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    "id": 1061317,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1061317/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Saku, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ali Rasso",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dido Ali Raso",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The issue of tax is very important. It is not something to take lightly as representatives of the people in this House. If a particular form of tax collection is adopted, it must apply across the board. Why do we have that infrastructure across this country? The idea of having a regulation is for the purpose of uniformity so that Kenyans know these are the regulations along which a particular tax system applies. What we must not lose sight of is the idea of saying if it can apply in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu or Eldoret, and then it can apply across the country in Mandera, Marsabit and Lodwar. Since the Committee has tabled this and they are in agreement, we believe in their wisdom and deliberations. However, what is really important for me sitting in this House is that it must be a system that will be able to support itself in terms of tax collection across the country; that where there is no available infrastructure, it must be put in place to ensure that those in that tax bracket are able to pay their tax. Thank you."
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