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    "id": 689329,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/689329/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 184,
        "legal_name": "Washington Jakoyo Midiwo",
        "slug": "jakoyo-midiwo"
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    "content": "THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after Clause 18— Amendment of “18A. Section 7 of the Excise Duty Act, 2015 is amended in section 7 of No. 23 subsection (3) by— of 2015. (a) deleting sub-section (2); (b) deleting sub-section (3). I need to explain this. As you know, I am interested in this issue because I brought a Petition last week in relation to issues of possible tax evasion by the East African Breweries Limited (EABL). This law seems to make law for a single company. I have been in this Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade for 10 years and I have seen strange things happening. This is one such strange thing. In law, the issue of remission cannot be given to a CS. Articles 209 and 210 of our Constitution do not allow remissions without bringing those issues to the Floor of this House. When you say a CS can give a remission of up to 90 per centum, what are you telling people? We cannot make a law that violates the Constitution of this country. For us who are in areas which can possibly grow sorghum and millet, because this is a big thing, these brewers in our country must help us develop our agriculture. I thank Hon. Jude Njomo for thinking ahead for us who can grow millet and sorghum. The moment you give the CS power to allow some remission, which is unconstitutional, you are allowing importation of those products. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want you to help by guiding the House so that power on the issue of remission is not given to the CS through the backdoor. I beg to move."
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