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"speaker_name": "Mr. Kosgey",
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"content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have no particular interest in this matter, except that I am the Minister in charge of the Ministry. However, I beg to reply. (a) I table here a list of 184 over eight years old vehicles, belonging to returning residents who were exempted from the requirements of the Kenya standard KS1515:2000, vide the provisions of Legal Notice No. 78 of 15th July, 2005 which is attached. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the information available in our records on the year of manufacture, year and month of importation, name, passport and number of the beneficiary, the organization he or she was working for, date of departure and return into the country and the date the Ministry issued the letter is indicated where possible in this schedule. The information covers the period 2006-2010. You will notice that the current list is less two vehicles which had been repeated. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will also notice that according to the information we have, we will have a large number of gaps from the years of departure, or no passport number or date indicated. But this is the best that I could produce. The details are as follows: In 2006 - 13 vehicles were given exemption, as far as I could trace; in 2007 – 15 vehicles; in 2008 – 33 vehicles; 2009 – 73 vehicles and in 2010 – 50 vehicles. As I explained last time, there was an increase, particularly in 2008, 2009 and 2010 because of returning Kenyans as a result of the global economic melt down. While also contributing to the Question last time, a list was tabled here containing vehicles that have been given exemption in total and not of returning citizens only. That list contained 347 cars that have been given exemption so far this year. I checked with our records and it more or less, conforms with what we have barring a few differences. The list includes 50 returning citizens, eight diplomats, 25 under (B-Folk) specialized vehicles for mountain tourism; 10 firefighting equipment; a company that was transferring a fleet of 10 vehicles; individuals who said for one reason or another, they could not register vehicles earlier and, therefore, overshot the age limit. That is, those who had brought in vehicles manufactured in 2001/02; these were 234; companies which had paid duty had 79 vehicles, making the total figure I have just mentioned. Mr. Speaker, Sir, under the relevant law, I am empowered to give exemption as required, or when requested by the council or the individual."
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