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    "id": 1032928,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1032928/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Mbui",
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    "content": "forest fires does not solve a problem of flooding because that was not the problem in the beginning. These are separate issues. One is Coronavirus which we understand and has to be dealt with, the other one is the fights every five years and the economic downturn that this country takes every five years because of political competition. So, I want to say that I am supporting the BBI. I am also supporting the fight against Coronavirus. But let us go to what the Government has done on the fight against Coronavirus because, when people speak, it is like there is nothing that has been done. Healthcare workers are getting Kshs6 billion under the UHC coverage for recruitment of 5,000 health workers and 11,000 interns. That is a positive move. Those businesses, be they micro-sized, medium-sized and small enterprises are also benefiting tremendously because there is a temporary suspension of listing by the CRB. We have reduced taxes from 30 per cent to 25 per cent. We have also reduced VAT from 16 per cent to 14 per cent. Ministries are being told to pay pending bills up to Kshs13 billion. The Government is saying: “Hasten the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) VAT returns.” A Kshs5 billion credit guarantee is being given. So much is being done by this Government to support people who have been affected by the Coronavirus, not forgetting the Kazi Mtaani Programme and desks that have been given out to schools. I agree with the President. He has done quite a bit. However, a lot more can be done."
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