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    "id": 1062859,
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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": "Hon. Speaker, as we talk about the distress that our people are in, I want to agree that every time there is a lockdown, there are economic effects that come with it. After the restaurants were closed, I saw the Kenya Tourist Operators making some requests which should be looked into so that the visitors who had already booked are not affected by the cessation of movement or operation of restaurants. As a House and the Executive, we put in place many measures during the first wave to relieve our people from the economic distress, including a Kshs53 billion Fund to cushion members of the public. The distress is there and there is a tricky balance on how to continue to grow the economy while at the same time finding measures to cushion our people. I want to mention that when we removed the tax reliefs last year in December, Members were careful not to affect tax reliefs for the category of people earning Kshs24,000 and below. In its wisdom, this House agreed to preserve the tax relief for the low income earners and I want to thank the House for that. Hon. Speaker, availability of the vaccine is a big challenge now. As we go into a lockdown, many Members have stated that we can only flatten the curve if we are able to have many shots of vaccines into the arms of many Kenyans. We were told that we already have 1.2 million doses of vaccines and it would be important for the Departmental Committee on Health to apprise this House on the number of vaccines that we are getting into the country and how quickly we can distribute them because we have 47 million Kenyans and over 30 million who are eligible for vaccination. By doing this, we will be able to continue on the path of growth for our economy. With those many remarks, I beg to support."
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