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    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. I rise to support this Report. I also happen to be a Member of this Committee. Modern times call for modern solutions. It is important to understand what this Electronic Internet and Digital Market Place supply is. Regulation 3 is very clear. It has spelt out each and every one of those items that fall within that category, but I would like to point out that there is a lot of business that goes on in that space including educational issues, music, games, movies, platforms for transport like Uber, small cabs and the rest. They all fall within that Digital Market Place. But as some of the Members have said before, the foreign multi-nationals have not been paying VAT on trading in Kenya and doing their business here. Remember, when we trade with them, we are supposed to pay VAT. Basically what this Report has done is that it has levelled the playing field. Just as we pay taxes to them, they also pay tax to us. The issue of double standards is one of those things that we must always try and get rid of in our deliberations and actions. Recently I saw an example of double standards. Kenya Kwanza said that you cannot hold demonstrations, but their members were allowed to that effect. In fact, some of the members walk around wielding weapons but nobody talks about it or takes action against them. However, when it comes to members of Azimio, any small attempt to even meet two or three people is faced with serious attacks. The same way we are dealing with these Regulations is the same way we should ensure that there is a level playing field in everything. It is also a very good concept because we are being creative in collecting taxes. This is an alternative way on how else we can collect money. Instead of overburdening that Kenyan who has already been so hard-hit by the cost of living, we have gone out and come up with a Regulation that is going to give us money from multi-nationals and not Kenyans. That is a very good concept. We must also be creative on how we handle our situations as a country. How do we handle issues like demonstrations? We cannot be barbaric and primitive by fighting and clobbering Kenyans because of demonstrations. Let us be creative when raising revenue as well as handling Kenyans. So, let us say: “No further bloodshed.” Hon. Temporary Speaker, I support."
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