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    "content": "TAXATION OF ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS PAID TO STAFF AND MEMBERS OF VIHIGA COUNTY ASSEMBLY Hon. Senators, I have another Petition to present before you. A Petition to the Senate by Hon. Daniel Chitwa, Speaker of the Vihiga County Assembly concerning taxation of allowances and other benefits paid to staff and Members of the County Assembly. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No. 221 (a) and 225 (2) (b), I hereby report to the Senate that a Petition has been submitted through the Clerk by Hon. Daniel C. Chitwa, Speaker of the Vihiga County Assembly concerning taxation of allowances and other benefits paid to Members and staff of the county assembly. In his Petition, the Petitioner brings to the attention of the Senate the following:- (a) That in June 2015, the county assembly received a demand from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) for payment of tax arrears for the years 2013 to 2015 on allowances and other benefits paid to members and staff of the assembly. (b) The county assembly is engaging the KRA to reach settlement on the matter. (c) That in the meantime, the KRA has proceeded to order the freezing of the bank accounts of the said county assembly and this has hampered the county assembly from discharging its constitutional mandate. (d) That the actions of the KRA in demanding taxes on payment of allowances are not applied uniformly across the counties and are unduly targeted at county assemblies from the western region of Kenya. (e) The petitioner, therefore, prays that the Senate investigates these issues and comes up with appropriate recommendations thereon. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No. 226, I shall now allow comments, observations or clarifications in relation to the Petition for not more than 30 minutes. I allowed a lot of time and leeway to all of you in the first Petition regarding nurses because of the weighty issues that were there. This is a specific issue on taxation of allowances in a county assembly and if you want to comment on this issue, I will allow each Member not more than two minutes."
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