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    "speaker_name": "Marakwet West, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Timothy Kipchumba",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. At the outset, I rise to support the letter, the spirit and the intent of this piece of proposed legislation, but with a rider. I support the same as proposed by the Committee. The reason I say I support the Bill with the amendments by the Committee is that the Bill, as it was brought to this House, was a Bill that was in the mind of the Executive. Hon. Speaker, the reason this House is given time to interrogate a Bill is so that we can get the input of the Members of Parliament here and also get the input of the members of the public through public participation. When the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning went to collect the views from the public, they never went to collect the views of Kenya Kwanza public. They never went to collect the views of Azimio supporters, and they never went to collect the views of individuals. They went to collect the views of collective Kenyans. If there were no amendments to this Bill, I would have opposed it. But because of the amendments that have been reflected in the Report of the Committee, I will support the Bill purely on the proposed amendments by the Committee. Hon. Speaker, there were acrimonious and contentious clauses in that Bill. The members of the public were told about the 2.5 per cent. That proposed amendment by the Committee is the one I support. I have read the voluminous Report in its entirety. The 2.5 per cent tax on motor vehicle has been deleted pursuant to the opinion of the public. I commend the Committee led by Hon. Kimani Kuria. They said that the 2.5 per cent was based on the Income Tax Act. They said the Income Tax Act only deals with income and not assets as the motor vehicle. That is the reason I support. Hon. Speaker, the second reason is that this year, the Committee on Budget and Appropriations led by Ndindi Nyoro proposed certain fundamental amendments and brought a budget to this House. One of the issues was the issue of equality in the allocation of resources, particularly concerning electricity. Hon. Speaker, every constituency was given Ksh50 million. I saw my friends from the other aisle supporting that proposal. But the question is: How do we fund it? How do we get the Ksh50 million if we do not pass this Finance Bill? All of us from this aisle and from the Opposition supported the increment in NG-CDF. If we do not have enough money to support that increment, how shall we, as a country or as Members of Parliament, get that funding? On the issue of Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) internships, there have been demonstrations outside there. Internship teachers have been saying that they want to be confirmed. I sit in the Committee on Education and Research in this House."
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