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"content": "As we proceed on recess, we hold our heads high. But, I want to mention four Members whose heads will be held high and respected in this House. The first one is Hon. Jude Njomo, Hon. Priscilla Nyokabi, Hon. Chris Wamalwa and Hon. Wafula Wamunyinyi. Those Members successfully moved the House to pass the Bills they sponsored. The epitome of that was the passage and assent of the Banking (Amendment) Bill, 2015. I also want to thank the Deputy Leader of the Minority Party who took it personally. Today, you have seen that all is not in vain. The banks are even saying that you can implement that law retroactively and that interest on even the old loans will be charged at the new rate. This is a great thing for this 11th Parliament. It was tried in all the other Parliaments. I am sure the passage and assent of the Banking (Amendment) Bill, 2015 will be remembered in this House. It sought to cap interest rates at 14 per cent. As I said, this Session will also go down in history as a momentous one and, indeed, a celebrated one by the common citizens. Secondly, we have also debated and adopted several Committee Reports. Key among them includes the Report by the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations on the agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kenya and the United Kingdom (UK). This morning, we passed that Defence Co-operation Agreement. I thank the members, both the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations and the other House, for passing and ratifying that Defence Co-operation Agreement. Hon. Speaker, we also passed the Report of the Joint Select Committee on matters relating to the IEBC, the Report of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on the Government of Kenya accounts Volumes 1 and 2 for the Financial Year 2013/ 2014 and the Report of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing on the Bilateral Air Service Agreements between Kenya and the Government of Vietnam and that of Liberia. Finally, among many other Reports, we passed the Public Investments Committee (PIC) Report into the inquiry into the allegations of fraud and financial management at the Youth Enterprise and Development Fund. I wish to commend the House for adopting the Report of the Joint Select Committee on matters relating to the IEBC and passing these Bills this evening. Indeed, this House passed two Bills today and, thereafter, forwarded them to the Senate. Among the nine steps given to us, we have done our bit. It is only last week that we passed the Report of the Joint Select Committee. Over the weekend, we published the Bills. On Tuesday, this House reduced the publication period and on Wednesday, we did the Second Reading. We are going home having implemented expeditiously, the reform agenda that we both, as the political leadership in this country, agreed. In case the Senate proposes any amendment, which I do not anticipate because the same leaders will speak to them in their own wisdom, we will use the provisions of Standing Order No.29 (1) to recall the House for a Special Sitting in order to consider those amendments and form a Mediation Committee. May I remind the House that it is the action of passing these two Bills that will set the stage for the implementation of the recommendations of the Joint Select Committee. Whereas the deadline of 30th September 2016 is achievable, we must all work together within the tight timelines to conclude our part of this process, which we have done. During the recess, it is my hope that the Departmental Committee on Health will finalise its consideration on the Health Bill 2015. The Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare should also work fast to conclude investigations into the mismanagement of the Kenyan team during the Rio Olympics and table its Report after your directive yesterday. Upon resumption of this House, eight months will be remaining to the general elections. Therefore, come October, we may have to alter the calendar of the House to allow for the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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