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    "id": 1346477,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiambaa, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Njuguna Kawanjiku",
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    "content": "very small amount of money as tax. We should ensure that we do not burden our country with loans and debts that are now overboard. We cannot sustain them anymore because we do not have enough revenue to run our country. This country belongs to all of us. We need development, and therefore, we should ensure that these taxes are put into correct use. After collecting enough revenue, we must make sure that the money is put into correct use. Hon. Temporary Speaker, corruption must be dealt with. There is no way that Kenyans pay these taxes and the money ends up in a few people’s pockets. As we support revenue collection, we must also make sure that there is prudent use of these taxes. When it comes to Government projects and civil servants, we must ensure that there are checks and balances such that every coin collected is put into correct use. We must enhance mechanisms of fighting corruption. Th EACC must perform its role. We must make sure that the procurement process is adhered to, and once taxes have been collected, they are prudently used. It is high time we reviewed our tax policy. We should support the Chair and the Committee as they come up with better terms and methodologies of collecting taxes. With those remarks, I support."
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