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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyasuna",
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        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important debate. The VAT Act as it is has had serious ramifications on the Kenyan consumer. Over the weekend, I was in Homa Bay and there is the assumption that people in the villages do not consume processed milk. This is a fallacy. People all over this country consume processed milk and are now suffering heavily from the tax that has been levied on processed milk. I would like to urge my colleagues on the Jubilee side that a Government that is worth its salt is a Government that listens to its people and their cries. I am very amazed that the Leader of the Majority Party did not come out strongly to support this Motion for Adjournment and to give commitment that he will bring back the VAT Act so that we pass the necessary amendments to it. The Government must listen to the cries of its people. The people are crying over the cost of living. There has been no increase in income. Why are we protecting the rich and coming down on the poor? We must protect the poor. I will speak for less than three minutes because I want the rest of my colleagues to also contribute. But I would like to say that the VAT Act must come back. Processed 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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