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    "id": 283588,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwau",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Harun Mwau",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sure the Minister is aware of the provisions of the Standing Order that prohibits a Member from answering a Question. Secondly, I want to refer him to the provisions of Section 35 of the Constitution of Kenya that requires that information held by the Government must be made public. Thirdly, I would like to request the Chair to look at the Question that I have asked, which is a very simple one, which is: Could the Minister confirm that several banks were operating in violation of the Banking Act and the Central Bank of Kenya Prudential Guidelines from January, 2007 to February, 2012 and, if so, provide a list of such banks? It cannot be correct for him to be compounding offences because an offence cannot be confidential. If a bank has violated the law or has committed an offence, the offence must be made public. In part “b”, I have asked whether he could provide a list of violations attributed to each of the banks and indicate the fines and remedial action taken against each of the banks. So, it cannot be confidential that a bank violated the Banking Act and it was fined or punished. That punishment cannot be confidential. Therefore, I kindly request the Chair to ask the Minister to answer the Question. If he is not ready to answer it, he be given time to go and bring a proper answer, other than going round in circles. The answer he has given, categorically, violates Chapter 6 of the Constitution which prohibits dishonesty, favoritism or giving incorrect information."
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