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    "id": 582506,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/582506/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Aden",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, for giving me this opportunity. While I agree with the taxation proposals with regard to the boda bodas and juices, I want to put a word of caution. I am very surprised with the Chairperson of the Committee for what he has proposed to do with the taxation of cigarettes. This is an industry in which I have quite a bit of experience. The tax regime the Committee is trying to push has failed in the past. We have to be very careful. The proposed system as per the initial Act brings a predictable and sustainable growth in Government revenues. In the year 2010, the four-tier system was introduced only to be withdrawn within six months because the Government lost Kshs1 billion. That is what the Committee is trying to bring back. Let us not use the excuse of supporting the local industry to allow industries to produce very low quality cigarettes. The system which was introduced by the Act earlier is in line with the view of public health authorities. It is a progressive one considering that the other countries Kenya trades with in the eastern African region have these taxes in place. The one which is being introduced has a number of limitations. Price wars within the industry are going to be a problem, which is going to make the Government lose revenue. I put this argument as an expert in this industry. We stand to lose."
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