Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 987392,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/987392/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 646,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
    },
    "content": "It is very sad that as we sit here, masks which every Kenyan must have access to have an Import Duty of 25 per cent and VAT of 18 per cent. So, my proposed amendment is intended to provide for an exemption from VAT on personal protective equipment, including face masks. The amendment also extends to exemption of protective gear for use by members of the public. So, for Kenyans to wear masks, they must be affordable and they must be very cheap. You cannot tell Kenyans to buy masks at Ksh100. Therefore, by removing the 25% duty and the 14% Value Added Tax (VAT), we expect the price of masks to come back to less than Ksh20 or Ksh25. So, Hon. Chairman, I felt this and the National Treasury has agreed with me and therefore I beg to move."
}