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    "id": 577831,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Gathecha",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 652,
        "legal_name": "Annah Nyokabi Gathecha",
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    "content": "be a very controlled industry. It is supposed to be a substance that is not just sold to anybody. Not everybody should be able to go out and purchase 1,000 litres of ethanol without an institution giving them any guidelines. They then make a concoction of it like they are making a fruit juice and then sell it to unsuspecting members of the public. Before we know it, these people will be blind and will have died and the person just goes off scot-free. We expect those who are sure that they want to engage in this type of industry that provides “sin taxes” or luxury taxes to be in compliance with the established rules and not to be engaged in the activities of providing a raw material to another person who will be used to harm Kenyans. They will in turn be culpable and held criminally responsible for those types of engagements. Finally, I will speak on the issue of revenue leakages. When we have a tax regime that is compliant, that is clear and one that is understood, it actually ensures that everybody is fully aware of what is available. What has made paying taxes in this country difficult are the enforcement officers simply because the tax bill is so huge and unclear that in order to just get away from being constantly bothered, it is easier to pay somebody as opposed to following the law. We hope that with the introduction of this particular Excise Bill, we will ensure that even those who are hired to go out and do these jobs will be people of integrity and people who when they go to visit these companies will look at if they have paid their taxes as they are supposed to. For those who are paying, they will be in compliance and more willing to contribute to the revenue base of this country so that our taxes will be used in the manner that is clear. We should ensure that the taxes are being used to the advantage of Kenyans and in projects that are tangible and that can be seen as opposed to the black hole that 30 per cent of the taxes of this country have been going into. With those few remarks, I support."
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