{"id":1043949,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1043949/?format=json","text_counter":296,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dagoretti South, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. John Kiarie","speaker":{"id":13322,"legal_name":"John Kiarie Waweru","slug":"john-kiarie-waweru"},"content":" Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I believe that no one holds brief for me, not even the Leader of the Majority Party. I cannot be gagged especially by an individual who enjoys a lot of airtime on the Floor of this House. My point was that even in the Report that we got from the Committee, there was a recommendation by the National Treasury itself saying that by putting this amendment, we shall be losing close to Kshs12.6 billion that would have gone to the Exchequer. However, I had a discussion over lunch with the Hon. Chair of this Committee and I was also able to have a discussion with the former Minister of Finance who understands these matters very well. I was able to understand that our people who are hustlers stand to benefit if we can allow for exemption of these taxes. It is only for that reason - believing that the hustlers in this nation shall benefit from this exemption - that I withdraw this amendment. However, I believe it is well within my rights to also prosecute my point."}