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    "content": "for her TikTok page. In the video, she said that she could not find stones because the community that provides stones was missing in action. So, she was wondering where the stones were. Hon. Speaker, going back to this Bill, it is important to note that the Finance Bill for the previous year has made Kenya the 27th fastest-growing country worldwide. I want to ask the Members seated on my side to look at The Financial Times . Kenya is the 27th fastest growing country in the world because of the Bill that we passed last year. Hon. Speaker, because of passing a good Bill, led by the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, the Nairobi Stock Exchange is now the best stock exchange in the world. That is not according to Rachael Nyamai or the Speaker of the National Assembly or the President of this country, Hon. (Dr) William Samoei Ruto, but according to The Financial Times . Hon. Speaker, education is an equaliser. This Bill proposes an allocation of approximately Ksh656 billion to education. Some of us found our way here because we went to school. Our parents never saw a classroom. My own parents never stepped in a classroom. My father was not literate. He was an assistant chief, but he was not literate. So, I am only here because I got education. Let us support this Bill for the Ksh656 billion that is going to education. I also support this Bill because it is giving an opportunity to our industries. The Bill is proposing a taxation for phones that have been assembled outside Kenya. However, the four companies that are set up in Kenya are being given opportunity and those phones are not going to be taxed. We would like these companies to continue working so that they can hire our boys and girls, and we can have technicians working there. Hon. Speaker, concerning sanitary towels, the proposed taxation is on sanitary towels and pampers from outside the country. Those who have set up production plants in Kenya, hiring our children, are not going to be taxed. This is an effort towards job creation. This Bill is also proposing an additional Ksh15 million per constituency towards electricity for the last mile connectivity. Hon. Members, what else do we want? We must tell Kenyans the truth – that, the Government has decided to light up this country. We need to extend the working hours. We need to ensure that there is energy in our villages, including Mutomo, Ikutha, Kanziko and Kasaala. They must have power so that they are able to work longer and provide jobs. Hon. Speaker, every country aspires to have a net budget. I want to go to the figures, and I will be careful as advised by my friend here. I had never looked at Hon. Mbadi’s eyes nicely before but today I looked directly into his eyes. His eyes are very good. He has told me that..."
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