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    "id": 993093,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/993093/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13184,
        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
        "slug": "abshiro-soka-halake"
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    "content": "affordable credit with the view to promote or support them to start businesses for wealth and employment creation. Additionally, the Government announced that the youth, women, persons with disability and (MSMEs) will soon be able to get cheap business loans from the Government. Mr. Speaker, Sir, according to the Islamic rules, loans that attract interest are not permissible. Unfortunately, the interest payable on these loans by financial institutions upon lending to women, youth, persons with disability and (MSMEs) locks out the Muslim Community from benefiting from such opportunities. Article 27 (4) and (5) of the Constitution imposes an obligation on the State and every State Organ not to discriminate directly or indirectly against any person on any ground, including race, sex, pregnancy, marital status, health status, ethnic or social origin, colour, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, dress, language or birth. Mr. Speaker, Sir, commercial banks with their profit orientation and thinking have managed to create certain interest free products targeting the Muslim Community. Taxpayer funded financial institutions should take a cue and be able to design some favourable terms and conditions that would be extend similar courtesy to the Muslim Community for this category of loans. I, therefore, urge that measures be put in place to ensure the Muslim Community is not discriminated against, but instead, considered and accommodated to enable them to benefit from taxpayer’s funds to which they are also a significant contributor. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rest my case and thank you."
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