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    "id": 655900,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/655900/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ochieng",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Ouma Ochieng'",
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    "content": "This is one of the things, in my opinion, the Government has talked about well. The fact is that, they have to realise that if they continue allowing the export of hides and skins they are basically starving and killing the domestic industry. So, I want to support this fact but with a rider. Countries have used export taxes for a long time to develop. We are now building a railway line; the one we are replacing was actually built by the British. Why was it built? So, that they could transport raw materials from the hinterland to the port and then to Britain to produce. The British used export taxes for a long time to industrialise. The United States of America (USA) also continues using export taxes to industrialize and so does Russia. As we speak, Russia, Canada, Mongolia and Mexico have export taxes on wood products. They do not export so that they are able to develop their timber industry. Down in Mozambique, they are doing the same thing and so these are policy instruments available for a government that thinks it wants to create jobs. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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