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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Midiwo",
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    "content": "I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support and contribute to this Motion moved by the Leader of the Majority Party. I will be brief so that other Members can talk. The Leader of the Majority Party took words from my mouth when he congratulated Matiang’i because that is the biggest story today. I have said it publicly that I think he is the only CS worth his salt in the Jubilee Government. He has proved he is the only torch shining in this corrupt Government. I am so happy. He deserves our accolades. I cannot talk about exams of 2016 without talking about one Prof. Magoha. It is not Matiang’i doing it alone; it is the man from Gem. That is who we are. When you see Magoha doing it in such a short time, then you must know who we are. We do not just talk. When we promise to do, we act. Congratulations to all the candidates. It has shown that when there is a will, there is a way. I want to raise only one issue, which lies squarely with the promises that the Jubilee Government made to Kenyans, that is, the creation of jobs. Is there something we can help them when it comes to creating jobs? I saw some statistics this week, which are chilling. They state that in 2016 alone, the country has lost 165, 000 jobs in the formal sector. That is not good for our economy. Both sides of this House have a duty. Whatever little time that we have left, we have a duty to do something. We have passed so many laws in this country in the last few years, which are anti-trade and anti-economy. On the issues of taxation, there must come a time in this country, particularly in the election period, when we begin to ask ourselves why Kenyans are paying 30 per cent of their income as tax across the board. Why are poor people paying tax and yet they do not have water? When they go to their villages or houses, they still have to pay for, say, security. They together with MPs pay 30 per cent of their income to the Government. Before, there was noise that MPs were not paying taxes. Now, from this salary, Kenyans must know MPs pay Kshs351,000 from a salary of Kshs800,000. MPs do not have money that people imagine they have. They give it to the State. So the State has a duty to provide services. This House has a duty to help the State provide services and we can do it. I know we are going to come back in a couple of weeks to deal with special issues. When we come back next year, we need to do our things differently. I support. 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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