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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Indeed, I agree with you. I was proposing to the Member for Nyando that this is something that we should consider legislating on. It is true that many constituencies and county offices are suffering because of penalties that are not occasioned by delays by our constituencies and county managers, but delays in release of the Exchequer by the National Treasury. The Finance Bill and the amendments to it that the Committee brought last week and we debated is something the Member of Nyando should consider. He should bring an amendment to the Income Tax Act to exempt, not just our constituency and county offices, but also many Government bodies that get penalised because the National Treasury has not remitted money to them. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg your indulgence. My point of order is on a matter that is not on the Order Paper. I have consulted with the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security, Hon. Mwathi. There was a request for a statement that he was to respond to today and indicate when he will be tabling a report on the withdrawal of the security of the Deputy President. When he was away early in the week, Hon. Speaker directed that he responds today and he has indicated that he is ready."
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