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    "speaker_name": "Dr. Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "The business of the Report of the Public Accounts Committee where we are asking this House to adopt the Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the matter of the currency printing contract between the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and De La Rue Company which was laid on the Table of this House on 1st August, 2012. That is an overwhelming 27 days. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the urgency of this matter and the contradiction is that whereas under Standing Order No.1(2) matters are supposed to be dealt with in this House according to tradition, I have already drawn your mind to the fact that it is the parliamentary practice within Commonwealth parliaments that matters like these are given precedence. As if that is not enough, I have a letter written to the Clerk of the National Assembly, copied to the Speaker of the National Assembly and forwarded to the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. The letter is from the Treasury and the Treasury is asking us to expedite the issue of De La Rue because the currency which is currently in circulation is dirty and is a threat to the health of consumers of currency. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, given this grave matter of national importance whereby if this is delayed further, you have the challenge of the public that handles this currency, and two, you have the challenge that the CBK cannot go ahead and make any other interim order because the issue of loss of public funds through interim orders is the reason why the Chair directed that our committee deals with this matter--- We have concluded our job and all that we are saying is, give us a chance to be heard by the House, so that the House can decide one way or the other. I, therefore, invite you under Standing Order No.36 which gives you the discretion to vary the Order of business to consider firmly directing that this matter comes as a priority so that the Government side of the House prepares. Our side, the Public Accounts Committee, together with our colleagues, I believe have read the Report and are prepared. We would like to firmly face them tomorrow at 2.30 p.m."
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