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"speaker_name": "Prof. Ongeri",
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"content": "We have worked extremely hard as a House and I believe, as many of my professional colleagues do, that there comes a time when you reach a level of diminishing returns. Energy expended will be productive enough to produce further benefits. To opponets from the other side who are opposing this Motion, let it be very clear that the Executive has not said that there is no issue that needs to be sorted out in the form of interest rates. We have never disowned that fact as the Executive, nor have we said that a raft of measures should not be taken to address these critical socio-economic issues. We have never said no to that fact. All we have said is that given the current situation and the economic status of this country, this is an area in which there is absolute need, even for legislators, to spend more time in a consultative process, so that the outcome of that consultative process is beneficial to the people of Kenya. We are all representatives of the people, including the Executive; we all go through the same difficulties, but the manner in which we decide to address the difficulties is the issue now. I suggest to this honourable House that the most important thing we can do is to allow the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, now that we have been able to voice our views, to take stock of these issues and be able to generate a more consultative process that will give us a worthwhile resolution to this matter. If we want to rush in the heat of the moment, I am afraid â given my experience in this House â we may miss the bus."
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