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    "id": 811193,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/811193/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kibwezi West, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Patrick Musimba",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Mweu Musimba",
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    "content": "We have the Finance Act, 2017, which was passed by this House. It mandates the National Treasury to collect taxes in a defined way. The budget-making process is solely the purview of Parliament. Otherwise, we consult with the CS only when Article 114 of the Constitution checks in when we propose Bills or measures. The primal point that has been raised is that Kenya is always an entity which is a growing concern. When we look at the issue of the Committee of Ways and Means, saying that we want to mandate particular taxes to be collected, my biggest concern is Number 4, which is miscellaneous fees and levies. This is the only thing which has been carried over from the previous budget cycle to this particular one. Those issues will be before the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning and this House to determine to what extent we enshrine the economic and social rights as enshrined in Chapter 4 of the Constitution. The principles of taxation require taxes to be just, equitable and representative."
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