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    "id": 924872,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyaribari Chache, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Richard Tong’i",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for ensuring that there is order in the House so that we can discuss and debate in a clear way. The balance of trade is a concern for any country. Today China and the United States of America are at war of words because of the balance of trade. Citizens need to be worried if the leadership of the country is not concerned and perturbed by the situation as it is now. A balance of trade as we have today is disturbing. Our exports are worth Kshs612 billion whereas our imports are worth Kshs1.7 trillion. Those are mind boggling numbers. We need to do something about it. There are many things we can do instead of looking at the low hanging fruits. The easiest temptation to most of us would be to increase taxes. However, without addressing the fundamental problem, that alone will not help the country. There are other fundamental problems The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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