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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
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        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Income Tax is regulated through legislation that is passed by this House, specifically, Cap.470 of the Laws of Kenya, which is the Income Tax Act. May 10, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1257 The issue of the councillors' allowances as, indeed, all other employment income, is defined under Section 5(2)(A) of Section 37 of the Income Tax Act. So, we are not introducing anything new. These taxes have always been there. They should have been collected. The fact that they were not collected does not mean that they were not collectable. However, just for the purpose of informing the House, in 1980, the Ministry of Local Government had petitioned the then Minister for Finance, who is currently His Excellency the President, to exempt councillors' allowances from taxation. He did give that exemption in December, 1981. That exemption was based on some regulations that were issued by the Ministry of Local Government which had prescribed the maximum amount that would qualify for taxation. Since that time those minutes have never been updated. The councillors pay has gone way beyond those limits that were allowed at that point. That is why the incident of tax has befallen on the councillors."
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