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    "id": 1485395,
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    "speaker_name": "Bonchari, UPA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Charles Onchoke",
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    "content": ". On non-compliance with the principles of a standard contract/agreement, the agreement did not comply with the general principles of a standard contract or agreement in respect to the signatures appended and the dates reflected therein. The Committee further observed that the exemption under the East African Community Duty Remission Scheme was granted despite lack of demonstration of any application for the same which is a clear indication that the exemption was unprocedurally and unlawfully granted. Having conducted the inquiry, the Committee recommends that this House adopts the Report on its inquiry into irregular and illegal grant of tax exemptions to a company under the SOFA with the following recommendations, that this House resolves: 1. To declare that the said SOFA was done outside the requisite legal framework, thus a nullity and hence void. 2. To direct all the relevant statutory bodies to take necessary legal action on parties involved in the whole process of the irregular tax exemptions under the SOFA therein. 3. Pursuant to Section 12(2) of the Statutory Instruments Act, the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning submits tax exemption guidelines for the implementation of SOFAs to the National Assembly within six months of the House adopting this Report. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I take this opportunity to thank all the Members of the Committee for their contributions and input during the deliberations and writing of this Report. I also thank the stakeholders for their submissions that enriched this Report. The Committee further wishes to thank the offices of the Speaker and the Clerk of the National Assembly for the logistical support provided during the consideration and investigation of the issues raised in the Statement. It is now my pleasant duty and privilege, on behalf of the Committee on Delegated Legislation, to present the Report on the inquiry into the irregular and illegal grant of tax exemptions to a company under the SOFA to the House pursuant to Standing Order No.199 for consideration and adoption on behalf of the Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Chepkonga Kiprono Samwel, CBS, MP. 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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