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    "id": 17318,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/17318/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Njuguna",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 20,
        "legal_name": "Peter Njuguna Gitau",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, today in the country Kenyans are crying because of the very high rates of electricity, water bills, fuel prices and even food prices. Therefore, it is important that this new Finance Bill addresses some of those things. The other area that I would ask the Minister to address is where the business community has continued to import illicit goods into this country, therefore, denying the Exchequer the most important revenue. Heavy penalties must be imposed on those people. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, motor vehicles have been found at the port of Mombasa with no duty paid for them. The other one is dredging of the Mombasa International Harbour. We have been losing a lot of revenue because merchant ships are being diverted to Tanzania, therefore, denying our country a lot of revenue. A lot of theft at the harbour has also been experienced. Finally, I would urge the Government also to be very keen in improving security in our country. Our tourism sector which is a big foreign exchange earner has been threatened. Piracy threat and kidnappings are issues that we need to address. Let me support fully all the austerity measures the Minister has taken to improve tax collection in this nation. With those few remarks, I fully support."
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