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    "id": 1102594,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiharu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ndindi Nyoro",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samson Ndindi Nyoro",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support. By the way I have already written to your office proposing that we amend the VAT Act, the Excise Duty Act and also the Fuel Levy Fund Act so that we try to bring the prices of fuel lower. The recent increase in fuel product prices is not just insensitive but it is very inconsiderate to the people of Kenya. At such a time that our economy is at its knees it was despicable to see our Government increasing the cost of life to Kenyans. Our economy runs on fuel products across. Even a big proportion of our electricity is generated from diesel. Therefore, an increment in fuel prices of petrol, diesel and kerosene and recently the LPG gas is a very despicable act. I want to tell this Government, especially EPRA that sets these prices, that the prices of fuel products in Kenya must fall. As we sit in this House, we are going to do whatever it takes like what I have already done in proposing the amendments in three Acts of Parliament. We are also going to do even extra actions so that this Government can really understand the pain of the people that we represent. 55 per cent of the pump prices is actually money that goes to our Government through taxes and levies. We have an accumulation of nine different taxes and levies that account to over 55 per cent of the fuel prices. The landing cost of fuel in Kenya per litre currently is below Ksh55. Therefore, the Government must rescind the appetite for taxation so that we can pass the benefit to the consumers of fuel by lowering the current prices especially of diesel, petrol and kerosene."
}