A Sober-Minded Unpacking Of The Truth Behind Kenya's Taxation Politics
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- čas přidán 6. 02. 2023
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James Karanja, Tax Director,
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That is the problem. The Executive, Legislature, Judiciary don't pay taxes. In fact Ruto is the one who negotiated with the salaries and remuneration commission for the Legislature not to pay taxes on their allowances. They are taxing the small fish to death and the big fish is paying none. Everyone should pay taxes.
We get taxed before you start your business, when you try to sell your vegetables, as a hawker before you sell kanjo takes 50 Bob every day so 18k plus a year ,when you go to buy anything so what does the government want because in rich countries, they exempt foods from taxes clothes etc so as not to burden the poor so we actually have plenty of taxes so they need to stop the theft
Ndo, I don't mind paying USD 7k in property taxes and USD 6k income taxes annually because I see what I am paying for. But for a fact I feel cheated paying taxes in Kenya. First, I am already levied to death, and then expected to bribe when I need basic services or support from same agencies that I pay obscene levies to. I do not even know where to begin but operating in Kenya is really challenging. For example, my KPLC bill almost doubled due to increased tariffs but the outages are more than ever. Did I mention we have to bribe the technicians to attend to the outages?! How about those migraine-triggering potholes? But I still love Kenya. It is such a beautiful country with so much potential. The top down culture of corruption is the core problem across the board. But I continue to keep hope alive for my beloved Kenya.
Every Kenyan must evade taxes. The politrickitians class exempt themselves from paying taxes. Paying taxes is funding corruption in kenya
So they have shot themselves in the foot, figuratively speaking?
well taxation is theft according to the american founding fathers...
Concur
Government is the biggest impediment to setting up business in Kenya , impeding more business activity that would in end generate more taxes and expecting to survive by increasing on the narrow base is a recipe for disaster
This is a great conversation
I would like a comment on Church donations we know they don’t pay tax but is there away to know how their money is used so that individual church leaders do not convert money from where it should be in case is used for individual way who should keep an eye on the churches public money other country in the world get audited
Holding politicians accountable is proving to be too much it's better to dodge the tax when you can. How can we hold them accountable when we all have tribal cocoons
Thanks for this sober and informative tax discussion. UDA is totally missing the mark by politicizing taxation. Injecting politics of personal vendettas and mudslinging has cheapened an otherwise important national debate.
We are a republic not a monarchy the president must pay taxes!
Very few comments shows how Kenyans are clueless on Tax matters.
Tax education is nowhere in courses that are not finance based. So you are right, but it's not only Kenyans. Whichever course you attend, you'll always be told - at the beginning, how that is the most important in the world and how wise you were to have chosen it. Why do I say this. We all don't have to have ideas in every sector. We must be professors in our own areas. Let tax 'experts' deal with tax matters.
great conversation
This guy has a voice that doesn't give straight answers.
But he has some good points...
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Kenya can never tax itself to prosperity. It has never worked anywhere in the world. Unless tax policy is accompanied with a serious anti corruption policy, KRA will become a cash cow like KPLC. This money will end up in private pockets to fund lavish lifestyles and campaign kitties.
Wadau Sasa kama kila mtu alipe tax pia presso alipe tax ama aje
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Someone must explain estate tax clearly......
The explanation on estate tax was not clear.
Matatus owners and the executive and legislature and churches need to start paying tax. Not in a bad way but we are all suffering
Church are untaxed unless they run a commercial activity like school
@@njoroge2061 that's why I say they must be taxed because they went commercial. They are more about funding the lifestyle of the owner
Laws are meant for the poor. The big boys will always avoid paying tax.
If only the rich people could pay tax faithfully no poor kid will have no education we will have less crimes and theft rich people will be safe.we poor we pay tax rich people don't politicians waste out tax our kids gang to rob.think twice for your safety of your richness and life
@Monicah Nguta people pay taxes out here the problem is misuse of these taxes collected. In offices are used to swindle hudge amount of taxes into politician's pockets what's the use?
What the govt does with what they have now can tell you what they will do with more tax revenues. Kenya can collect taxes to the high heavens but it will not matter until they curb corruption and wastage of govt resources.
@@rishy1525 very true.the more we pay ,the more they steal