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"speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know very well that in matters to do with law, you either comply fully or you do not comply. You cannot appear before a judge and argue that: “Because I have followed all the other nine laws, permit me to break this particular law.” If Kenya is serious and if, indeed, we are the big brother as Sen. Pareno has said, then it is incumbent upon us to respect each and every EAC Treaty that we have entered into and signed as a country. This is one serious one. If we violate it, we shall be sending a very bad signal. Finally, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on this very important issue about debt restructuring, because it is one of the high points that the Acting Cabinet Secretary keeps on hinting in the media, I have also seen the same being repeated on the Floor of this House that we are using this particular debt to retire commercial loans so that we can use concessional loans. We, as a Committee, requested the Acting Cabinet Secretary to present us with evidence of any institution that is willing to do so. This is because, as we know, this is the problem with Kenyans. Sometimes when a Kenyan priest finds himself in a mosque, he still wants to pretend as if he is an authority in matters to do with a particular religion. People who do not understand economics want to lecture us on things that they know"
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