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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, a lot has been said, and it has been a learning experience. There are many things we are doing in Government. Recently, with the Ministry of Immigration and the Ministry of Finance, we managed to give a 50 per cent reduction on visa fees. A visa fee in Kenya is US$50 and our competitors including Egypt charge only US$20, Mexico and the Caribbean charge US$25. We are in that range. I know many people are talking about Tanzania which charges US$50. We do not necessarily compete with Tanzania. South Africa which is our major competitor charges no visa fees for Americans and Europeans. We are therefore, competing internationally not regionally. Therefore, let us appreciate that visa fees should not be taken as revenue for Government. A serious Government should not depend on visa fees as part of their sustained programmes. I think the Government should even abolish visa fees. Why should people pay premium as a privilege fee to come into your country and you are in need of them? I believe it is a way of vetting, though there are other modern ways of vetting. This is the time we can encourage more people to come into the country by waiving the visa fees. With those few remarks, I beg to move."
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