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Thika MP Patrick Wainaina, who has crafted the SME Amendment Bill 2018. [Kamau Maichuhie, Standard]
A Bill aimed at locking out cheap imports has been introduced in Parliament.
The Bill sponsored by Thika MP Patrick Wainaina seeks to charge a tax that is 10 times the market price of the imports that compete unfavourably against locally manufactured products.
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