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    "id": 1008454,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1008454/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lusaka",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": " Hon. Senators, I hereby report to the Senate that a Petition has been submitted through the office of the Clerk of the Senate by Mr. Collins Agutu Omolo, a citizen of the Republic of Kenya. As you are aware, under Article 119(1) of the Constitution and I quote - “Every person has a right to Petition Parliament to consider any matter within its authority, including enacting, amending or repealing any legislation.” Hon. Senators, the salient issues raised in the Petition are- (i)That under Section 23 of the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, pricing of pharmacy shall only be carried out in premises registered by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board and that application for registration of the premises shall be made to the Board and shall be accompanied by prescribed fees. (ii)That every year all 47 county governments enact Finance Act that require pharmacies to pay single business permits for premises inspected, licensed and regulated by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board. (iii)That the requirement for pharmacies to pay a single business permit to respective county governments as well as pay for registration of the same premise to the Pharmacy and Poisons Board amounts to double taxation (iv)That the mandate of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board is only limited to registration of premises for practicing pharmacies and regulation of the profession and has no power to intervene on single business permit fees levied by counties. Hon. Senators, the Petitioner, therefore, prays that the Senate intervenes with a view to enacting national legislation to remedy the situation and avoid double taxation by pharmacies, taking into consideration that pharmacy is a profession requiring advanced education and training. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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