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    "id": 1441562,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Igembe South, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Paul Mwirigi",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I also rise to contribute to this Bill. Kenyans sent us to this House to represent them. This Bill has come at the right time. Two weeks ago, we passed the Budget and this Finance Bill is targeting to fund it. Kenyans have been fed with lies that some taxes that were introduced would harm them. However, I want to inform them that taxes like the one on bread, motor vehicles, cooking oil and M-PESA were all dropped. Yesterday, we stood together and did what Kenyans sent us to. This Bill is targeting to improve the economy of this country and, therefore, the taxes collected would help improve the infrastructure of this country. The taxes collected through this Finance Bill will help improve the infrastructure in our country. I am a happy parliamentarian because my constituency will receive Ksh50 million for the electrification of villages. The NG-CDF will also receive an additional Ksh10 billion, thus my constituency will receive an additional Ksh30 million. Those funds will help me to do more work for my people. Most of the farmers in my constituency do not get their products to the market on time, because their competitors have invested in importations. The imposition of tax on imported goods will help local sunflower and canola farmers to access a better market, thereby improving 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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