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    "id": 576017,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "intent on pursuing a commercial activity to the point that the lives of the people of Kenya become a secondary consideration. I have seen the plight of little children who cannot go to school, and whose growth is stunted merely because somebody has established a factory that deals in lead. He is polluting the water, air and the food that these people grow around the area. Somehow, it becomes very sad when it starts to look like this is happening because our own people, Kenyans, have chosen to look the other way as fellow Kenyans suffer bitterly in the hands of people whose sole concern appears to be only looking at the bottom line. Any enterprise that does not care about the welfare of our people is not the sort of enterprise that we need. As we enact this Bill, let us also put in stringent measures, so that people who engage in activities that only care about bulk bank balances, the bottom line and the profitability of their enterprises fail. It is true that we need to improve on our balance of trading in so far as imports and exports are concerned. This cannot be pursued in a way that completely throws the welfare and the interests of the people of Kenya out of the window. I have also seen the provision of Clause 31 which states that the Special Economic Zones Authority shall give notice to the Kenya Revenue Authority of every special economic zone developer. Herein again the devil is in the detail. Our own people, both from the Authority and even from the Kenya Revenue Authority, usually hold back information. This in the end means that the amount of taxes or revenue that we expect is not forthcoming. As we go on, I will be proposing certain amendments to improve this Bill. Otherwise, it is a step in the right direction. I wish to support."
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