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    "id": 954743,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/954743/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ugenya, MDG",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
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        "legal_name": "David Ouma Ochieng'",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, most of the time when people have nothing to say, they make noise. I rise to support this Bill. This is a very important Bill in any country and Parliament. Parliaments, elections and governments are driven by that age-old adage, namely, no taxation without representation. This Bill will tell Kenyans what will be taxed and by how much. That is why I would like us to be serious about it. When the Chair was moving this Bill yesterday, he said that he is proposing measures that will help the Government raise Kshs30 million more. I could not disagree more because the tax measures that we already have in the country are enough. In my opinion, and my major point of argument this evening is that we just need to enforce our tax laws. We do not need new tax measures or items being taxed. We just need to ensure that the laws that we have today are enforced. In the last few weeks, you have seen people being taken to court and dragged because of tax. Some of the highest earners in the world such as Cristiano Ronaldo earn so much money in football and he gets convicted on tax evasion issues, but no one jails him. The laws on taxation are not meant to put people in jail and incarcerate them. They are meant to ensure that the Government is able to collect revenue. 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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