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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill has become necessary due to the undesired situation in this country, where the cost of essential commodities has sky-rocketed beyond the common manâs reach. Last year, I brought a motion to this House regarding this Bill, and the Government acknowledged that the situation in the country was grave; it promised the House, and this nation, indeed, that it was taking measures to ensure that the price of commodities, especially maize meal, would be put under control by introduction of two packets of unga, one to cost Kshs52 and the other, for the well to do, to cost Kshs72. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are all aware that no such a thing has occurred in this country. Therefore, the price of commodities, including unga, which the Government wanted to waive tax on to make them affordable to the common mwananchi never materialized. So, this made me to proceed with my Motion and hence, the Bill. I would like to say that exploitation of man by man is an old adage. This is not in history but in the books which we read, like the old Bible and the Koran, where man has been warned against exploitation. This is what we are witnessing in this country. With regard"
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