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    "id": 305842,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/305842/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Finance",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 159,
        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": "only affects adversely the last portion of the textile industry which is the cloth and material manufacture. At the moment, there is only one company that does the cloth and material manufacturing and we need more of this. It is at this point that the issue of mitumba needs to be looked at. However, as of now, there is no competition because those who buy suits of Kshs500,000 – and they are there and they claim that they even buy suits for Kshs600,000 – even if you reduce duty on mitumba to zero they will still not go and buy mitumba . However, if you increase the duty on mitumba, then that person who can only afford Kshs2,000 or Kshs4,000 for a full attire, comprising of a pair of shoes, socks, a suit, shirt and even a tie will have problems. I am saying that it is at the point when we start having factories manufacturing clothes and material that this issue will be looked into. Otherwise as of now, it has not affected the other sub-sectors of the textile industry. Because I know that from December there will be elections, I would like to disburse the CDF money immediately. We have been talking with the Chairman of the"
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