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    "id": 1003334,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1003334/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ruaraka, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. T.J. Kajwang’",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 2712,
        "legal_name": "Tom Joseph Kajwang'",
        "slug": "kajwang-tom-joseph-francis"
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    "content": ". I thought it was immoral that in a pandemic like this, one would ever want to put VAT on maize. What is the value added in maize that would make somebody increase taxes on it to raise its price? Maize is now Khs100 getting to Ksh120 per one kilogramme. Would somebody be mad when our people all over are asking for donations? You go to your constituency and people tell you coronavirus is killing them and they want unga . They want to eat. Who in his little mind would think that legislators would pass such a thing? The Chairman of this Committee, if you have not taken note, you can know that we will not pass this. And if you are not going to bring an amendment, I will do it. That is what I wanted to speak about. Now that I am on my feet, this road tax that everybody seems to be praising has to be looked at again. It is well thought but wrongly executed. This is not how it works. This will end up being the same thing we have had at Gilgil. It will still be a failure because it only increases fare. And it will cause road congestion in Mavoko and Gilgil. How it is done elsewhere is different. First of all, we have to have companies which are building express highways, so that if you decide to come from Mavoko or from Sultan Hamud, your first destination is Kericho. If you use 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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