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"speaker_name": "Kitui South, JP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Rachael Nyamai",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. First of all, I thank the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, Hon. Gladys Wanga and her Committee for doing a good job. They have not only dealt with those two Petitions; they have gone to the media to improve the image of Parliament. It is not because of this House that the prices of fuel have gone high. Clearly, the Report has indicated thus. I thank the Committee for focusing on the Acts that need to be amended in order to reduce the cost of fuel, but Kshs12 is still on the higher side. Now, it is Kshs130 for petrol and even if you go down by Kshs12, it is still high. This afternoon, I have seen that the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has reduced fuel price by Kshs5. I think that price is still unaffordable to most Kenyans. I would like to focus on the matter of LPG and reiterate that the 16 per cent VAT on LPG is a serious matter. Besides, in our villages, we have not been seeing as much charcoal as we are seeing today. Those who represent rural constituencies will tell you that there are heaps and heaps of charcoal that we have not been seeing before because our constituents cannot afford clean energy because the prices have gone up by about Kshs800. I thank the Committee for focusing on The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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