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    "id": 1043757,
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    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Gladys Wanga",
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        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": "and we have to wash it down properly with water. Let me thank Members who have contributed strongly and variedly to this Bill. I want to thank Members for their support and for rising up as true leaders of this nation who know when to give and when to take. I want to mention one thing. We had said that we are still in consultation on the issue of simplification of tax bands and ensuring that the vulnerable category of those who are earning under Kshs24, 000 continue to be protected. If we were to fall back to the exact tax bands as they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, we will end up hurting the vulnerable who are earning Kshs24,000 and below. The new tax bands ensure that there is simplification and nobody loses. We have had serious discussions on this and we have asked for a simulation of what the new tax bands mean. This is going to be circulated to Members, so that they can see that we are protecting the lowest earners using the new tax bands and nobody, including the middle and higher income earners, is losing. If we retain the tax bands as they were, we will hurt the vulnerable in our society. So, in order to retain that, the new tax bands will now take effect. I would like to ask Members that when we go to the Committee of the Whole House stage, they support the new tax bands because they retain the protection for the vulnerable as we revert to the previous taxation rates. It is a good thing. With those many remarks, I beg to reply."
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