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    "id": 646064,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is very hard earned money. This is what pains me; if you look at the number of Kenyans who live on US$ 2 or 3 a day, these are the same people who pay VAT like we do. When they drink a soda, they will pay the VAT just as I do. This is why when I was the Minister for Medical Services, I advocated for contribution to the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) in a graduated manner. Such that, I, who is earning more money than my driver, should not pay Kshs320 to the Fund like my driver. It is my social responsibility to the nation to contribute more to that kitty. Although I may not use the NHIF because I am insured by AON Minet, it will support some poor Kenyan who needs access to health. This is what social democracy is all about. It means that those who have more will pay more to the social kitty, so that those who have less can have more access to social amenities like health, education and so on. If at the county level county governments are the ones cornering resources for themselves and their interest and watching the poor mother, boy or man toiling up to six but not having access to social amenities, this is an economic crime that the EACC should look into. I do not understand why that Commission was named “ethics and anti- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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