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    "id": 1385530,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1385530/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13588,
        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "This Bill does not define what gross salary and gross income is. It is ambiguous. I am concerned that the space for public participation is not in this Bill. Why would we even go to public participation when we know that we are not going to incorporate the views of the people? I have gone through the report and the views submitted by the members of the public and even Government institutions were ignored by the Committee. Most importantly, the view by the Kenya Bankers Association that said that persons who already have their own houses be exempted from this. Why are you forcing people who have houses to be levied this money? In any case, you have to apply before you get this house. There are also punitive aspects in this Bill. The 3 per cent penalty per month is so huge. If you calculate it per annum, it comes to 36 per cent, which is way beyond the ---"
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