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    "id": 1003370,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1003370/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Roysambu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Isaac Ndirangu",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Waihenya Ndirangu",
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    "content": "We have also proposed taxation on the digital marketplace. We brought in this rule in the last Finance Bill which describes or explains what a digital marketplace is. Therefore, we are introducing the digital service tax at 1.5 per cent of gross transaction. As has been captured by Members here who have given examples of such digital platforms like Alibaba, Amazon and Uber, this tax will help to level the competition environment in this country for businesses. I would cite the example of our local tax drivers who have been complaining that Uber is engaging them in unfair competition. That is the truth. I think by levying this tax, we shall be creating a level playing ground for foreign companies and our local operators. This tax is intended to yield about Ksh2 billion."
}