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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "South Mugirango, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Silvanus Osoro",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. From the outset, I support the Report by the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning with regard to the Finance Bill. I will restrict myself to the Housing Levy. I once asked my grandfather where he was when his peers were being allocated huge tracks of land in Gusii. He told me that it did not matter to him to own huge tracks of land at that point because he could not imagine that the population will grow and that land will be inadequate. This is the same challenge we are facing as far as the Housing Levy is concerned. Because of the carelessness and the do not care attitude that my forefathers had on land allocation, even as a Member of Parliament, my house sits on a 50 by 100 piece of land in Kisii. It is the prerogative of every Government to think and create structures that define the future of a country. I am surprised that we are seated here just talking about matters today and now, not imagining what will befall this country as the population grows day-in-day out. When Members of Parliament rise on their feet to tell people that the housing issue is not a necessity… We all know that it is important to have food and clothing but shelter is also important. This Government is focused on that. When you refer to the importance of food, this Finance Bill has catered for that by zero-rating taxation on the farm inputs. In the coming days, the cost of food 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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