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    "id": 1043587,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Chris Wamalwa",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. This Bill on amendment of the tax rates is coming at a time when this country is still being faced with the pandemic. I am wondering what the Government based on to amend this law. The positivity rate is still going up. The issue is worsening like never before. At the moment, our first line defense, the health care workers are dying. I thought this was the time the Government should put more measures to cushion the country. Unfortunately, it is the opposite. It is the responsibility of the Government to ensure that its people are safe. Of course, we know we need a delicate balance. For the Government to run, it needs something. The best principle when it comes to budgeting is to look at revenue. If your revenue has reduced maybe because of the pandemic, logic dictates that you harmonise your programmes. We know that in this country, as Hon. Mbadi has said, the big problem is governance and corruption. By returning those rates to where they were, we are not solving the problem. The other day, during a debate about the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) billionaires, the Report of the Departmental Committee on Health that came to the Floor of the House was more of a public relations (PR) exercise. The same people who are speaking today supported that Report. It is time that we come out clearly. We saluted His Excellency the President when he came up with the measures to cushion Kenyans. It was well received. I thought that those measures of cushioning Kenyans were supposed to be determined based on the COVID-19 situation in the country, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations and the positivity rate. Currently, the pandemic is worsening. I thought that the Government would put more measures in place. What confirms to the Government that the positivity rate has gone down? Look at the doctors. They are striking all 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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