{"id":1254549,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1254549/?format=json","text_counter":302,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Githunguri, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Speaker, I was elected in Githunguri Constituency. My people cannot afford a meal a day. The cost of living is too high. The cost of unga is too high for them to have better welfare. I went to my people in Githunguri Constituency. They told me very loudly that the Government of Kenya - through the Finance Bill, 2023 - is punitive, oppressive and scandalous. We started off with the issue of housing. We came up with a contribution. We moved from it and made it a levy. We have moved from a levy and now we are calling it a tax. Is that not scandalous? For the welfare of the society and the just Government of the people, I, Gathoni Wamuchomba, say no to an oppressive Bill. Thank you."}