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    "id": 620298,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mule",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Stephen Mutinda Mule",
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    "content": "I stand guided, Hon. Speaker. That has led to loss of revenue to the Government and jobs for locals in the country. The supply of sanitary towels promotes education, productivity, hygiene and a self-health environment for the girl-child, which ultimately boosts economic development in the country, and is in line with Government initiatives to promote girl-child education. The matter in respect of which this Petition is being brought to this House is not pending before a court of law. The prayer we seek in this Petition is the Assembly, through your Chair, to direct the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade to intervene to ensure that Parliament exempts, in law or administratively, VAT and custom duties on raw materials specifically for the manufacturers of sanitary pads in the 2016/2017 Financial Year. The second prayer is to urge the Government to zero-rate the supply of sanitary pads in Kenya to reduce the cost of the final product within the country. The third prayer is to ensure that VAT exemption is implemented not only in the 2016/2017 Financial Year, but also in the future years, for the continued prosperity of the girl-child education in this country. Hon. Speaker, can I give a brief presentation?"
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