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"speaker_name": "Kiminini, FORD-K",
"speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Chris Wamalwa",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support these tax laws. Kenya is now in extraordinary times and we need extraordinary measures. Many people have said that reggae has been stopped. It is not just reggae that has been stopped, but also schools, mosques and churches. Everything has come to a standstill. It is, indeed, a very difficult time not only for Kenya, but for the entire world. Hon. Deputy Speaker, if you look at the way these amendments were proposed by His Excellency the President… Yesternight, one chief executive officer of a corporate organization called me and asked what they are supposed to do with this PAYE now that they are paying salaries. Do they go ahead and, maybe, implement the President’s proposal? I tried to reach out to some of my colleagues but in vain. The answer is no. This is because Parliament must ratify what the President said before you do any of those things as far as PAYE is concerned. This is to show that Parliament is an essential service provider. This should also go into history. I know we have a list of the essential service providers."
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