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    "id": 1495669,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": " Thank you for that protection, Hon. Deputy Speaker. In view of our scheduled Calendar, we are to proceed on the long recess on 5th December and we want to avoid a situation where we have to recall Members for a special sitting. We also want to save those business people who have to now deal with KRA on matters of tax amnesty to, at least, have that tax amnesty in place before the end of this year. This will ensure that they do not continue accruing interests and penalties. We would want to see the enactment of all these Bills before the end of this financial year and the end of this session. By reducing the publication period by only two days, from 14 days to 12 days, and without anticipating debate on Order No.12, all the way to Order No.17, we will create time to progress the bills through public participation and stakeholder engagement. Allow me to thank the Ministry of National Treasury and Economic Planning, Ministry of Trade, Investment and Industry and the Chairpersons of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, and the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Co- operatives. That is because I have already seen them begin that public and stakeholder engagement. Last week, I saw them in what you would call a townhall debate on Citizen Television, engaging and explaining to Kenyans the import of those Bills, and the policies that each of the Bills is anchored on. Those are some of the things that the courts have been speaking to; that we need to sensitise Kenyans on the import of every legislative proposal that we bring to this House. The"
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