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    "id": 901062,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker, you know Hon. Mbadi was not here. I am talking from a very practical point of view of last week and two days of this week. The Members who stayed with me like Hon. Nyikal, Hon. T.J and Hon. Millie Odhiambo will agree with me. You know we need to save and there is the element of conflict of interest. There is nothing wrong with it but this was a very unique situation. There was a group of MPs who left after we finished with NHIF and betting. Yesterday, there were known contractors, MPs who are contractors and they brought amendments which we rejected. So, this is not the way. We do legislation for posterity and for the people of Kenya. We cannot come to the House to legislate for ourselves. That is what I am saying and if I am pushed to the corner, I can provide a list of Members and that is why I am a Leader. I am not saying it is all MPs but I think the Standing Order is very clear even in a Committee where you are sitting before deliberations begin, you must declare your interests so that it is recorded. So, Hon. Mbadi you were not here yesterday evening to hear the kind of amendments we had. For your information, there was one which was saying that contractors must be paid within 30 days. We asked ourselves, Government collects money at the end of the month, after 30 days. So, they will be collecting money after 30 days to pay you. So, how do they pay you every 30 days? Then, there was an issue which passed of issuing promissory notes. Promissory notes were discarded by Government after Anglo-Leasing. This is because the moment you hold a promissory note against Government, whether you have supplied hot air or other goods, that means you can sue Government after 20 years. Those were the kind of amendments which were brought on the Floor of the House by Members. I am happy and I want to ask Members to participate in the Committee of the whole House because that is where the law-making takes place. The Second Reading is just debate, but let us specifically begin this morning when the Chair of the National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity Committee brings his Bill, and even the Division of Revenue Bill. Let us create more time. I want to thank Members because yesterday we concluded despite the issue raised by Hon. T.J. which I think is varied and we will look at how to resolve that matter. It is varied and a contradiction, in fact. I beg to support."
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