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"speaker_name": "Kiharu, JP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Ndindi Nyoro",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. In my view, the Report from the Committee is a bit shallow and frivolous. One, it is not far-reaching in its recommendations. In the same measure, I bemoan that today the EPRA came out and purported to reduce the fuel prices in Kenya, especially around Nairobi, by Kshs5. Kenyans expect more than just Kshs5. I also have to say that we need to remove politics from the entire matrix of fuel. We saw one of our politicians last week purporting to have directed that the fuel prices come down. We need to look at this issue objectively because it is about the cost of living, the lives of the Kenyan people and the efficiency of our economy. Our economy relies on fuel. Most of our industries operate on fuel, that is diesel and petrol. To some extent, generation of electricity in this country is done through diesel. Therefore, we need to take this matter with the weight it deserves. It is on the same measure that I request that since this Motion has two-and-a-half hours, we should exhaust that time because this is an important matter and it should not be rushed. We should not be seen out there like we are playing to the gallery and yet, the Motion has enough time for Members to deliberate and ventilate. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we need to correct some of the issues peddled out there and especially on several platforms, that it is this Parliament that increased VAT on fuel products. Kenyans deserve to know that this House stood by the wishes of Kenyans. In 2018, this House was for zero-rating of the fuel products in this country. It is the President of Kenya who went against the wishes of Kenyans by sending a Memorandum to this House and imposed an 8 per cent VAT on fuel products. The fuel prices in Kenya, the taxes and levies account for 55 per cent of the pump prices. If you look at the global oil prices in terms of crude prices, they have not significantly changed this year. The prices have been stable."
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