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    "id": 831204,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Makueni, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Maanzo",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "activities are very expensive, especially the Olympics, in which we shine very well as a country. There is an Olympic camp where sportspeople stay when they go to the Olympics in whatever country. That is very expensive because they are hired for that particular period, which takes almost a month. The expenses are humongous. If we have a particular law and a specific fund - because there are many other funds in the country - there would be no duplication. If we follow the Constitution and the laws which exist and amend the laws accordingly, then we will serve the sportsmen of this country who have suffered for a long time. We also want to make sure that from the taxes that we will collect after recently passing the Bill on the 8 per cent VAT that has been signed into law, the money will be specific. The Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act also appeared in the miscellaneous amendments. We have made sure that there are taxes. When the taxes go to the National Treasury, it should be specific by law that the taxes collected proceed to serve a specific purpose. Looking at the composition of the board as proposed previously and what currently exists in the law, the National Treasury is represented. The National Treasury does not miss a single detail of what is happening in that fund. We want to make sure that there is no mischief. As a Committee, we are very firm and serious with what we do. We are very specific. We look at the law very keenly and make sure that it is followed by our institutions which propose the laws on the Floor of the House and in the Committee so that Kenyans can be better served. I support the Motion."
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