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    "id": 1003221,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1003221/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Rachael Nyamai",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13374,
        "legal_name": "Richard Ken Chonga Kiti",
        "slug": "richard-ken-chonga-kiti"
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    "content": "The other question is the benefit that those who do the real business get. The tax of 1.5 per cent is reasonable but another Committee could look into whether those who drive those taxis are reaping the benefits involved. Another area of concern to me was on exemption of taxation for corporate social responsibility. Beneficiaries of corporate social responsibility are schools and healthcare facilities, through which our people benefit directly. This is a matter of interest. I would like to thank the Committee and reiterate that it is important that we attract investors in the areas of education and healthcare, among others. I am very interested in the matter on no taxation on pensioner’s benefits. Most people who are getting their pension today were employed in the 1960s on low salaries and their take-home is quite low. If they are exposed to the current levels of taxation, they can lose quite a substantial amount of money. I want to thank the National Treasury and the Committee for making a decision of not levying tax on pensioners’ benefits. I have a lot of interest on Value Added Tax (VAT) matters. The cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is directly related to the number of people cutting down trees. In Kitui, where I come from, people were cutting down trees and there were sacks of charcoal along the way. This, however, is not the case anymore because a 6-kg gas cylinder now costs between Kshs600 and Kshs900. This has allowed many people to move from dirty energy towards LPG. You must have seen me engage the Chair, who told me that this matter has been stayed for a year. This is a move in the right direction. It should not just be on LPG gas, but also on other equipment that are used in construction of facilities that ensure gas goes into the cylinders. This is a matter that is of great interest, and it is a move in the right direction."
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