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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojode",
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        "legal_name": "Joshua Orwa Ojode",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will start by thanking all hon. Members who contributed and supported this Motion. I heard the reply from the Minister for Finance, when he said that we have a deficit. However, I want to ask him through the Chair; the Kenya Government zero-rated Excise Duty on big engine vehicles that have a capacity of over 2000 cc; what was the purpose? The Government is trying to assist multinationals to make money. When the Government zero-rated LPG products, what was the use of that? Why did the Government not zero-rate paraffin instead? The deficit we are talking about is as a result of the Anglo Leasing scam, where Kshs54 billion was misappropriated. The Government is still servicing loans of Anglo Leasing. The Minister knows it. As we speak, in his constituency, there is no forest cover. In fact, that will give him many problems on the ground. The Minister also knows that the Kenyan Government is doing nothing to plant trees. If he can stand on the Floor of this House and say that it is not possible for the Government to implement this Motion, it will be very bad. I feel sorry for my friend who is the Minister for Finance. You are also aware that if the oil prices are high then the whole country is damaged. When we talk of reducing Excise Duty on paraffin, what we are in essence doing is to release pressure on the consumer. I urge my colleagues to vote for this Motion. The way I am seeing things, I will be forced to bring a Motion that will re-introduce price control on petroleum products. I will bring it here before the House. We will control the price of oil products. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to move."
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