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    "id": 1508292,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1508292/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "Otherwise, if we leave it open, we will collect less taxes because people will never pay taxes in good time. Taxes and tax proposals are time-bound. For example, we usually project to collect a certain amount each year. If that process is not time-bound, we will collect taxes after the period has lapsed, and we will not make accurate projections on the expected amount of taxes to be collected. The other issue is withholding tax. Anytime you do some consultancy work for a specific company or organisation, they will deduct some money from you. However, some companies and organisations do not remit that money to the KRA. One or two years later, you will get a tax demand claiming that the money was not remitted, so you have to pay. I support the 10 per cent penalty so that, if you are authorised to collect withholding tax, you should remit it to the National Treasury in good time so that the KRA does not harass the person you deducted it from. Lastly, there is the issue of the PIN. We want to introduce the idea of a PIN for Kenyans who work remotely for Kenyan companies. It is a good proposal, but we need a bit of clarity. The Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning should provide more clarity on that matter because we could easily punish foreigners who would also want to work for Kenyan companies. That matter should be made clear so that if I am a foreigner and want to work remotely for a Kenyan company, I will know the tax demands. I think it is a learning curve. We should continue to revise any complicated tax procedure on a daily or annual basis to simplify the whole taxation process for Kenyans. We need clarity and simplicity so that, at the end of the day, people will know how much to pay, and our economy will grow. With those many remarks, Hon. Temporary Speaker, I support."
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