A New Dawn

Mind over Matter

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[Rohit @heyrohitai]

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[A New Dawn @AmolloKen]

This is very serious, no longer a laughing matter.

[CPA Wachira Joseph @WashiraX]

KRA has started counting tithe and offerings.

When I was growing up, my parents took me to our local Catholic church.

After the Sunday school, we all converged for the main service. Mitha. Misa. Mass.

When the time for offerings reached. The whole church always broke into this particular song as everyone queued with money in hand heading to the offering box.

🎶 Nengera Ngai kiria kiri giake, aha…
Nake Kaisari munei kiria giake, aha…
Namumunyage ciothe ciumite kwi Ngai, aha... 🎶

It is the men with deep bass voices who used to artistically inject the “Aha.”

Then Wagura, the drum boy, sneaks in the beats and suddenly the whole church transforms into a live concert.

To date, that remains one of the most melodious songs I have ever heard.

Beautiful harmony.

Now, all along, I was fully convinced Kaisari was Satan.

Infact, when a stubborn boy misbehaved, we all told him: Ugathie gwa Kaisari.

Meaning, you shall go to Caesar. Which in our theology then, meant Satan hellfire.
And the boy would apologize instantly

I know you. Karibu unitwange makofi for refusing to translate the song. So here you go.

🎶 Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. And to God what belongs to God. But know everything comes from God. 🎶

It is later in class 8 that I discovered Caesar was not Satan.

Caesar was the Roman king and tax collector.

• Lesson 1: Take your son and daughter to the Sunday school.

Now,

There is a church called Thika Baptist Church.

They preach and advance the gospel of Jesus Christ.

KRA caught wind that the church was collecting serious tithe and offerings.

They ordered for their bank statements.

After analysis, what came out was a tax bill of 5 million shillings.

The next morning, the pastor woke up at 3am for morning glory prayers.

He reached for his phone. An email notification popped up.

Bahati mbaya. It was KRA. Delivering the bill.

Breakthrough ended instant.

At dawn, he rushed to KRA and explained:

- The church only survives on tithes and offerings.

- Tithes and offerings are specifically exempted from tax by law.

KRA could not hear any of it.

KRA insisted:

- Tithes and offerings are not automatically exempted

- A church must first obtain a tax exemption certificate from KRA

- Only then can the offerings escape tax.

The church disagreed. It argued:

- The law itself already exempts tithes and offerings

- A tax exemption certificate is useless where income is already exempted by law

The church said:

- Certificates are only useful where income is taxable, but you seek special tax exemption.

KRA got tired of stories. They insisted they only wanted 5M.

The church ran to court.

The Tribunal looked at the case carefully.

Then agreed with the church.

It ruled:

- Tithes and offerings are tax exempted by law

- Therefore, a tax exemption certificate is unnecessary

The church was ordered to pay nothing.

KRA retreated to Times Tower swearing Kaisari cannot go home empty handed.

They appealed to the High Court.

KRA argued:

- For church offerings to escape tax, there must be a valid exemption certificate from KRA

Judge Majanja, having gone to the Alliance, could not believe what he was hearing.

He removed his spectacles.

Paused.

Then asked KRA: Guys, are you serious you want to tax tithe and offerings?

KRA nodded like this.

The whole court went silent.

Judge Manjaja then turned to the church.

He ruled:

- Tithes and offerings are exempted from tax.

- Exemption certificates are unnecessary for income already exempted by law.

- The church was ordered to pay KRA nothing.

- KRA was ordered to pay legal fees to the church.

Case closed.

Lesson 2.

• Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar does not apply to tithe and offerings.

• A church whose only income is tithe and offerings does not require a tax exemption certificate.

• KRA will push. Push hard.

Special thanks to Thika Baptist Church for sealing this jurisprudence.

[A New Dawn @AmolloKen]

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[A New Dawn @AmolloKen]

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[Ja Loka @_fels1]

This video is less than 5 minutes long. When you find time today, watch it. Again.

[A New Dawn @AmolloKen]

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[A New Dawn @AmolloKen]

@FGaitho237 Your level of ignorance and stupidity has no cure

[William Lindley @wrlindley]

@elonmusk I do it periodic

[A New Dawn @AmolloKen]

@georgediano Praying for the presidency

[A New Dawn @AmolloKen]

@VincentScaturc1 This is an interesting and timely idea.

[Law Society of Kenya @LawSocietyofKe]

Law Society of Kenya position on the Presidential Taskforce on Forensic Audit of Public Debt.

[A New Dawn @AmolloKen]

@DavidNdii There's a high chance that the advice to appoint a new taskforce to audit Kenya's debt came from you

[Cyprian, Is Nyakundi @C_NyaKundiH]

Law Society of Kenya President Faith Odhiambo declines President Ruto's appointment to the debt taskforce. The LSK deems the taskforce unconstitutional, stating that only the Auditor General has the authority to audit public debt.

[A New Dawn @AmolloKen]

@C_NyaKundiH Totally agreed, the president is still commiting the same blunder while claiming to cut costs, why create a taskforce to perform a task that can be done by an existing establishment?
It's about time we demand implementation of all reports!

[A New Dawn @AmolloKen]

@C_NyaKundiH Totally agreed, the president is still commiting the same blunder while claiming to cut costs, why create a taskforce to perform a task that can be done by an existing establishment?
It's about time we demand implementation of all reports!

[A New Dawn @AmolloKen]

I have been trying to access for the past 45 minutes without success, yet the attendance has been reducing by the second from 125k to current 75k people, what's happening. #EngageThePresident

[A New Dawn @AmolloKen]

@C_NyaKundiH Blatant thievery

[Vuvu Videos @VideosVuvu]

This guy should be added in a Bible 🤣🙆🏽‍♂️🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽