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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have not said that the Members will pass it. I am talking about the instruments that are available for purposes of moving forward because there were some concerns from some Members, including myself, about what happens if we go home without passing the Finance Bill. I was just explaining that we do not stand to lose anything. There may be some implications in terms of collections between January and the time that this House comes back to do that, but there are some instruments that this House has provided for in such eventualities. I think it is important that once we have that within ourselves, we give ourselves adequate time for consultations because the issue of interest rates affects all of us. It affects people and we are all concerned. However, a quick solution will not help us. Complex issues require complex solutions. I believe the consultations we envisaged with the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade, the Budget Committee and with as many people and experts as possible, to understand what happens when you pass a certain law in Kenya, vis-a-viz, Uganda and Tanzania. Do you get capital flights; people moving their money from Kenya into Uganda and people moving their money from Kenya into Tanzania? All those things need to be addressed so that when we come back to this House, we can comprehensively look at a law that will help this country now and into the future. That can only be done within the framework, when people’s minds have rested and when we are not torn between our families and our constituents and being here. I agree that we should take this time and go through that. Hon. Members will remember that we have some Bills that are coming up for review; they are the Constitutional Bills with the 18 Months deadline which is 27th February. We need time to process them through the Committees, consult so that when we come back, we give people the next batch of the Constitutional Implementation Framework that they require. All issues are pointing towards the fact that we need a break. I certainly, need one and I know most of these Members who have been here, like hon. Dr. Khalwale and Mr. Imanyara has been here consistently--- If you have been working the way I have been doing, you actually know that we need that break to meet with our constituents because we have been marooned here working every week; working for this country from this side of the House. But I need time in Kipipiri and I know very many Members need time with their families and their people. Our staffs require extra time."
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