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    "id": 482398,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/482398/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Limo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Kirui Limo",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, therefore, this Bill is really going to address those challenges. As I end, given that revenue is driven by the amount of activity, we actually need to really encourage our people to engage in productive activities. That is because the moment people who are able to work and engage in productive activities are encouraged, we will actually collect a lot of tax and the impact will be very high. However, the moment we leave people not to engage in productive activities, there will be so many mouths and very few hands to produce for those mouths. Therefore, the empowerment programmes which the Government is engaging in are really good because they will broaden the income base for our people and, eventually, most of the people will develop and build a big turnover to the extent that they will actually qualify to be taxed. The more we tax the people in a small way the more we have money to invest in so many other activities, including taking care of our old people."
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