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    "id": 1495091,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1495091/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "With those remarks, this is a good mediated version of the National Rating Bill, and I hope we will pass it to allow counties and the national Government to do rating. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when the National Assembly tried to pass the Finance Bill, 2024, I had seen a proposal of a number of taxations which did not affect the mwananchi in order to raise Kshs170 billion meant to fill in the deficit. Therefore, as we raise the Kshs170 billion, I request the Government to return Kshs20 billion for the allocation to counties for them to get Kshs402 billion. Some of the taxes that were supposed to be introduced in the Finance Bill did not have any relationship with the local mwananchi . Some of them were carbon taxes and eco taxes, where, if you have an iPhone or a Samsung and it expires or becomes obsolete, how is it destroyed? That was why we wanted to introduce the eco tax in the Finance Bill, 2024. This tax was targeting the manufacturers of phones, cars and electronics. We would like Kenyans to understand that, and I hope with the national rating, we can resolve some of these problems we are facing, and assist financial institutions, governments and Kenyans. With these remarks, I congratulate the Committee that did the mediation version and I hope that when it comes to voting, we shall pass it, so that we allow counties and the national Government to do rating of properties and allow complete asset valuation roll and fiscal discipline. This will also allow county governments which we protect under Article 96 to raise and ensure that they meet targets of own-source revenue in their counties. I beg to support and thank you."
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