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    "id": 133829,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Musyimi",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also stand to support Vote 07 for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance. However, I want to make some comments. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you are aware and I know you know, the struggle for a new Constitution that we have had for many years was the struggle about fairness, justice, equity and a fair distribution of power and equitable distribution of resources. That being the case, one asks the question; what is it that makes it so difficult for intelligent people--- And Kenyans are very intelligent when you listen to them in workshops and Parliament, they make sense. What is it that is lacking? There is a connection that is missing. For example, the levels of taxation in this country today, are almost unacceptable. They are very high. We are one of the most heavily taxed citizens of any decent country. Taxation seems somewhat out of proportion to the way the money is spent. As one looks at these problems, it is quite obvious that we can stand here today and support this Vote, which we do but until we fix our politics, we shall be going round in circles chasing our own tails. We must fix our politics! We must sort out this issue of the debate on the Constitution. We must not just be people who make policies. We must be prepared to have the stomach to implement the policies we make. It would seem to me that Kenya is awash with good policies. This place is replete with wonderful documents in the shelves of Ministers and Government offices across the country. However, the way to implement these policies fairly, equitably and in a manner which is reasonable in the service of the common good seems to be lacking. As I support this budget, we must come back to ourselves because this place is the place that drives our politics. We should begin to reflect on this and commit ourselves to fix our politics. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am privileged to be the chair of one of the House Committees, one of the things I noticed and which seems to be the case across all the"
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