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    "id": 1512642,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1512642/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Molo, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kuria Kimani",
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    "content": "Imported ceramics and wall tiles is a matter that has been of great public debate. If this amendment passes as it is recommended in the Bill; 35 per cent of custom value or Ksh300 per kilogramme, the true import of this is that it will increase the cost of our tiles from around Ksh1,200 to Ksh7000 which will make tiles completely unaffordable and would undermine the Affordable Housing Programme being done by the Government. Therefore, the proposal of the Committee is to further amend this, to have five per cent of customs value or Ksh200 per kilogramme. A box of tiles is around 1.5 kilogrammes to two kilogrammes. Therefore, increasing that to Ksh200 would mean that the cost will increase by roughly Ksh200 but at the same time, support local manufacturing of these items. Kenya has now demonstrated that it has the capacity to produce tiles locally. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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