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    "id": 1357286,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1357286/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "Senate Majority Leader, I want to call you a very special name ‘Majority’, not even Senator. You have talked about a very pertinent issue on taxation. I agree with you, to some extent, that we must raise some capital to help our country deal with the issue of debt. However, it cannot be we are going towards over- taxation. When you raise taxes to the extent that we have seen in the past few months, whether you like it or not, businesses have to make a decision. Are you aware that 30 per cent of the businesses that the President found have now closed down? This includes Saracen, which is one of the biggest marketing agencies in the country. They have crossed borders and opened offices in other countries to avoid high taxation. The consequence, therefore, becomes other means of seeking revenue befalls the President. That is why he is forced to start looking for resources in other places such as Identification Cards (IDs), death certificates and other channels that cannot raise revenue. High taxation is what we are talking about. I urge the Senate Majority Leader to think about moderate taxation and not high taxation that is killing businesses in this country. It is not a point of order. It is a point of information."
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