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Rank: Member Joined: 6/4/2007 Posts: 215
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It very clear that things are going to be hard and really hard.
Please take note;
1. 1.5% on all imports. Calling it railway development levy
2. VAT on essential goods that were zero rated before.
3. Just received a mail from my bank that there is going to be 10% excise duty.
Choices indeed have consequences.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/1/2010 Posts: 3,024 Location: Hapa
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some discussions on hard times here i was having a conversation with someone yesterday and he said that he feels that the current govt seems to be going for the middle class jugular....i don't know how analytical that statement is but hii mambo ya taxation mingi inaleta wasi wasi Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. - Muhammad Ali🐝
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/21/2008 Posts: 2,490
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wairegi wrote:It very clear that things are going to be hard and really hard.
Please take note;
1. 1.5% on all imports. Calling it railway development levy
2. VAT on essential goods that were zero rated before.
3. Just received a mail from my bank that there is going to be 10% excise duty.
Choices indeed have consequences.
If the total revenues from this levy are purely used to develop railway lines, Kenya will be a better country. The man who marries a beautiful woman, and the farmer who grows corn by the roadside have the same problem
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/19/2010 Posts: 3,504 Location: Uganda
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wairegi wrote:It very clear that things are going to be hard and really hard.
Please take note;
1. 1.5% on all imports. Calling it railway development levy
2. VAT on essential goods that were zero rated before.
3. Just received a mail from my bank that there is going to be 10% excise duty.
Choices indeed have consequences.
I was just thinking of the hard time ahead. politically.I'm afraid. punda amecheka
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/19/2010 Posts: 3,504 Location: Uganda
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butterflyke wrote:some discussions on hard times here i was having a conversation with someone yesterday and he said that he feels that the current govt seems to be going for the middle class jugular....i don't know how analytical that statement is but hii mambo ya taxation mingi inaleta wasi wasi from comments in wazua, the targeted middleclass are 'too willing' and ready to defend any government move.any opposing voice is easily drowned and subdued. naogopa. punda amecheka
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/31/2008 Posts: 7,081 Location: Kenya
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newfarer wrote:wairegi wrote:It very clear that things are going to be hard and really hard.
Please take note;
1. 1.5% on all imports. Calling it railway development levy
2. VAT on essential goods that were zero rated before.
3. Just received a mail from my bank that there is going to be 10% excise duty.
Same
Choices indeed have consequences.
I was just thinking of the hard time ahead. politically.I'm afraid. ...went to Kenya Power today to apply for power ya rural...Was told connection fee is now ksh 70,000 from Ksh 34,000...Meter separation ksh 20,000 from ksh 6,000....Nitangoja ile power itakuja na laptops!!! Meanwhile i will negotiate with a neighbour 'nitupe wire' huko kwake...Absolute nonsense!!!
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Rank: Chief Joined: 3/24/2010 Posts: 6,779 Location: Black Africa
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newfarer wrote:butterflyke wrote:some discussions on hard times here i was having a conversation with someone yesterday and he said that he feels that the current govt seems to be going for the middle class jugular....i don't know how analytical that statement is but hii mambo ya taxation mingi inaleta wasi wasi from comments in wazua, the targeted middleclass are 'too willing' and ready to defend any government move.any opposing voice is easily drowned and subdued. naogopa. It is like raping a... GOD BLESS YOUR LIFE
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/24/2010 Posts: 677 Location: Nairobi
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ZZE123 wrote:wairegi wrote:It very clear that things are going to be hard and really hard.
Please take note;
1. 1.5% on all imports. Calling it railway development levy
2. VAT on essential goods that were zero rated before.
3. Just received a mail from my bank that there is going to be 10% excise duty.
Choices indeed have consequences.
If the total revenues from this levy are purely used to develop railway lines, Kenya will be a better country. This is GOK my friend. Purely used on railway lines 
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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Magigi wrote:newfarer wrote:wairegi wrote:It very clear that things are going to be hard and really hard.
Please take note;
1. 1.5% on all imports. Calling it railway development levy
2. VAT on essential goods that were zero rated before.
3. Just received a mail from my bank that there is going to be 10% excise duty.
Same
Choices indeed have consequences.
I was just thinking of the hard time ahead. politically.I'm afraid. ...went to Kenya Power today to apply for power ya rural...Was told connection fee is now ksh 70,000 from Ksh 34,000...Meter separation ksh 20,000 from ksh 6,000....Nitangoja ile power itakuja na laptops!!! Meanwhile i will negotiate with a neighbour 'nitupe wire' huko kwake...Absolute nonsense!!! this was discussed earlier in wazua. The 34k was coz of French govt subsidy
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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butterflyke wrote:some discussions on hard times here i was having a conversation with someone yesterday and he said that he feels that the current govt seems to be going for the middle class jugular....i don't know how analytical that statement is but hii mambo ya taxation mingi inaleta wasi wasi @innovateguy ako wapi?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/22/2010 Posts: 11,522 Location: Nairobi
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My biggest problem/issue is that this is a team that pledged to lower the cost if living... possunt quia posse videntur
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/20/2012 Posts: 3,855 Location: Othumo
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maka wrote:My biggest problem/issue is that this is a team that pledged to lower the cost if living... In the long term like 2030 things will be cool. let us vumilia for now for a better future. Thieves
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,980
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wairegi wrote:It very clear that things are going to be hard and really hard.
Please take note;
1. 1.5% on all imports. Calling it railway development levy
2. VAT on essential goods that were zero rated before.
3. Just received a mail from my bank that there is going to be 10% excise duty.
Choices indeed have consequences.
When the road levy was introduced..the same fears were there..but aren't we enjoying better roads now? Kenyans own this country so only Kenyans will build this country. Vumilia "There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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Rank: Elder Joined: 8/10/2010 Posts: 2,264
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Mindo class wacheni phombe na raha mingi every week end. fridays should be siku ya glass ya maziwa and go home early day  You won't notice the meagre changes in taxation Politics is just things to keep the people divided and foolish and put your trust in men and none of them can do nothing for you...
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/22/2010 Posts: 11,522 Location: Nairobi
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mpobiz wrote:Mindo class wacheni phombe na raha mingi every week end. fridays should be siku ya glass ya maziwa and go home early day You won't notice the meagre changes in taxation and the lower cadre.... possunt quia posse videntur
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/19/2010 Posts: 3,504 Location: Uganda
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murchr wrote:wairegi wrote:It very clear that things are going to be hard and really hard.
Please take note;
1. 1.5% on all imports. Calling it railway development levy
2. VAT on essential goods that were zero rated before.
3. Just received a mail from my bank that there is going to be 10% excise duty.
Choices indeed have consequences.
When the road levy was introduced..the same fears were there..but aren't we enjoying better roads now? Kenyans own this country so only Kenyans will build this country. Vumilia if only the little we are getting was utilised well,most of us wouldnt mind vumilialing anytime.but mara 100 million for dp plane hire,43 million for curtains,unnecessary overcrowded foreign trips, ,monsters fuel guzzlers,senseless governors budgets etc. additional taxation makes no sense. punda amecheka
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/15/2012 Posts: 1,110
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Lolest! wrote:butterflyke wrote:some discussions on hard times here i was having a conversation with someone yesterday and he said that he feels that the current govt seems to be going for the middle class jugular....i don't know how analytical that statement is but hii mambo ya taxation mingi inaleta wasi wasi @innovateguy ako wapi? I don't prepare government budgets, but people should be happy when they pay taxes. There's a lot of untaxed wealth flowing around. Live Full Die Empty - Les Brown.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/1/2010 Posts: 3,024 Location: Hapa
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InnovateGuy wrote:Lolest! wrote:butterflyke wrote:some discussions on hard times here i was having a conversation with someone yesterday and he said that he feels that the current govt seems to be going for the middle class jugular....i don't know how analytical that statement is but hii mambo ya taxation mingi inaleta wasi wasi @innovateguy ako wapi? I don't prepare government budgets, but people should be happy when they pay taxes. There's a lot of untaxed wealth flowing around. it is a patriotic duty to pay tax, tax collected is supposed to be used to serve the nation so no qualms with paying. what seems to be unsettling some citizens is the fact that tax changes are mushrooming all around us and we cant help the feeling that it is 'too much'. on another point, if the same efforts being exerted to tax wananchi were being exerted to curb irresponsible expenditure, may be it wouldn't hurt so much. but if i pay income tax, import duty mara sijui levy, then 10-30% of rental income, VAT on essential goods, sijui excise duty, etc and then ga'ament spends it to buy silk curtains etc  sidhani Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. - Muhammad Ali🐝
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Rank: Elder Joined: 1/17/2013 Posts: 4,693 Location: Earth
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wairegi wrote:It very clear that things are going to be hard and really hard.
Please take note;
1. 1.5% on all imports. Calling it railway development levy
2. VAT on essential goods that were zero rated before.
3. Just received a mail from my bank that there is going to be 10% excise duty.
Choices indeed have consequences.
This one is a sore. Cost of imports goes high and consumers must cover that cost by paying more. Imagine having to explain to an Airfreight customer why we are taxing him for Railway levy.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 23,365 Location: Nairobi
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Hesabu ya kutuma/kuwiwithdraw MPesa nayo!!! ..."Wewe ni mtu mdogo sana....na mwenye amekuandika pia ni mtu mdogo sana!".
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