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    "id": 466728,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Njenga",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Kigo Njenga",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the amendments with reasons. When I look at the 1.5 per cent railway levy and when I also look at the state in our country, whereby not a single railway line has been built in this country it is sad. We see a large population, especially the urban population suffering a lot for lack of transport. After the Mombasa-Malaba Railway is complete, this fund will facilitate in coming up with a commuter railway track which will assist in passenger movement. I remember one time I was in Italy, Rome and I was surprised at how efficient transportation is. You travel quite fast. I look forward to a time when people will live as far as Nakuru and be in Parliament even in an hour or two hours’ time. This makes me feel it is important that these amendments are supported so that collection of this levy of 1.5 per cent from imports can be legitimized. The other most important thing that I look at is how these railways are going to assist us to be able to take agricultural import to various parts of this country. As you know, Kenya is basically an agricultural State. If we can have this railway network expanded and enlarged, then I would imagine that it would be much cheaper to transport imports to our farmers and this would make food production much cheaper. At the same time, it would also be cheaper to bring the food to the people because if you look at vision 2030, urbanization is emphasized. So, I look and dream that one time we will have reached where we can actually be able to compete with other countries because such a fund will make it easier to produce our goods cheaper. The other most important thing that I look at is the sports equipment being exempt, because as you can see Kenya is becoming a sporting nation. Just the other day we had a person who can do javelin. Javelin has never actually been anything. I look at young people all over this country, whenever they have time they are playing football. I look at what is happening to athletics and I am thinking making them cheaper, though it might lose at the outset, our people can be able to access them. We can acquire them for our schools. This might reduce the idleness that we have that is even probably making our people become drunkards. The globalization aspect is actually the emphasis of these amendments, that is especially on transfer pricing; the double taxation agreement. This is going to enhance The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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