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"content": "Therefore, this is getting to a crisis level and Kenyans are suffering and this House must rise to the occasion and offer some solutions. I agree that this is a very desperate measure and we normally say: “Desperate times call for desperate measures.” Kenyans can no longer bear this unless we rise up and reduce the prices by introducing subsidies. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let us remove the fuel levy of Kshs30 per litre which the Government charges on the fuel. That could have been the easiest way to go. However, if we do so, the road sector will suffer because that is the money we use to maintain our roads. So, let all the Ministries contribute to the cost of this for the sake of Kenya. During the 2008/2009 Financial Year, the Government collected about Kshs35 billion as fuel levy. In 2009/2010, it shot up to Kshs38 billion. Therefore, if we remove Kshs30 fuel levy, we will lose more than Kshs35 billion of revenue. However, if we"
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