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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murgor",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to also add my voice to those of my colleagues. Upfront, I very strongly support the Housing Bill because for those of us that have lived outside this country, we have enjoyed houses built by Governments using the citizens’ taxes. As a foreign student, I remember working as a librarian in a university. What little money I got after working for two weeks, the system made sure I paid tax whether I liked it or not; whether I was a student or a full time worker. We visit places and see wonderful housing settings. People live in better houses and we wish it would happen in Kenya. It cannot happen unless we go by way of taxation through the housing levy as the government has set. In addition to living in better settings, job opportunities are guaranteed. People who have probably not been able to work and earn anything will now do so through the constructions going on. They will be able to pay school fees for their children and make ends meet because of working in those sites. Secondly, there will be materials purchased from hardware shops and other places. Even from people who harvest trees. My colleague, Sen. Mungatana, was talking about building flat roof type houses. He will be busy providing poles and posts, so that the elevated buildings will benefit. This will change the nation through housing and job provision. I support."
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