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    "id": 790078,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/790078/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Musimba",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1804,
        "legal_name": "Patrick Mweu Musimba",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I think this particular clause is here erroneously. I would want to stand guided. The history of this country is that we abolished toll stations, indeed, road tax, in favour of fuel levy. So, while he has been able to bring a substantive amendment to cater for tolling, we have not dealt with the issue of whether the tax called fuel levy will stand. I think we are going to be in contradiction with ourselves as we move. So, I needed clarity on that particular provision. I think that is part of the reason why when we built the Thika Superhighway when Hon. Kimunya was in charge of the finance docket, it was with the intention that it was in partnership with the Chinese, so that we could provide for tolling. However, at the tail-end of the project, this could not be done. For that particular purpose, we had the fuel levy fund in place so that we could collect wholesomely and fund whatever roads we were building from that perspective."
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