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    "id": 1485435,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1485435/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nairobi City County, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Esther Passaris",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on the inquiry into irregular and illegal grounds of tax exemption to a company under SOFA. I have looked at the Report and heard the sentiments of Members. Tax exemption, first of all, should not be a secret. When the Government gives tax exemption, it should be very clear how one gets it and for what reason. We are in an era where the Government requires a lot more money. Our tax exemptions have to be clear. A few years ago, a donor gave some equipment to a hospital in Rift Valley. They said they would ship the equipment to us, but we would clear it by paying duty. The then-governor said he would pay the duty but failed to get an exemption. These were equipment for a maternity hospital. When he failed to get the exemption, the goods stayed at the Port of Mombasa for almost a month, incurring demurrage charges. In the end, the donor had to pay. We did not get any other donations from the donor. That is something that should have been given tax exemption. 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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