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    "id": 960759,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/960759/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 311,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
        "slug": "john-mbadi"
    },
    "content": "The proposed law will enhance revenue collection. At the moment, for example if a building has 20 units of apartments, the payment of rates and rents will be done jointly. There is only payment of rates and rents as one unit. The 20 owners of various units will be contributing proportionately to what they own, but ensuring that that money is paid. This becomes the responsibility of the person who holds the mother title. The problem comes where, for example, ten people out of the 20 pay their share and the others do not pay. Then all of them are exposed to risk. This would lead to the Government losing rents and rates. Therefore, it is important that each unit is assessed separately and payment is made individually. It also gives someone pride just to feel that you own fully the unit that you have. As I said, currently, rates and rents are paid by individual unit holders as service charge to the corporation and management companies. I am sure we all understand that individual owners would form themselves into a corporation apportioned among all other unit holders. As I said, the assessment will be done as one freehold property. However, in the event we have individual assessment and payment is made individually, it makes it easy for both the Ministry of Lands and KRA to follow up on defaulting unit holders. This, therefore, will enhance revenue collection."
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