We have successfully drained part of the swamp this week with the resignation of two very corrupt members of Congress. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Kiambu County has shown KRA dust.
KRA audited the county.
And found the county was collecting serious money from:
- Parking fees
- Business licenses
- Market fees
- Renting stalls
- Renting stadia
- And other county fees
Then KRA asked:
- Where is our VAT?
- If you charge 10,000 for stalls
- You should have added 16% VAT
So Kiamburians should have paid: 11,600
And the extra 1,600 goes to KRA.
But Kiambu did not charge VAT. So KRA became dramatic and said:
- No problem. You'll give us that VAT from your own county coffers.
It is at that moment that, Gov Wamatangi knew hii si mchezo.
He ran to court.
He argued:
- The county is not a business entity.
- It is a government unit performing public functions
- It does not operate for profit
- The county fees charged are already a form of tax
- Charging VAT on them is double taxation
- It is illegal
The court agreed.
And KRA’s VAT demand was set aside.
This is a big precedent.
It means:
- County services should not be inflated by VAT.
- Public services are not businesses to charge 16% VAT.
na nyinyi pia @ntsa_kenya tumechoka na izo theatrics zenyuuu take action against the driver!!ama hamuoni he's endangering the lives of other road users?????
You see those guys they call IT at non-tech companies, who do mostly admin stuff; MS Word, Excel, Installing Windows, managing company data and managing the company's website
Some of those guys earn better and live softer lives than those battling javascript errors everyday 😂
My fellow Kenyans, thank you.
From Mombasa to Moyale. Lodwar to Lokichang. Nairobi to Namanga, ordinary Kenyans have contributed KES 7,836,150 to our campaign.
Not from the powerful.
Not from the well-connected.
From you.
These funds have carried our #UkatibaCaravan through 27 counties, listening, mobilizing, and urging Kenyans to register as voters.
Only 20 counties remain. And I am asking you, once more, to help us finish what we started.
Every shilling counts.
Just go to https://t.co/Qnx8YlRZfQ
Or M-PESA Paybill: 4164137 , Account: 4164137
This is a people's campaign. Let us keep it that way.
Iran came out with school bags ahead of their friendly match vs Nigeria, in order to honour the children who lost their lives from US-Israeli strikes. 🇮🇷🇳🇬
A lovely tribute. 🙏🏼