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    "id": 1277820,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1277820/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Busia County, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Catherine Omanyo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is important for all Kenyans to be responsible for building their own nation. There is no single day when a neighbour or a friend from far away will come and help you open your eyes to what God has given you through mother nature. Paying taxes is our responsibility. The Committee did a wonderful job with this Report. There are people who evade paying taxes. The Government should not increase taxes. Instead, it should ensure that those who evade taxes pay their fair share. There are children who get excited when they turn 18 years old. They get their identity cards (IDs), and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) PIN certificates. However, they do not understand that immediately after they get that certificate, they are supposed to start filling nil returns. If you start a business, you must pay tax returns. The Government’s role is to keep educating people with a limited understanding of taxes, and to encourage them instead of frustrating them. Payment of taxes is sometimes used as a bait. When a person falls out with somebody in power, the person in power uses that fact to punish him instead of fairly applying the law. This is a beautiful Report. Children who have been asked to pay Ksh2,000 for every year that they did not file nil returns since they turned 18 should be forgiven. Once they have businesses or get jobs, they can start paying taxes. They might still be in colleges or universities and are probably below 26 years of age. They might not even understand that penalty."
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