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    "id": 246318,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr Angwenyi",
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        "legal_name": "Jimmy Nuru Ondieki Angwenyi",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister has not addressed the issue of hygiene in urban centres. If you visit most of our residential estates in Nairobi, you will find piles and piles of garbage. That is the case, and yet the Minister for Finance, through the Local Authorities Transfer Fund (LATF), allocates billions of shillings to the Ministry of Local Governments. Could he find out how that money is applied? Why do we have those piles of garbage in our residential estates? If nothing is done, Nairobi is going to pride itself as being \"the garbage city in Africa.\" It will be the worst in Africa, and yet we are allocating a lot of resources to the Ministry. The Minister must talk to his counterpart in the Ministry of Local Government and ensure that Kenyans live in hygienic conditions. He should make sure that garbage is collected and disposed of. By doing that, Nairobi City will become the \"green city in the sun!\" Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Minister for supporting commercial agriculture. He has zero-rated Value Added Tax (VAT) on wheat. However, he must ensure that duty is paid on any wheat that is imported into this country. That way, we shall protect our farmers. June 21, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1493 Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish the Minister could have addressed the issue of payment of taxes by farmers. We could put a limit that farmers who get a turnover of about Kshs5 million per year should not pay any taxes. That will encourage them to invest in farming and better production. If we produce more through farming, which is the backbone of our economy, we will succeed in the fight against poverty. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I cannot wind up my contribution without talking about the tourism industry. Tourism is the fastest growing industry in this country. But we have not allocated it adequate resources to enhance its growth. The Minister, therefore, must find ways and means of supporting our tourism industry. That is where we can create jobs quickly. That is also where we can earn foreign exchange quickly. That is how this country can develop at a faster rate. Finally, the Minister must allocate adequate resources to security, so that I can travel or walk in Nairobi throughout the night. With those few remarks I beg to support."
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