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    "id": 949955,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/949955/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Malalah",
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        "id": 13195,
        "legal_name": "Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah",
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    "content": "in Kakamega who pays Kshs50 in a day. Therefore, in 30 days, that street vendor pays Kshs1,500; and for a year, he pays close to Kshs18,000 as taxes. In comparison, a shop owner or a salon owner in Kakamega pays only Kshs4,500. I think we are over taxing that mama mboga seated in Kakamega or Khayega market. It is unfair for that mama mboga seated at Shianda Market in Kakamega County. Therefore, we need to relook at the taxation of this special group. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we also need to cushion these vendors from unnecessary competition. It is absurd that in Kakamega, Tuskys Supermarket has also resorted to selling omena, nduma and tsimboga . We, therefore, need to cushion these vendors from unnecessary competition. Let us not allow these chain stores to start selling githeri on their shelves. Let them concentrate on electronics, sofa sets and those other flamboyant gadgets. We cannot allow Tuskys Supermarket, a multibillion shilling company, to compete with Wafula of Kakamega Town. Therefore, it is important that as we look at this Bill, we look at the interest of the street vendors down in the villages. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to repeat that I oppose this Bill because it has not specifically factored for the interest of devolution. Devolution is meant to give county governments the power to manage and govern themselves. It is not meant to have a centralized system whereby, once again, even on matters of street vending, we still comeback to Nairobi to be governed by the so-called Nairobi Business Community. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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