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    "id": 250208,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Karua",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari Karua",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I cannot answer on behalf of Parliament. However, after the IPU ends, the Government is proposing recess for a further two weeks to enable this to happen. When we come May 4, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 977 to this House before the Committees have deliberated on the Bills, what happens is what has recently happened to Bills before Parliament. Hon. Members want time to sit down and thrush out the amendments. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in respect of the CDF Motion passed, which had an amendment Bill attached it, hon. Members need time to go and discuss it. They need to look at what is available. I have said here before, and I want repeat it, that, as a nation, we have only one envelope. As managers of this nation and national leaders, we have to look at our envelope to see what to do in order to revamp our economy. We should see what else we can do and whether our proposals can stand the test of time. If we do not give ourselves time to do that, no amount of pious platitudes is going to help move this nation forward. Let us be motivated by a genuine desire to do good for this country and not by the desire to settle scores. Whether or not one individual, or two of them, has disagreed with an hon. Member or section of hon. Members is not a good enough reason to oppose this Motion. Let us look at the effect of what we are doing. Let us not reduce this House to a forum where we settle scores. Let us rise above our petty differences and do our work."
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