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    "id": 1120637,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1120637/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 129,
        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": "Parliament is the issue of taxation which I feel should be a shared responsibility in time. We will never stop making that case as observed by the Supreme Court. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, if your build a big house and have nothing inside it, you will not have resolved the problem. It is good that Kenya is working hard on its infrastructure because that is good for the economy and the people. However, if people’s pockets are empty or if the standards of living are too high for the people, then some of the major capital expenditures that we are making may not benefit the people at the end. For the future, our Government should be very clear on the issue of debt and taxation. As I said yesterday, the American revolution was based on the question of taxation. Somebody said that taxation without representation is like tyranny. However, I say that over taxation is slavery. If all that you are working for is consumed by tax, then your spirit for hard work will be eliminated. The authorities must always think that in as much as they want to do certain things for public good, they must always be conscious of the fact that people need to eat, have shelter good hospitals and medicine as well as clothing. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are people in this town who earn Kshs10,000 per month and Sen. Sakaja can confirm that. If you earn Kshs10,000 a month and the cost of boarding a matatu goes up by even three shillings, you suffer. The one who has to pay the extra cost of transport out of his Kshs10,000 salary suffers. An increase in fuel prices leads to an increase in food tuffs, medicine, transport and housing. Fuel is a primary commodity. It does not only affect one sector. The cost of fuel and electricity are primary towards production. If you want people to generate more wealth, you have to be careful on how you increase the cost of fuel. I hope that we will have a resolution at the end of this. I hope that we will censure the two cabinet secretaries. I also urge the National Assembly to speed up the contemplated legislation to deal with this matter. I hope that the Senate can make a representation by way of a message that the legislation is required like yesterday. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I beg to move and request Sen. Wetangula to second."
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