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    "id": 1082642,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1082642/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Roysambu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Isaac Ndirangu",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Waihenya Ndirangu",
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    "content": "Tanzania is relatively lower in comparison to the excise duty charged in Kenya. This has resulted in unscrupulous traders preferring to smuggle items through the long and porous Kenya-Tanzania border which is one of the longest border boundary in East Africa. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the introduction of 10 per cent import duty on non-East African countries has resulted in the decrease in volumes of hardwood import in Kenya. This may lead to deforestation in the country and reduction of revenue. There is need to examine the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) Policy in Kenya and carry out a comparative study between our programs policy of SEZ and those of Uganda and Rwanda. There are reports of some businesses relocating to these two countries simply because of favourable policies and use of doing business. If we hope to succeed, we need to do a comparative study between our duties and those of our neighbouring countries. The cost of electricity for manufacturers in Kenya is high compared to Uganda which has lower prices for electricity. Indeed, we import part of our electricity from that country. So, manufacturing in our industrial zones makes products more expensive than those produced in our neighbouring countries. This could be seen by the increase in the number of manufactured products being imported from Uganda to Kenya e.g. tiles, steel bars and soft drinks which we import a lot from our neighbouring countries."
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