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    "id": 1441141,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bumula, DAP-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Wanami Wamboka",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for this opportunity. From the onset, I oppose the Finance Bill for the very reason that we are of the people who have spoken. Over time, Kenyans are losing their cool day by day. As we witnessed on Tuesday, Kenyans, especially young ones, whom I want to congratulate, were on the street saying this Bill is not good. They are the people who sent us here. My people of Bumula have told me that they are overburdened, no more burdening, and I should vote no. They are the ones who elected me. I must go by what they say. The Committee, in its Report, proposes to increase the Road Maintenance Levy from Ksh18 to Ksh25 per litre for all petroleum fuels. If this proposal passes, it will directly increase the price of fuel by about Ksh7. However, this proposal may not be effective. You tell boda boda operators that they are your people on the ground, and you will uplift them from the bottom up. At the same time, you want them to buy fuel at a higher price. How are they going to manage? I want to tell the Chairman of this Committee that when people are overburdened, they cannot afford these taxes. You must review the 2023/2024 Finance Bill and realise that you did not achieve what The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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