{"id":229915,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/229915/?format=json","text_counter":172,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Angwenyi","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":326,"legal_name":"Jimmy Nuru Ondieki Angwenyi","slug":"jimmy-angwenyi"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the In Duplum rule applies to those 4274 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 7, 2006 people who are unable to pay their loans. However, if I am able to pay and the bank or financial institution arbitrarily increases the interest rates or charges without the approval of the Minister, who will control them? A person accountable to the people of Kenya, a Minister in this case, should have power to control these outrageous increases in interest rates and bank charges. That is the mischief we want to address in this clause."}