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    "id": 1147873,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1147873/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Rarieda, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13465,
        "legal_name": "Paul Otiende Amollo",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, the issue is a question of rental income earned abroad. Any Kenyan who is living abroad or has lived abroad knows that these tax regimes can be very complex. There is income that you can earn abroad, and you do not have to pay tax; and there is income in respect to which you are obligated to. When the KRA determined that this nominee needed to pay tax, he proceeded to comply. How can that be an integrity issue? The fourth point is that Members are taking an issue with the question of virtual appearance. Our own Standing Orders allow virtual appearance. As recent as a month or two ago, we were debating – including the Senate – virtually. How can you then fault a Kenyan who cannot travel because of COVID-19 restrictions, and who chooses to appear before the Committee within the rules of our own Standing Orders? You cannot hold them against that. Members are saying that you cannot give a Kenyan who has been away a job. Our Constitution allows Kenyans to have dual citizenship. You cannot discriminate against a Kenyan because they live somewhere, else. In fact, this Kenyan is shown to have worked at the World Bank in the Department of Governance for many years. Who else do you need to fight corruption other than him? We have brought Kenyans including the former Auditor-General who has been abroad for almost 20 years to work here. When he however, came back, he put proper audit systems and we are all in agreement that Auditor-General, Ouko did a good job: We should be very careful. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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