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    "id": 639410,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/639410/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chanzu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 11,
        "legal_name": "Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu",
        "slug": "yusuf-chanzu"
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    "content": "We know very well that Kenya does not generate money from any other source. Right now we are prospecting for oil. We started with the coastal part of the country. I do not know how it went. We are trying to get oil from Turkana County. We are prospecting where we could be having oil and some isolated areas where we could be having minerals which are not being exploited properly, like some parts of South Nyanza. The major source of this country’s revenues is taxation through Income Tax, Value Added Tax (VAT) and Custom Duty. Every Kenyan pays VAT. It means that it is paid by poor people as well. From every Kshs100 spent to buy a vatable item, the Government takes Kshs16. This money is for the people. It is pathetic that some governors behave as if the money is theirs. That is why we must put in place measures to monitor spending in the counties. We must advise the Senate to put in place measures that will tame these people."
}