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    "id": 811176,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": "Members and the public to clearly interrogate the tax-raising measures that the CS has proposed, so that even way before the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning tables his report on the Finance Bill, we would have engaged the members of the public. Even as we go on recess, we will get the feelings of Kenyans on issues that affect them on matters to do with taxation. Secondly, the most important thing is that the Act speaks about just a short period of time, up to the time the Finance Bill is enacted into law. When we passed the Budgets Estimates a few weeks ago, we need to remember that we did so on the basis that it will be financed through certain tax measures. If we do not allow the CS to have those tax measures to raise the revenue to finance that budget, then, as Hon. Speaker says, the Judiciary, Parliament, the Executive and everybody in the Government will not access money since there will be no money being raised. Therefore, considering the issues that exist with revenues, it is very important that we allow the CS to have the opportunity to raise taxes even before the enactment of the Finance Act. It is also important for us as Members to speak to the issues that are of concern to Kenyans on taxation. Taxation is a very sensitive matter. Kenyans feel that they are overtaxed in some areas. Therefore, this offers that opportunity to speak to those issues even before the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning tables the Bill and the report for debate. Hon. Speaker, judging from your body language, I can estimate which direction we are about to take. It is a good opportunity for this House to now speak to the real issues touching on taxation of our people and how we will raise revenues to finance the budget whose estimates we just passed in this House a few weeks ago."
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