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    "id": 1061445,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Wiberforce Oundo",
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        "legal_name": "Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I will be very brief. I am a Member of the Committee and I associate myself with the comments made by the Mover and the proposer, suffice to know that I just want to make one clarification so that it is clear. As my colleagues have continually said, over time, we have developed a system of selling or buying items online with existing tax regime systems for local sellers in the digital markets yet we have lacked a mechanism to tax international companies and those that do not have a physical address in this country. Therefore, the Value Added Tax (Digital Market Place Supply) Regulations 2020 is basically to rope in international players that had no way to include in the tax bracket. However, I need to make a very clear clarification that with COVID-19, there has been a proliferation of online digital learning and online digital material. When KRA and the various stakeholders appeared before us, they gave an assurance that educational materials for educational courses approved in this country are exempted from this type of VAT. I wanted to get that on record. As I conclude, we have very many mechanisms to collect tax. The challenge will remain and will continuously remain on the capacity of the KRA to register and collect taxes. We do not have a shortage of tax laws or tax regimes, what we have is lack of ability by the KRA to collect tax. This is a tax system that has a lot of potential. The young people and international players will continuously innovate. We pray and hope that KRA and the National Treasury will put in place mechanisms to track innovations and the changes, so that at no single time do we lose this revenue especially from those who have no physical address in this country. With those few remarks, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to support."
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