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    "id": 1171829,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1171829/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Masinga, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joshua Mwalyo",
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        "legal_name": "Joshua Mbithi Mwalyo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to air my views on the change of the name of KRA to KRS. This is a good idea. This is because, after some time or years, the institutions normally rebrand themselves to do some innovations and attract customers. For this institution, this is a service they render to Kenyans. The service is to collect revenue from the incomes that companies make and the VAT’s and so forth. Therefore, they need to appeal to their customers who are the tax payers so that they can attract them and be more friendly. This is a service they render to us simply because whatever they collect is what we develop our country with. It is what makes the country to continue servicing the Budget. This is a good idea, to do the changes by way of rebranding to KRS. The people there also need to rebrand themselves. Even if they change the logos to be attractive and show they are working for Kenyans, they are working for the wellbeing of this country so that they can be appealing to each one of us. The KRA is friendly nowadays. Although they have tightened the noose, they have become stricter, even when you are late with a few shillings, they even send you an email. Even if you are late with Kshs50 or Kshs100, they remind you have not paid taxes for Kshs1,000. That is efficient. What they need is to collect more for them to be more efficient. Many of the Members have mentioned that the junior staff need to be motivated because they work more than the bosses. The bosses only delegate. These junior officers are the ones who go to institutions to discuss how these institutions can pay their taxes even in installments. Sometimes Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) revokes tax compliance certificates of companies such that the companies are not able to trade or bid for tenders for contractors. The act of revoking tax compliance certificates from customers means that they cannot collect taxes from the same companies for them to earn more revenue to Kenyans. So, they need to be friendlier even as we change their name to ‘Services’. Their services should be seen to work for Kenyans. This will woo Kenyans to support the Kenya Revenue Services (KRS) as they will be paying taxes for their own good."
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