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    "id": 810134,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/810134/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": " I know this matter can be emotive, but I want to ask that we understand what the issue is all about. I rise to support the amendments proposed by the Committee and I will tell you why. Members may recall that the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill No.2 was tabled here. It contains these amendments. You may also recall that the Speaker directed that the amendments that relate to tax be taken to the tax committee to debate and incorporate within the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill and bring them to this House. First of all, let us note any one point that these amendments have come from the Committee. They came with the original Bill which is the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill No. 2. If you look at them, they are on page 410. What the Committee has done is to ensure that when the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill is passed by the House, the amendments to the Gaming Act accord with the amendments in the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill. They would then be brought in through the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill No. 2. The import of what is happening is that we sat here today and said we are going to move portions of the taxations for gaming income – portions to be borne by the winner and the company that is carrying on the betting activity. Let us also remember one thing which is important: the 35 per cent currently under implementation only applies to companies registered in Kenya. Companies operating out there and deriving an income from here are not answerable to the 35 per cent. It is only when the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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