{"id":404651,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/404651/?format=json","text_counter":19,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Gaichuhie","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":17,"legal_name":"Nelson Ributhi Gaichuhie","slug":"nelson-gaichuhie"},"content":"TAX STATUS OF AGA KHAN HOSPITAL On 26th September, 2013, hon. Irungu Kang’ata, Member for Kiharu Constituency requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade on tax status of the Aga Khan Hospital. He specifically wanted to know the following:- (a) whether the categorization and assessment for tax purposes of the Aga Khan Hospital vis a vis other hospitals of the same league is just and fair; (b) if the hospital has been duly remitting its fair share of taxes to the Kenya Revenue Authority; and (c) whether the medical goods and supplies including the equipment imported by the hospital for the last two decades are zero-rated or exempt and if yes, for what reasons."}