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    "id": 1508308,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1508308/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ainamoi, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Benjamin Lang’at",
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    "content": "tax system with iTax. This Clause faced a lot of contestation from the public. If the KRA integrates with your system, there will be concerns about the data protection of private information. For example, some concerns were from operators of hospitals who sought clarity on the safety of the patient's information once KRA connects to their system. Can the KRA access this information? Some manufacturers raised concerns about the safety of manufacturing information if the system is connected to the KRA. However, we will provide a win-win situation between the concerns of the public and the requirements of KRA by limiting the integration to only financial information because that is its only interest. Clause 9 of the Bill proposes amending Section 83 of the principal Act to provide a penalty of Ksh20,000 per month for Export Processing Zone (EPZ) enterprises that fail to submit the required tax. Those who operate EPZ enjoy several tax reliefs and are supposed to file returns to KRA. Failure to do so will attract a penalty of Ksh20,000 per month. But in our view, this amount is even less. On behalf of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, I thank the office of the Speaker for facilitating our sittings and travel to various counties in this Republic. As I said earlier, we travelled to six counties. We divided ourselves into two groups and toured Western, Coast and Eastern Kenya. I also thank my Members because we worked until 1.00 a.m. last night. That is why the Chairman is absent because he had to sign some reports by 6.00 a.m. today. I thank the Members for their hard work and cooperation. We had a quorum all the time to process the reports within the shortest time possible. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I support the Bill and request the Members to support it. We shall bring the necessary amendments to the Committee of the whole House to capture the views from public participation. Thank you very much."
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