motion on condition that the next administration demonstrates that it will use this debt in a responsible manner that will add value to the public. That is the most important thing. Sitting back and saying that because this money has been misused in the past, let us now refuse to allow borrowing to continue hence put the next administration into serious jeopardy will not be responsible of us. Therefore, let us approve this Motion as we caution the present administration and the incoming one that they must utilise public debt in a responsible manner that adds value to Kenyans. I support the Motion."
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