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    "id": 1257336,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Molo, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kuria Kimani",
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    "content": " Hon. Chair, what is proposed in the Bill is a withholding tax of 15 per cent. After listening to digital content creators, they asked why we are charging them 15 per cent as if they are not like other professionals—lawyers and accountants. The withholding tax for all these management fees is 5 per cent. Therefore, we have made them at par with the rest, at 5 per cent. I want to explain the bit when it comes to the end of a year. For example, you may have earned an income through digital content monetisation but it is below the taxable threshold of Ksh24,000 in the Income Tax Act. That allows you the option if you want. It is optional. If you want, when filing your returns at the end of the year, you may declare that you earned this amount of money in the course of the year and 5 per cent withholding tax was withheld on income. That income, plus any other 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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