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    "id": 1508109,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1508109/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
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    "content": "I went to South Africa and bought a few items and when I reached at the airport, I went to launch a tax refund and they were asking too many questions. I think in Kenya, we need to have that kind of arrangement. This is what this Bill is addressing because strictly speaking, what everybody is looking at is how we can collect tax with ease. How Kenyans will understand the methods and requirement of any tax they are paying. So, this Bill is really coming in handy. There are some situations where we need to address the issue of the period that is required for computation of tax liabilities. I have seen Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. However, I will ask the Mover to also look at a situation where somebody is disposed of because of sickness or injury and cannot engage in meaningful activities or do certain things. That person can prove that he was not able to do his activities. This time needs to be included there, not only the Saturdays and Sundays. Why? I was given a tax liability for something that I did not cause. I ran a company and instead of putting the payment on the company's account, they put it in my account using my PIN. They did not use the company's PIN. I did not know until when I went for tax compliance, and I was told that I owed the KRA Ksh880,000 in terms of penalties and delayed payments. This Bill is addressing that. I was a self-employed person and it took a lot of time for me to convince these people that I did not do it intentionally. With those few remarks, this Bill is coming at the right time because tax payment is very crucial in our economy. We do not need to make things difficult. We need to simplify for everybody to understand and we need public education on the way taxes are paid in this country. It is only the educated like Hon. (Dr) Makali who understand this. We need to get this information to the village and once people discover that paying tax is easy, they will understand how to pay tax and the importance of tax. With those few remarks, I support."
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