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    "id": 386344,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Nobwola",
    "speaker_title": "The Nominated Senator",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Catherine Mukiite Nabwala",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. Before we adjourned for lunch, I was commenting on the issues of the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) kitty. Whereas majority of Senators say that the CDF has worked very well in their counties, in the constituency where I come from, this kitty has in the past been misused. In my view, we should have proper structures put in place to ensure proper usage of this money. For instance, this money should be released by a bank where the Government has an interest, for example, the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) or the Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Co-op Bank). This money should not be given out for free. When you give out money for free, you are not motivating or helping the person you are giving the money in any way. I propose that we should have a time frame within which this money should be given out, for example, two years. Before this money is given out, banks should come up with various requirements and structures such as having a proposal, ensuring individuals have pin numbers, so that at the end of the day people can be able to contribute to the revenue kitty. If we keep dishing out the money without making sure these people pay taxes, then we shall not be helping our economy to grow. Mr. Speaker, Sir, another area where I wish to comment on is the jua kali sector. We need to put some structures in place so that this sector, which is very lucrative, can contribute revenue to the kitty. The President, in his Address, indicated that we will grow our tax base. How else will we do this if some sectors of the economy are not paying taxes? Five years ago, for instance, many buildings had not mushroomed in Nairobi as much as The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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