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    "id": 1341440,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1341440/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ken Chonga",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 33(1), I rise to seek leave for the adjournment of the House to discuss a definite matter of urgent national importance regarding the skyrocketing fuel prices in the country. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), in its latest price review, revised the fuel prices for Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene upwards by Ksh16.96, Ksh21.32 and Ksh33.13, respectively, leading to a cost of over Ksh200 per litre. This surge in fuel prices has caused serious apprehension among Kenyans as these prices are the highest in the country’s history taking into consideration the levels of purchasing power of the majority of the people of Kenya. Hon. Deputy Speaker, while it is acknowledged that global demand and supply factors influence the fuel prices, the sharp increase in fuel prices coupled with the numerous taxes will take the country’s economic growth backwards, as prices of most goods and services are pegged on such rates. Instructively, taxes account for up to 40 percent of the fuel pricing in the country. It is against this background that I seek leave for the adjournment of the House to discuss this matter of urgent national importance with a view to finding sustainable solutions to the ever-increasing fuel prices so as to alleviate the burden on Kenyans. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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