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    "id": 1087264,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1087264/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "That is why we are talking about bottom-up economy because we need to teach hustlers like him how to make money. The point is that we set up the cyber security unit in that Bill. However, given the challenges of this Republic, knowing that our economy is not doing so well, we need to think of how we can generate revenue through imposition of taxes on many of these platforms that get contents from Kenyans free of charge. For instance, we can generate revenue from the videos that young people are doing on Tik Tok, twitter and posts that they make on Facebook which end up creating revenue for these companies which do not pay a single tax in this Republic, despite doing business. Sen. Falhada would help us better because our Government has a way of tracking and ensuring that we get a report – and I am sure it will shock the country of how much in revenue, Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok and Google have generated within the borders of Kenya. You will be shocked that they do not pay a single shilling in tax. Those are the areas that we need to impose tax on as opposed to bread and unga. The people in the national Treasury need to think better. There are avenues through which we can generate revenue for this country and use that revenue to cure some of the social ills that have been enlisted by our colleague, Sen. Falhada, this afternoon. You ring-fence part of that money and ensure that it goes to The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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