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    "id": 841612,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to also comment on this very sensitive matter. I rise to support this Motion on the rising cost on public debt and taxation. Madam Temporary Speaker, we are at cross roads in this country. If you go outside there, you will see what Kenyans are going through. You should not blame the Senators when there is a revolution in this country within a short time. This is because Kenyans out there are sick and tired of the public debt. Currently, we are paying over Kshs700 billion a year and next year, it is going to be about Kshs 900 billion. I am surprised that with all that knowledge of the heavy taxation and the heavy debt, Kenyans are being subjected to yet more taxes. Kenyans out there ought to know that this House, the Senate – which is the House of union – has nothing to do with what is happening in the National Assembly. If I was in the National Assembly today, I would have ensured that we whipped all Members to contribute on this thing and to ensure that Kenyans do not get taxed. Taxes will not help us. What is happening right now and the President ought to close all loopholes on corruption. Madam Temporary Speaker, I was one of the most frustrated and disappointed Member of this House this afternoon. We had an opportunity to prove to Kenyans out there that we are different, but we failed. We had an opportunity to prove to Kenyans out there that they brought us into this House to defend them, but we failed when we did not discuss the Ruaraka Land Report, where Kenyans lost billions of shillings. I want to go on record as having stood here and fought for us to debate this Report, but for some reason, there were some very strong powers that objected to it. These powers are the ones that are killing this nation. Today, Kenyans ought to know that the Port of Mombasa will soon be owned by the Chinese. The Port of Mombasa has been given out as collateral for the loans that we are getting on a yearly basis from China. I am sure that when my dear good friend, Mr. President, travelled, he did not come back empty handed. What he did is that the poor little children who were born today – like the triplets born to a poor lady in The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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