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    "id": 1061321,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
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        "legal_name": "David Ole Sankok",
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    "content": " Thank very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to also add my voice to the debate on this very important Report from the Committee on Delegated Legislation. I must say that they have done us proud, especially us from the Jubilee side. This is because when we went round this country in 2013 and 2017, the most important thing that we promised was that our Government would be digital. Having tax payment digitized is one way of achieving our manifesto as Jubilee. Therefore, I thank them so much. This will assist. Kenyans will now confirm that even though our Manifesto has not been realized 100 per cent, it has been realized almost 90 per cent. This digitization will reduce the red tape kind of cumbersome payment of taxes that we have witnessed in our country. Sometimes, we find files even disappearing and people being double-taxed. Taxes are very important because they run our economy. Think of 30 million Kenyans paying taxes. Our population has been increasing. If we pay taxes which are documented in analogue forms, you can imagine 30 million forms from 30 million Kenyans being piled up in Times Towers. The KRA will be renting more space just to keep taxpayers’ files. Digitization makes it easier to store records. Also, we can fill our tax returns digitally and KRA will be collecting tax returns efficiently. We can pay taxes in the comfort of our bedrooms. We will not necessarily have to incur expenses of travelling to and from KRA offices to fill forms. I support and implore the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning to ensure that they follow up so that all the policies we are putting in place in this House are fully implemented. Thank you."
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