{"id":257684,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/257684/?format=json","text_counter":574,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Mureithi","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":89,"legal_name":"Erastus Kihara Mureithi","slug":"erastus-mureithi"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, having said that, it is a very sad affair when the common person is suffering because of high interest rates. What happened in 1991, 1992 and 1993 when hon. Okemo was the Minister for Finance--- I was also a member of the bank. The factors that affected us that time are not the same ones that are affecting us now. I think we should address ourselves to those factors that are causing the problem in terms of interest"}