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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said, I stand to oppose the Motion for the following reasons. First, I am not convinced that we should adjourn because we have not gone back to our constituencies. It is not entirely true that we have not been doing that. Are there a few Members of Parliament who have not been doing so? Then, probably, they can be allowed to do that. Then, those of us who have been doing that can continue dealing with the businesses that are there. 418 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES March 25, 2008 Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are serious issues which, in my view, need to be addressed. They are of national importance. There is the issue of Safaricom's Initial Public Offer (IPO), which most Members must have seen in the papers and in the Press. There are some questions which have been raised, mainly by the civil society, on the transparency surrounding the IPO. I would have wished that issue to be discussed in this House, so that it can come out very clearly that the deal is above board. Still on the same issue, I would like to raise an issue with my party, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), for keeping quiet. Last year, it had taken that case to court. It was decided by the party to do so. But this time round, the support given to it has not been decided by the party as a whole. So, I would have wished that, that issue be discussed here conclusively and exhaustively so that, as we go for those shares, we know that the deal is clean. I also have an issue with the pledge given by the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs that farmers will get subsidies on fertilizers. It is a good gesture. But, as we go for the proposed adjournment, I would have wished that the actual price of the fertilizers be stated and the details of where and how to get them are given. As it is now, it is still a blanket statement. There is an issue about the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), which has been discussed by the Minister quite often. I feel that the answers given by the Minister are not convincing. When they talk about a computer error, I do not know what they mean. I have been using computers for quite a while and what I know is that computers do not make errors. They always say: \"Garbage in, garbage out\". Any errors that come out of the computer must be as a result of what it has been given. Is it that the system being used by KNEC was changed? If it was changed - because I believe it is using one system - why did it affect only a few of the students and not all of them? So, these are some questions which, I think, need to be addressed exhaustively so that, those problems or errors do not recur again. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to oppose and say that we still need to continue, probably, for a week because, to me, this adjournment has come too soon before I even know what goes on inside here. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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