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    "id": 440260,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/440260/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyamweya",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 391,
        "legal_name": "Manson Oyongo Nyamweya",
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    "content": "So, it is very critical, as we look at the source of revenue, to also look at how we are raising that money, and who we are hurting. We are hurting the ordinary farmer on the ground and, specifically, the tea farmer in Kisii where I come from. You know it is almost impossible for somebody who is growing tea, to make ends meet. The cost of production is there. Fertiliser prices are up. The cost of the labourers is up because you must pay them. The returns on that commodity have gone down. So, at the end of the year, that person is affected. But the Government is still imposing tax. So, let us look at some areas where we must remove tax as we move on. There are areas where, if we want to raise revenue, we must remove tax. Even if it means we reduce the amounts of revenue raised but we do not tax certain sectors, so be it! That will be disposable income which will leave the ordinary person to benefit from."
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