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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, another thing the Constitution anticipated or contemplated was that gradually, the country would develop personnel or capacity in all the counties. By the time we came up with the new Constitution in 2010, the level of development in the country was not the same. It varied. You find that some areas were better off and some areas like Turkana and some of the rural areas which could be near big towns did not have facilities. It is important that through that, there would be gradual improvement of the facilities which are there and provision of those that are lacking so that we have equity and fairness for every Kenyan. That is the bottom line. Whether it is the national Government or counties, the common denominator is the mwananchi who should get services. Worse still, every Kenyan pays tax. We have been saying that it is holders of white collar jobs who pay taxes, but ordinary Kenyans who are not employed pay Value Added Tax (VAT) when they buy commodities. If you calculate, you will find that it is a lot of money. For only Kshs100, somebody pays Kshs16 as VAT. When you multiply that by the population of this country, it is a lot of money. Because of that, every Kenyan must get services. Healthcare must be made available."
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