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    "id": 1171838,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1171838/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
        "slug": "amos-kimunya"
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    "content": "I forgot to say this, I know you like some of these stories. Some years, back, this story was told to us around 1990 in the United Kingdom (UK). It was to express why the tax man will never let you walk scot free and they will use all manner of ways … It happened that, as you know, income from illegal activities cannot be taxed. There is this chap who was making a lot of money and the tax officers went to him and said that they had noticed that he made a lot of money without a declaration. He said: “I want to be honest with you. My money comes from illegal activities which you are not entitled to. If I make a declaration you are going to report me to other authorities.” Even in Kenya, tax declarations cannot be shared to other agencies. The tax man then told him: “Since I need my portion, let us agree on how we describe your business.” The guy was a burglar and they agreed that he names his occupation as a ‘freelance furniture remover.’ He would then pay a percentage of whatever he would make from moving furniture from one house and reselling to another. You can pay tax on it. So that is basically how the taxman can be very innovative. I am sure we would want KRA or KRS to have the same innovative ways of getting all the incomes from the different people. The more income we have, as Hon. Baya has reminded us, the more we are able to rely on ourselves and sort out the growth of this country."
}