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    "id": 1004266,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1004266/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipkelion, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Limo",
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    "content": " Hon. Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended in Clause 11 (a) by: (a) inserting the following sub-paragraph immediately after sub-paragraph (i) “(ia) deleting tariff numbers 8309.90.90 and its corresponding description appearing in paragraph 39 (3)”; (b) deleting paragraph (viii). (c) inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (viii) (ix) deleting paragraph 108; Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I will explain all the parts. The first part was actually an amendment to remove the exemption of aluminum pilfer proof caps under tariff no. 8309.90.90. The exemption of this product is no longer relevant and the stakeholders and the National Treasury agreed that it is no longer relevant or no longer an item which is used. On part (b), the second amendment in the Bill which sought to delete the exemption that was available for machinery and equipment in the construction of plastics recycling plants, was actually introduced in 2019, to encourage investment in plastic recycling in line with what has been implemented in Kenya. We no longer use plastics and, therefore, we encouraged recycling so that they do not spoil the environment. The next one is that because of the COVID-19 period, which is actually hurting lives of Kenyans, the Committee realised that the best way is to ensure that all essential goods, including bread and milk, which we did in the Tax Law are zero-rated. What we are, therefore, proposing in this Bill and will come later under Clause 12 without anticipating debate, is to move unga prices from the current exempt to zero-rated. To align to that, we have to remove unga and supply of maize flour and others, including wheat…What we are doing here is to remove it from exempt because we would be moving to zero. So, that is the explanation."
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