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    "id": 208259,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Billow",
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        "legal_name": "Billow Adan Kerrow",
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    "content": "I apologise, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. They are honourable gentlemen and ladies. There are concerns that, perhaps, when we go for an adjournment this Government will take the easy route out and dissolve the House. But even if you dissolve the House today, the Official Opposition is also ready. So, either way, you cannot hide. Let us continue with the business of this House, so that we can assist the people of Kenya. The other point I want to raise - two issues - is on the privatisation of Safaricom. Concern has been raised that, indeed, the shareholders of Safaricom are not the Government of Kenya and Vodafone. There is another company by the name Mobitelea, which has a 10 pere cent stake. It is surprising that the Public Investments Committee (PIC) of this House, which is essentially, this House, gave an order that the current process of privatising Safaricom be suspended until the issue of Mobitelea is resolved, or until the issue of the ownership of Safaricom is resolved. This Government's Minister in charge of finance announced through the media that the sale of Safaricom will go on whether the PIC wants it or not. This is total disrespect for this House. It is this House which is constitutionally mandated to decide on such matters. If this House said that it cannot go on, then how can the Government say it can go on? I think this Government has a lot to do. It has failed to do and running away for two weeks or two months is not going to be a solution. In that regard I, therefore, beg to oppose this Motion."
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