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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Gladys Wanga",
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        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": "(Homa Bay (CWR), ODM): Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Report by the Departmental Committee on Budget and Appropriations. I thank the Departmental Committee on Budget and Appropriations for putting in a lot of work in coming up with this Report within the short time that was available. I would also like to thank the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning for the work they put in in scrutinising the budget for the departments and commissions that fall under our Committee. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we do this budget under the reality of significant resource constraints. The whole world is reeling under the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and an under-performing economy. This is a reality that has hit Kenyans with job losses and with inability of Kenyans who were able to feed their families now being unable to fend for their families. In the last financial year, we had a raft of COVID-19 relief measures which provided relief and cushion for many families. We had deductions in Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE), we had deductions in the Value Added Tax (VAT), and we had deductions in corporate taxes so that we 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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