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"speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also add my voice to this Bill. KRA is Kenya’s tax collector. We must be very careful as a House any time we are dealing with matters taxation, even when it seems it is an easy thing. It cannot be easy, because whenever we are dealing with KRA, we are dealing with its power to collect or waive taxes. It is something that we have to take seriously. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to oppose this Bill in totality - every single clause of the Bill. There is a proposal to give Kenya School of Revenue Administration powers to collaborate with institutions of higher learning. This will enable them to give certifications that are provided there. From the inception, what was the purpose of that institution? Was it supposed to offer degrees, diplomas, master's degrees and doctorates? Probably, that was not the reason. We spent a lot of time with the Cabinet Secretary for Education this afternoon. One of the problems we talked about is the stress in our public universities. We are creating competition"
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