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    "id": 809757,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/809757/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 151,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipkelion East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Limo",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1915,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Kirui Limo",
        "slug": "joseph-kirui-limo"
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    "content": "NEW Insert the following new section immediately after section 30— 30A.(1) A resident individual who satisfies the Commissioner that in a year of income that the person— (a) is eligible to make an application under an affordable housing scheme; Afford (b) has applied and is awaiting the allocation of a house an affordable housing scheme; able housin and g relief. (c) is saving for a purchase under an affordable housing scheme approved by the Cabinet Secretary in charge of housing, shall for that year of income be entitled to a personal relief in this Act referred to as the affordable housing relief. (2)A person who has been allocated a house under the affordable housing scheme and has been subject to an affordable housing relief under sub-section (1) shall not be re-eligible for a subsequent relief. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the justification for this is you know currently by law there is a maximum amount you can contribute, which is Kshs4,000 per month, which translates to Kshs48,000 annually. However, now we are proposing to double it to Kshs8,000, which will make the savings every year for this particular individual who is to benefit from the affordable housing scheme to Kshs96,000, that is Kshs8,000 per month. That is in sub-section (1). In sub-section (2), it is providing that the person will only be eligible for this relief once and, therefore, you cannot repeat twice. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman."
}