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    "id": 1102554,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, thank you very much. This House must rise to the occasion. Let me be very clear and tell the country that this House rejected the increase in price and imposition of VAT on petroleum products, but the President used his powers under Article 115. Hon. Speaker, that is provided for in the Constitution in order for the President to protect the Constitution from possible excesses of the Legislature. I have looked at other jurisdictions and realised that the former President of the United States of America (USA), Mr. Barrack Obama, during his eight-year tenure, used the veto power four times. President Kenyatta has used it more than any other President – a total of over 35 times. The country must know that it is not Parliament. In fact, we need to go to Judges Odunga and Joan Ngugi for them to interpret for us Article 115 of the Constitution. On the matter of fuel, for every litre of petrol you buy, Kshs78 goes to taxation. I want to tell the House that Excise Duty is Kshs15 per litre; Kshs18 goes to the Road Maintenance Levy Fund; Kshs7 goes to the Petroleum Development Fund and Kshs2 goes to the Petroleum Levy Fund. Value Added Tax (VAT) is Kshs12 for every litre of petrol and Kshs8 for every litre of diesel. Cumulatively, out of the Kshs145 you pay for a litre of petrol, Kshs78 goes to taxation. It is factual. It is in the books. This House must rise to the occasion. We must bring a Bill. You have the powers. Give us that waiver. You want to become a candidate in the next election and this is good for you. Let us not wait for Hon. Wanga and the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Energy. The House was on recess. She should have prepared a Bill. The President cannot use Article 115 to harass Kenyans. The whole thing is about IMF, who said we must charge VAT. The President is using his powers to make innocent hustlers in Kenya suffer."
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