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    "id": 602022,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/602022/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Otaalo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2171,
        "legal_name": "Raphael Milikau Otaalo",
        "slug": "raphael-milikau-otaalo"
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    "content": "Secondly, it is one thing to pay tax and another for the money to reach the Government. We have loopholes on how that money is collected. That is why we are looking at the lifestyles of the tax collectors. They collect money and it ends up in peoples’ pockets. Another area where we should work very seriously is to target the county governments. Today, I read in the papers that my Governor for Kakamega County was complaining that he is only getting Kshs1 billion. Kakamega is a very strong economy and I am sure it can collect more than that. If we digitise the collection of taxes in such a way that we can account for every tax collected, I am sure we can reduce the dependence of county governments on the national Government. Every county should come up with areas of taxation. Not all counties have the same resources to tax. If we do that arrangement, I am sure we can also have as much tax as possible. With that, I support this Bill. Thank you."
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