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"content": "One of the principles of taxation is equity. Go for the rich; do not go for the poor. In this country from 1982, the Capital Gains Tax was suspended. There is no reason why I should be taxed for providing sanitary towels to girls in my village and yet, someone who spends Kshs20 million to construct a house and sells it for Kshs30 million thus getting a profit of Ksh10 million, is not paying tax on that Kshs10 million. There is no reason at all why people who buy and sell shares cannot pay tax on profit on sales of shares. The Government needs to be more innovate and proactive. Some of the taxes that were suspended need to be reinstated. I want to urge that when you go to the informal sector, it is not properly taxed in this country. Look at the matatu business, they are not paying tax. We need even to go to church. Some churches are in business. They are making huge profits and they need to pay tax. It is high time this Government thought of innovative ways. They should think of innovate ways as opposed to making the fishermen in Lake Victoria who are using hooks to pay an additional 16 per cent on the cost of a hook. As for mosquito nets, some of us who come from around the Lake need them so that we do not get problems of malaria. If you are going to tax that while leaving rich business people out there, you are missing the point."
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