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    "id": 1375362,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. You know, reading English and interpreting what is written are two different things. Moving on, Hon. Oundo in his submission asked what mechanisms will be used to collect money from many of his constituents who are chang’aa brewers? I think this is the same question that Hon. Opiyo Wandayi was asking, on the mechanisms to collect the money as directed by the court. It is, indeed, true as Hon. Otiende Amollo has submitted, that the court said we should not be levying this tax on a certain section of Kenyans. Therefore, in curing this problem, a provision was created for us to use the Tax Procedures Act, as stipulated by the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, so as to collect from every Kenyan who is earning an income. Whether you are a farmer or chang’aa brewer - Hon. Oundo, it is brewers not chang’aa brewers because this is an illegitimate trade. I do not know whether there is a way of collecting taxes from illegitimate trade. Any person who is involved in legitimate earning of an income shall be obligated to pay this under the Tax Procedures Act. There are fears as Hon. John Mbadi has said that KRA 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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