Gladys Wanga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support these Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations of 2020. From where we come from, as the Committee on Finance and National Planning, it is important that tax collection systems are in order to optimize revenue and are as simple as possible. You remember when you and I were in this Parliament last term and we used to pick very bulky documents from the entrance but, today, we are paperless. We did not imagine that we could achieve that but we have. As we progress, if we continue to require people to ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I encourage that we move to be digital as much as possible and not just in VAT, but we commend Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) because many of their systems are now digital. We make our tax returns now digitally rather than filling in the papers that we used to do. With those few remarks I support. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. In this season when our revenues are depressed, it is important that we standardize and align all our revenue collection measures and systems so that we are able to optimize the revenue that we collect, seal any loopholes for revenue leakages and deal with fraud. Digitization not only increases efficiency in revenue collection, but also deals with the issue of fraud. So, as we spoke in the earlier Regulations, this is meant to standardize and streamline operations of revenue collection, particularly Value Added Tax. So, anything that goes towards improving efficiency and optimizing revenue ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I thank the Member for Kathiani for making that clarification. We can very easily be accused of hiding here in the middle of the night to introduce new taxes. These were already dealt with in the Finance Act and, therefore, we are just putting in place a framework within which they can be implemented. So, it is not introducing anything new without the requisite public participation. As the Leader of the Majority Party has correctly put it, the digital market place is growing. More and more people are selling including on Facebook, for example, ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: There are currently a lot of conversations around the whole issue of the digital space. There is conversation around regulation of digital lenders such as Branch and Tala. How do we regulate digital lenders who are mandated with lending money and ensure that we capture them? There is a big conversation around the digital marketplace. This is not the end of it. We will continue to have it because it is also a very dynamic space. Even as we pass these Regulations, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) must be aware that we are dealing with a very dynamic space. Therefore, ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to move the adoption of the Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on inspection visits to various KRA sites to check on the efficiency of the revenue enhancement initiatives that have been put in place over the years and whether they have actually resulted in revenue. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it was my understanding that I have been called upon to move. So, I should proceed and say that I beg to move the Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I beg your indulgence, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am well guided. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Because of the time limitation, I request your indulgence that we begin it afresh in a new session. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view