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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Owino",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when presenting his Budget Speech to this House, the Minister for Finance said, with regard to the banking sector, that he would only consider a banking product that has been specifically designed for the Muslim community to cater for a deep rooted matter of their faith. I want to say that many other enterprising Kenyans also need some banking facilities. If the Minister is going to give new banking products, he should consider doing so across the board to include even the poor Kenyans who need that money. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on privatisation, the Minister talked of Kshs18 billion which he is about to collect from privatisation of state corporations. Even in the last financial year, the Minister factored in some money he had expected to raise from the privatisation of some State corporations. However, to date, nobody knows what is happening. Privatisation is a secretive and slow process being undertaken behind the scenes, leaving Kenyans to wonder what is going on. Therefore, the Minister should come clear on what he intends to do with the National Bank of Kenya and who are ready to purchase shares from it and Telkom Kenya Limited. Even in the previous Budget, the Minister factored in some money he had expected to raise from sale of certain State corporations but nothing happened. The corruption cases which have come up are not being 1640 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 28, 2006 addressed properly. The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) has raised many issues which are not being addressed. We are wondering if the KACC has any teeth at all to prosecute people. Those people who are corrupt are known, yet nothing is being done to them. The Goldenberg as well as the Anglo Leasing cases are still pending in court, yet nothing is happening. I will now turn to the issue of agriculture. I am a sugar-cane farmer."
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