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    "content": "acquire that card so that they can be able to enjoy those services outside the country. There are those in Tanzania, Uganda and other countries, and we are getting a lot of money through the diaspora. In this way, we get our income and the nation is build because of that. That is what we need to address as well. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a very well intended amendment and if we can introduce as much as we can, it is going to move this nation. Associations such as Central Organization for Trade Unions (COTU) – what is COTU doing here? This is the time to remove warriors who are permanently fighting, thinking that they are fighting for the welfare of workers. Again, we will be asking Sen. Wangari or anyone of us to also bring amendments to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) which is like a serious milk cow for some people. You can also see how much we can be able to address and we should not be told this is not a county matter. The people that are affected by this Bill are in our counties. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is true that we need to address this. I do not know whether we need any county governor to sit in the national arena. We may not need. If we have decentralized those levels, it is key. Just like we now have the County Public Service Boards, we have the national one called the Public Service Commission. So, you can already see that they do not come to address issues of counties but with the challenges we have there, we can make progress. I support this Bill and ask Sen. Wangari to put more efforts and see how - all of us collectively and I offer myself that we can work together – so that we can see how this can be done. The Act currently states that if you fail to pay you are given penalties. How can you be given penalties for voluntary option? I am happy to note what the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury did the other day during the budget by deleting these funny arrangements of tax collectors that were just rushing to your door and knocking. Even this one that is collecting money illegally by saying you have not paid your money- --. These levies should stop. It is voluntary. When you cease to pay, the nation moves. So, I want us not even to move from five per cent but go to zero and then you are going to be told why you did not do it. So Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support this Bill and I encourage my colleagues to support it as well so that we can move and make progress."
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