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    "id": 174611,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Midiwo",
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        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to support this Motion of adjournment. This has been a very difficult year for Members of Parliament and all other Kenyans. It is now time to take a break. We, as leaders, must reflect where we came from earlier in the year and make sure that we do not go that way again. Due to the food shortages in this country, I want to appeal to the Government, particularly the President, to allow Members of Parliament to use a section of the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) kitty to subsidise fertilizers, so that we can, once and for all, conquer the problem of lack of farm inputs. I know we can do it. If we are allowed to use a portion of the CDF money to buy fertilizer for our farmers in the next planting season, we will never be in this situation again. There is an issue which has been talked about so much and I want to clarify it. The Members of Parliament that I know here have never refused to pay taxes. The Constitution is very clear that you can never change the remuneration of a constitutional office holder in a way that affects them negatively. It is true that some of our colleagues are trying to do charity. However, they need to be honest with Kenyans and state all their income. Some of these people are very rich and the source of their wealth is questionable. What KRA needs to do is to change the tax code so that people do not pretend. Every tax season, all Kenyans should report their income so that they are taxed accordingly. We do not want the cosmetic ones getting cheap publicity. That is very cheap and I think it is meant to injure the reputation and the integrity of this House. I beg to support."
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