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    "id": 258796,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. K. Kilonzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Julius Kiema Kilonzo",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, we were told on the Floor of this House that one Matemu Mumo, who today is being proposed as the chair did not collect money which was owed to KRA. A document which was tabled here from an auctioneer stated that Kshs72 million was supposed to be paid. KRA was established in 1995 and the only person who could maybe levy distress was the Income Tax Commissioner and no other person in that place. Even the Director-General could not levy distress. It then informed this House that when this person is indisposed, there is no work which can continue. In 2005, in this Parliament, an amendment was brought in to bring in the Commissioner- General to be part of those who could be allowed to sign distress on tax. Even the Commissioner-General could not be allowed. I want any hon. Member who has a contrary opinion to challenge me. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is divided into the following divisions. There is one division which is for collecting huge taxes that exceed Kshs700 million. The other division is for the lower amounts of taxes, which is the domestic taxes. Mr. Matemu Mumo was neither of the two. He was a Commissioner of Support Services. The work of support services, if I can help my friends and the lawyers who are also here, is actually to deal with legal impediments. His work is to go to court to challenge anybody who says that he cannot pay taxes, like Kingsway was doing, for the court to rule. The department that is in charge of collections is the Domestic Tax Department."
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