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    "id": 1441716,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1441716/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mumias East, DAP-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Salasya",
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    "content": "more amendments without asking serious questions. Why did we not collect enough money during that period? The question that these Members of Parliament of Kenya Kwanza are not asking themselves is about the timing of this Finance Bill. It is not good and does not show a good picture of this nation. I have seen the President of Kenya travel the world trying to attract investors. Yet, you will realize that whatever is happening in this country is being broadcast virally to the entire world. This shows that Kenya is a country that cannot be predicted when it comes to taxation. Members of Parliament, you will note that most of our people are not happy out here. Those people elected us to represent them. By going ahead and imposing more taxes on digital content creators and yet, that is the only area that most of the young people that do not have the job opportunities are leaning on, is very unfair. It is high time we returned to the Budget we made as Members of Parliament. You will realize that we did not scrutinize it. The President said we should live within our means and, indeed, even Parliament. I want to thank the Hon. Speaker and the Clerk of the National Assembly. We are no longer traveling across the world the way we used to go and learn. Even the budget of Parliament is only Ksh400 million or something. The Office of the Prime Minister Cabinet Secretary is about Ksh1 billion plus something. The Office of the Deputy President is Ksh1.4 billion. The Office of the President is Ksh4 billion. The State House is Ksh7 billion. Is that what you mean by saying we should live within our means?"
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