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    "id": 601912,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/601912/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Okoth",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 12482,
        "legal_name": "Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth",
        "slug": "kenneth-odhiambo-okoth"
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    "content": "I have girls in Kibra Constituency schooling at State House Girls Secondary School. I help in paying their fees. The school has now resorted to making sure that it charges the fees as mandated and gazetted by the CS for Education, Science and Technology. It is a very good thing. We need to send a message that you cannot collect extra illegal fees and in essence tax parents by adding uncompleted projects that in effect double the fees. Those are the things we need to take a stand on as the Legislative Assembly that represents the voice of the people. Last but not least, I would like to talk about insulin and cancer medication. We have a lot of people suffering and dying from diabetes. People suffering from cancer are seeking treatment. The cost of a single cancer treatment is unfordable to many. One session of radiotherapy or chemotherapy costs between Kshs40, 000 and Kshs60, 000. That is a lot of money. We should find a way of making sure that radiation technology, equipment, chemotherapy supply and everything involved in the treatment of cancer is not taxed. At that level, we will bring relief to Kenyan citizens who are suffering from cancer in all corners of this country. I wrap up by saying that I wish the Commissioner-General and his team at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) success. Let him look back to the success we had in the years when President Kibaki was in power. When he took the presidency he turned our economy, and the direction of this country, around after spending many years in the Moi regime during which things ground to a halt. In President Kibaki’s regime, we started collecting our taxes fully, and all the corporations were made to understand that paying taxes was important. It has helped this country and it is the way we need to go to guarantee all the rights that are in the Constitution. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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