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    "id": 936887,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/936887/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiharu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ndindi Nyoro",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13370,
        "legal_name": "Samson Ndindi Nyoro",
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    "content": "talking about taxation. All the points I have made are related to the topic that we are discussing this afternoon. To wind up, one of the other issues that we should be very alive to is economic effect and neutrality. Even as we collect tax, it should be very alive to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) that any kind of tax the KRA levies to the population should bring about neutrality to the economy. I am saying this because we have seen many people being disrupted to the point of closing shop because of our taxation regime. Therefore, it should be conducive even to the taxpayer. That is so that we do not have far reaching economic effects even as we collect tax. My last point is that VAT is the taxation of a lazy tax collector. The easiest way to collect money from the population, all over the world, is through sales tax which is called the VAT in other jurisdictions. Therefore, I call upon the KRA to be a bit more innovative so that we uphold all the principles of taxation, especially equity, by going even to those people who are not in the mainstream economy. That is so that we collect more but, more importantly, from those who deserve to pay more. Thank you very much."
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