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    "id": 1229650,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1229650/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Manyatta, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gitonga Mukunji",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, we are not doing this Motion a service. This is a very serious Motion and Kenyans are watching. Yes, it is true that there is a challenge with our economy today. I have been going through the mathematics of what KRA is saying about revenue collection. It is obvious that when salaries are paid by the Government, we have to collect taxes. The collection of tax, especially income tax, is something that is done one year after a company and individuals have made money. For the six months since this Government came into place, KRA has been able to collect Ksh768 billion in five months. That is short of their target of Ksh818 billion. The shortfall is because many companies and institutions have not been making profit, simply because of many reasons that all of us know. The Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning has clearly indicated the reasons. I am very keen to hear ideas—better ideas for that matter—that can help this country to achieve its target in terms of tax collection."
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