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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Methu",
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        "legal_name": "Methu John Muhia",
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    "content": "those people. He has given Kshs50 billion as a startup, that is just for the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME), we are seeing the commitment. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on the universal health coverage, if you look at paragraph 35 of the President’s speech, he said that the Government will invest in promotional issues of health so that people are aware of the issues that are there in matters health and most importantly in giving preventive care. I was sharing with my colleagues here, if you look at the WhatsApp of all the Senators that are here, they will be in a WhatsApp group of a person that needs support. We would try and help, but we may not be able to help all of them. If we are able to get a coverage - that is why we are very happy that in his speech - he is spoke about restructuring the NHIF so that it takes care of the chronic illnesses that have not been taken care of for a long time. Diseases like cancer and many other diseases back at home are impoverishing our people. When we say that we need a healthcare scheme that will be able to have all of us on board, the rich the poor and everybody, that will be a very good thing and I would wish that we are able to support that proposal by the Government without being partisan. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as I wind up, there is one thing that the President has proposed and it is in paragraph 43, about renaming Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to Kenya Revenue Services (KRS). Budgets of this country are run and funded by the people. We cannot be harassing the same people that we expect to be funding the Government. In fact, the people who are harassing the business people are getting paid by the very same business people. Hon. Senators who are here and had an opportunity to go and visit Keroche Brewery in Naivasha, were told that they are paying taxes of about Kshs90 million every month and the company had been closed down for nine months. In essence, the Government lost Kshs810 million. I would equate it to what the Deputy President keeps on saying that it is like you have a cow and because there are some problems when you are milking, it is not giving enough milk, you take a knife and you pierce its udder so as to see what exactly is inside. We would want a revenue service that will be able to even listen to our business people. We should be able to create an enabling environment rather that killing businesses. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as a young Senator, I am very impressed by the proposal by His Excellency the President on the creation of a State Department on digital economy. You appreciate that in terms of internet literacy in East and Central Africa, Kenya is leading. We need to take advantage and tap on the exposure that our people have so that we are able to make money instead just being on social media. We should use internet to make money. Our people are---"
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