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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungatana, MGH",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to also say a few things. First of all, I acknowledge the industry of our colleagues who sat on this Report and were able to come up with this document. There are many good things in it and I stand to support it. I would like to start by looking at the summary of recommendations that were made and agree that when we do an election, there is a loser and a winner. Those who win and form government are given the mandate to govern the country. From where I stand, it is totally incorrect and uncalled for the opposition to come inside government to try and legislate tax measures. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we can agree on many things, but if you do not like the way the government of the day is running the tax regime; it is your responsibility to educate your people, supporters and the Kenyan people so that you are given that opportunity. It is incorrect to try and run government--- How do you say that fuel levy should be at this level? How do we say that the taxation of fuel should be at this level yet you are not in government? It is equivalent to telling a governor to raise some taxation measures and not others. You run for the race and lost the seat. Let us distinguish clearly what is bipartisan and what is not. Let us be very clear that you cannot legislate the cost of living in a document like this. You cannot set up an economic council with members of opposition in a meeting like this---"
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