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    "id": 901331,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/901331/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipkelion East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Limo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Kirui Limo",
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    "content": "The Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) commissioners accompanied by senior officers from Parliament also came to present on the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act which is an amendment to Section 2(1). We also had a group of power generators companies who came to present on the VAT Act. The Agro-Chemical Association of Kenya and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) also came to present on the VAT Act. We also had a presentation from Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG) Audit Services Limited Work and Coulson Harney LLP law firm on VAT Act. The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) presented on VAT Act, as well as on the PFM Act. We also had a very big team which came under the umbrella of Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) comprising of manufacturers and other key players in the market who came to present on VAT Act. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) also came to present on VAT Act. Finally, we had a presentation from Amolo and Kibanya Advocates who presented on the amendment to the PFM Act. We had a closing meeting with the National Treasury. All these are stakeholders who came before us. They showed us how stakeholder consultation is important in line with the Constitution which requires public participation during the law making process."
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