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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kibwezi West, MCCP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mwengi Mutuse",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. From the outset, I rise to support this Bill by drawing an important parallel. Twenty years ago, it was not feasible for an ordinary Kenyan to own a motorcycle. However, we have seen many local assemblies of motorcycles through progressive tax interventions and reforms by previous regimes, beginning with President Kibaki’s administration, which culminated in Legal Notice No. 112 of 2020. As a result, ordinary Kenyans are now able to afford motorcycles. I draw this parallel to suggest that if this amendment intends to spur the local assembly of transformers, then the motorcycle industry is a relevant model. However, as we do so, I have also looked at the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons, which reads as follows: “The principal object of this Bill is to amend the Excise Duty Act to remove excise duty on imported, fully assembled electric transformers.” Therefore, I request my very good friend, Hon. Kimani, as he replies, to also clarify whether the object includes ‘parts’ because that is not listed in the Bill as part of the reasons."
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