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    "content": "we do not entrench things and practices that are wrong. I am very glad that this conversation is going on. I am very glad that we are discussing the issues as we are. As I close, it is a pity that Hon. Richard Onyonka is not here. Discussions today got a bit personal. I chair a Committee. I have chaired many meetings in my life. There are times when I need to be strong but I consult. I try to. Where I have not consulted, I take responsibility. The processes that we have been through have been highly consultative, but timeframes were impossible. The decisions that we have taken are not personal decisions, they are decisions in the public interest. As I close, the Budget and Appropriations Committee acts as a gatekeeper. That may sound arrogant, but if the Budget and Appropriations Committee did not act as a gatekeeper, there would be chaos under this system. You have to stand back and act as a gatekeeper. I cannot wait for the day - Maybe, time has come for me to say this here - when the man or woman in State House will not have the numbers on the Floor of this House. I cannot wait for that day because it will be very good for our growth as a democracy. I can assure you that if Hon. Raila was the President today and he had the numbers here, what would be happening would probably not be that different in terms of the process; but I cannot wait for the day when the person in State House will not have the numbers here. What would happen is what happens in the United States of America and is probably happening now. You have shut-downs; you have constant stalemates; a Bill is passed here and the President does not sign it. What will you do? If it is not signed, it is not law. That is democracy, but at the end of the day, democracy does not put food on the table. It does not build roads or airports. Let me close by thanking my hon. friends. You have brought this subject to the right person. I believe in changes, so long as they are in the public interest and we act for public good."
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