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    "id": 1457871,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1457871/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiambaa, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Njuguna Kawanjiku",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I seek to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Committee on Delegated Legislation relating to claims that the Blue Nile Rolling Mills Limited, a company in the steel production industry and which operates under a Special Operating Framework Agreement (SOFA) was illegally granted tax exemptions. To lay a basis for this, the Blue Nile Rolling Mills entered into a Special Operating Framework with the Government in the year 2020 and was subsequently granted various tax exemptions. Article 5 of the Agreement provides that the company is exempted from Income Corporate Tax of up to 10 per cent for the first five years; Value Added Tax (VAT), Import Duty (ID), Import Declaration Fee (IDF) and the Railway Development Levy (RDL) in respect of all raw materials imported by the company. This has led to loss of public funds in unpaid The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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