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    "content": "Seventh, hon. Members, will appreciate that the work done by the Kenya Committee of the Red Cross in this country when disasters and other natural calamities occur, is critical and much needed by those in distress. In order to support the initiative of the Kenya Red Cross Committee, I propose to exempt goods, including materials, supplies, equipment and motor vehicles for official use in the provision of relief services imported by the Kenya Red Cross Organisation. 8. In further recognition of the Kenya Red Cross' role towards social development including development of health and prevention of diseases amongst other things, I propose to zero-rate taxable goods and taxable services supplied to the Kenya Red Cross. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in enhancing compliance with the tax laws, the Value Added Tax (VAT) withholding was introduced with a view to assisting the Government to recover tax from taxpayers who were not previously paying tax. The taxpayers were in turn provided with VAT withholding certificates which would enable them offset the VAT withheld. However, there have been complaints of delayed withholding certificates by the withholding agents. To put an end to this, I am proposing and amendment to the law to require VAT withholding agents to issue a VAT withholding certificate to their supplier at the time of making payment."
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