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    "id": 1498350,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1498350/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tigania West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia",
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    "content": "that there are certain economic parameters that a country uses to measure the cost of living. One of them is the inflation rate. This country is living in a time when the inflation rate is around 2.7 per cent. The last time Kenya was living under those circumstances was before the 2007/2008 skirmishes. The inflation rate is now extremely low, which means that if you go to the market with some money, you can come back home with a reasonable amount of goods. What that tells us is that the country is not really at an extremely difficult situation. But we are not very patriotic as a people. We need to speak to the facts as they are and say the truth as it is. Our goods are also tiered. When you go to a shop, you can buy a coat at Ksh20,000 or Ksh50,000 or Ksh100,000, depending on where you want to buy it. Someone else can get the same coat at Ksh5,000, Ksh2,000 or even less. The market is structured in a way that gives provision for everyone to participate. Hon. Temporary Speaker, this means that the economy is not as bad as people are talking about it. It is time for Kenyans to become patriotic. When this Bill goes to the Senate, it needs to be looked into through the lens of whether we need a Kenya where everybody is given the opportunity to take the space or, whether, at the county or national level, to do their business well. With those very few remarks, I support this Bill."
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