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"speaker_name": "North Imenti, Independent",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Rahim Dawood",
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"content": " Thank you. I will give you way, Hon. Nyikal. As I said, there is no way we can give tax exemption to one firm - Blue Nile of Mr Rao - so that he can sell his products cheaper than other industrialists producing steel in Kenya. Hon. Temporary Speaker, there was a time when Members of Parliament used to get a duty exemption on the importation of vehicles. I once went to ask Hon. David Mwiraria, the former Cabinet Secretary for Finance, if I could get an exemption on the importation of a car. He told me that it was not possible because it had been cut off. We need to do away with all subsidy programmes, waivers of duty and other things unless it is an emergency and it is brought to the Floor of this House. We should not just give the leeway to the Cabinet Secretary. Therefore, we may have to make some changes in the law. I will give Hon. Nyikal an opportunity because he wants to move an amendment."
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