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    "content": "should follow them up. I think they are raising very fundamental issues. Let me just take the one of starting to procure when you have money. That definition of having money normally means you have money as stated in the budget. It does not mean you have cash in the bank as a ministry or procuring agent. If we bring this now people will not tender until they have money. But because money is being collected on time, what will happen is that they will wait if there is no money. By the time they do tenders it will be too late. What we will have is a huge lack of absorption. So that, Accounting Officers will not procure and at the end of the year you will say they were unable to absorb because they could not procure in time. So, I want to appeal to Hon. Kuria that these amendments should be brought on their own. They should not be part of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill so that we can go over them thoroughly. I have said that I am worried about the many miscellaneous amendments we are coming up with. What the Hon. Member has brought today on interest rates and promissory notes is that we should look at how we punish the Government. But remember when you are punishing the Government you end up punishing Kenyans. If the promissory notes go to the banks you will be putting the matter before the banks."
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