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    "id": 895258,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/895258/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
        "slug": "ledama-olekina"
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    "content": "is a company called Uber B.V and when you take an Uber taxi, you are given a receipt with the writing UBER B.V at the bottom. That Uber B.V is Uber Dutch. In the Netherlands, any entrepreneur who carries out business outside the country has a zero per cent Value Added Tax (VAT). Uber would want to come to this country, ensure that they collect all the revenues and have the 25 per cent go to the Netherlands. They will continue to benefit because they do not pay any taxes. It is sad that our Kenyan drivers pay a lot of taxes. If we care about businesses in this country, we should care about the small businesses and not the foreign enterprises. We talk about Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) but that is killing our economy. I once entered a Suzuki that was being driven by a young man who told me that he was happy because he could now afford to have a car. However, the same was auctioned two weeks later. I would like to encourage Sen. Sakaja to bring a Motion on this. This is something that we have to pronounce ourselves on in this House and the only way of doing so is by adopting a Motion to either suspend the operation of Uber in this country or impose a tax. We can even change the modus operandi . Our country is in debt and we cannot service that debt. If KRA wants to help this country, it must put forward the issue of corporate tax. We cannot allow Kenyans to continue paying the income tax yet foreign businesses operate here and go without paying any taxes. Finally, we have got technology. One of the universities in this country has produced graduates who are good in technology. Why can we not come up with an app that can map the entire streets of Kenya for us to provide a service that is similar to that of Uber? I support this Statement."
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