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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. This Bill, short as it is, is addressing a very important function and responsibility of KRA in terms of the development of a curriculum in consultation with other institutions. I agree with the function in the proposed new sub-section (2B)(a) on offering programmes in revenue administration directly, or in collaboration with any other institution of higher learning. The question of developing a curriculum is already addressed from that perspective. Therefore, the issue of accreditation that Hon. Oundo has spoken about is addressed by the new sub-section. I agree that this Bill needs to be amended further because we cannot have a commissioner-general who has the power to appoint his deputy. That is a very high position. This responsibility needs to be vested in the Board. I, therefore, ask that we make a further amendment on that and vest that responsibility in the Board. I am of the view that we define the term ‘agent’ in the Bill. We need to be very clear on which agent we are talking about. Is it an individual or an institution that is collecting revenue on behalf of KRA? That is not defined properly. Secondly, which system fails? Is it the system of the agent or that of KRA? If, for example, the agent is a bank, we need to be very careful and say whether it is the KRA system that has failed and is not accepting transfers or it is the system of the agent that is not able to transmit information to KRA. Those clarifications need to be taken into account. If those amendments are done, then we can proceed to approve the Bill. As the Bill is, I have reservations on it. Thank you."
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