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    "id": 1218308,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1218308/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Crystal Asige",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) move to suspend tax relief funds, exemptions, waivers and abandonments with immediate effect and no immediate clarity as to the scope of those affected and to what extent. In the Statement, the Committee should- (a)State the scope within which the directive to suspend tax relief funds and exemptions, waivers, and abandonments covers, giving the timelines within which this exercise would be undertaken; (b)Disclose the amounts disbursed to Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) from the granted tax reliefs and incentives of Kshs610 billion in the last five years, stating the particulars of the beneficiaries; (c) Clarify the affected parties, stating whether the tax reliefs are due to PwDs being affected; (d)Find out the number of PwDs employed in Kenya, stating the number of tax exemption certificates from KRA awarded to these employees; (e)State the criteria used in deciding the class of taxpayers affected, clarifying the objective and the goal of the exercise; (f)State whether the relevant stakeholders were engaged, tabling evidence of the same, and finally, (g)State immediate targeted interventions, if any, available for PwDs affected by the ambiguity of this directive."
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