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    "id": 655872,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/655872/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 184,
        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
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    "content": "The point I want to raise for the consumption of the Executive is, could it not be possible for someone in the Executive to realise the fact that Kenyans are already overtaxed? A Kenyan who is of any income is expected to pay 30 per cent Income Tax. In Scandinavia, there are people who pay 40 something per cent. But where that much tax is paid, security and other amenities like transport, education and health are provided. But what are we faced with? Somebody is taxing you 16 per cent VAT, 30 per cent on Income Tax and still in our estates, especially the ordinary people, we still have to pay for a watchman and for trash collection. Besides the national Government taxation, there is city tax. You still have to pay property tax. Why are we taxing a nation without ploughing in what we tax our people into services? The only thing you see day in, day out, in our media is that our tax money is being stolen. Is it possible, first of all, to seal the tax loopholes? Is it not possible, first of all, to seal the corruption loopholes? The same person is still expected to pay their fair share of the debt we are borrowing day and night, left right and centre. Is it not possible that this National Assembly could pump very soberly some sense into the Executive that has run amok in money collection without giving our people relieve?"
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