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    "id": 582086,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/582086/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Langat",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benjamin Kipkirui Langat",
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    "content": "“rate of monthly inflation in each month” means the movement in the consumer price index number published by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics for that month when compared to the same month in the preceding year;” In my proposed amendments, we are proposing to remove fruit and vegetable juices from being levied excise duty. We are also proposing to reduce the levy on water and other non- alcoholic beverages but not including the fruit and vegetable juices. We are reducing from Kshs10 per litre to Kshs5 litre jar. We are also changing the manner in which levying on tobacco cigarettes is done so that Hon. Sakaja can pay more and I, the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade, can pay less. That is categorizing. I am using this example with a light touch. It is just juice. We are proposing this so that the low cadre of Kenyans can access quality cigarettes and those who can pay, can pay more but still access cigarettes so that we do not resort to counterfeit. On motor vehicles, we checked the type we are talking about. They are the ones from Nissans to Proboxes and small vehicles. We say that if we are to levy a vehicle costing Kshs350,000 or Kshs400,000 an amount of Kshs150,000, it will be very expensive. So, we proposed to reduce it from Kshs150,000 to Kshs100,000, at least, to make it accessible. The ones which we had proposed to levy Kshs200,000, we are reducing it. There was even a proposal to---"
}