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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": " There is only one Kimani in the House at this time. Hon. Sankok was asking which Hon. Kimani? I am telling him there is only one in the House, and thank you for the mask. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the Committee's Report. Let me begin by thanking the Chair, Hon. Gladys Nyasuna Wanga, for the very good exposition she made of their review of the proposals in the Finance Bill. One of the things I truly appreciate that the Committee has done is to be very cognisant of the times we are living in today. The Committee has appreciated that with the COVID-19 Pandemic and very many people having lost jobs, we cannot afford to increase taxes at this time especially on very basic commodities like bread, wheat and maize flour, with the proposals that was there in the Finance Bill to move some of these things like bread and maize flour from being zero rated. In addition, they have maintained the zero rating of commodities like bread, maize and wheat flour. This then means that our bakers and millers can claim back their input VAT and, therefore, the prizes of bread and flour remain unchanged. I also appreciate the deletion of some of the clauses that had also been proposed especially the clause as has been alluded to by Hon. Omboko on increasing Excise Duty on motorcycles by 15 per cent. It is true that very many of our young and vulnerable people have no jobs and this include graduates as much as the debate now is on whether Members of Parliament, Senators and members of county assemblies (MCAs) should be graduates. However, many of our graduates are out there riding motorcycles and it was very insensitive of the National Treasury and the Executive to think of increasing Excise Duty on motorcycles in a sector that is employing thousands of 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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