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    "id": 601862,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/601862/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
        "slug": "chrisantus-wamalwa-wakhungu"
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. Tax procedures in this country have been very hectic. Kenyans are hustlers and most of the time, when the procedure is very complicated it is difficult for them to comply. The key objective of this Bill is to harmonise and consolidate all the laws for purposes of keeping it simple so that people can pay taxes. I have gone through this Bill. Since we have devolution, during the Third Reading, we should have a provision on how the taxes can be collected in the counties. Counties have been collecting taxes on their own and yet majority of them do not have the capacity to collect taxes. Because of corruption, many counties have been declaring less amount of money. The public has been paying a lot of taxes and yet it is not declared. When we come to the Committee of the whole House, we should have a way of empowering the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to devolve into the counties. Once they are in the counties, they can help in terms of capacity in tax collection. Once they collect, they can release the consolidated funds back to the respective counties."
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