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    "id": 1169975,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1169975/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 5 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new subsection immediately after subsection (5) – (5A) A person who, immediately before the commencement of this Act, held the office of Commissioner General, member of the Board or Commissioner shall continue to hold office only for the unexpired period of their term. This amendment is intended to limit the term of the current Commissioner-General of the Kenya Revenue Service, if the House agrees with me, and the members of the board. This means that they shall continue to hold office for the unexpired term, and then the new members shall be recruited. If this House changes the name from the Kenya Revenue Authority to the Kenya Revenue Service, that will be a different body. So, we must insulate the current Commissioner-General and the current board in a transitional way so that the change of name does not affect their current status. They will be in office until the expiry of their time. This is a very fair amendment. It will protect the Service from any further litigation by busy bodies who are always around the streets of Nairobi. The current Commissioner-General was recruited by the Kenya Revenue Authority. So, as we change the name to the Kenya Revenue Service, we must protect the holders of those offices. 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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