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    "id": 199760,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/199760/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Finance",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
        "slug": "amos-kimunya"
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to oppose the amendment proposed by hon. Oparanya on the understanding that, basically, what we are trying to do is that we are moving from describing cigarettes based on their selling price, which is open to manipulation by all manner of traders, to describing cigarettes based on their characteristics. The specific concern of the impact that, that has had on the local industry has been addressed in my amendment, wherein we are now changing. I am proposing to change the rate in Category C from Kshs1,200 to Kshs1,000, which now brings equity in terms of the taxation of all the cigarettes whether manufactured by the multinationals or the local industry. This is because we have been talking---"
}