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Land Rights in Kenya: Land Rates and Taxes.

  in 2015 having been suspended in 1985. CGT is charged at the rate of 5% of the gain. There are various exemptions on CGT provided under the ITA. The tax on rental income is a tax arising from the gains and profits for occupation of property. The ITA provides for various ways of taxing rental income; Where the rent is payable to a non-resident, the tenant is required to withhold 30% of the rent and remit it to the Kenya Revenue Authority. The tax withheld is a final tax. Where the rent is payable to a resident, if the property is commercial, the tenant being an appointed agent, is required to withhold 10 % of the rent. The tax withheld is not a final tax and the landlord is required to file their income tax in the usual way. Where the rent is payable to a resident and the property is residential, the landlord may opt to either pay a monthly rental income tax, computed at 10 % of the gross rent a (final tax) or pay the instalment tax and final income tax in the usual way. Stamp duty-  
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HOW HITLER SEDUCED GERMANY WITH SPEECHES

  HOW HITLER SEDUCED GERMANY WITH SPEECHES 1   Almost everyone finds it appropriate to consider Adolf Hitler a synonym of evil. However, one wonders how Hitler gained popularity and support of Germans even though he was wicked. A review of his speeches reveals that Hitler was exceptional in manipulating people and good at using strategic propaganda techniques. Most importantly, he was conscious of his skills and he was quoted to have said, “I am conscious that I have no equal in the art of swaying the masses” (Gigliotti, 2001). His success in moving masses is certain evidence that the Nazi leader was accurate in his sentiments. The ability to deliver engaging speeches is an important skill for anyone who needs to convince masses and it does not matter who or what the speaker is. However, the speech must demonstrate good knowledge of pressing issues that the audience may consider important for an address. Hitler knew what majority of the people wanted to hear. He
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COVID

  Trigger of rare blood clots with AstraZeneca jab found AstraZeneca's own scientists also joined the research project In Summary The vaccine is thought to have saved about a million lives from Covid. Concerns about rare blood clots shaped how the vaccine has been used around the world Image:   BBC Scientists believe they have found "the trigger" that leads to extremely rare blood clots after the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine. The team - in Cardiff and the US -   have shown in exquisite detai l how a protein in the blood is attracted to a key component of the vaccine. They think this kicks off a chain reaction, involving the immune system, that can culminate in dangerous clots. The vaccine is thought to have saved about a million lives from Covid. However, concerns about rare blood clots shaped how the vaccine has been used around the world including   an alternative being offered   to the under-40s in the UK. It also started a scientific detective hunt to figure out w
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That noisy matatu will cost you your ears - Expert

  HEARING CHALLENGES That noisy matatu will cost you your ears - Expert Hearing loss can be temporary, however, long exposure to loud music can lead to permanent damage. In Summary • Hearing loss can be temporary. However, long exposure to loud music can lead to permanent damage, where vital parts of the ears get damaged beyond repair • “Avoid the noisy matatus as it will cost you your ears in a few years. If you have no option, do check the location of the speakers before your seat. Don’t seat below the speaker or in front of it,” Dr Opindo said. A Rongai matatu Approximately a quarter of the 830,000 Kenyans who use the public means in Kenya face impairment in hearing which has risen in the past two decades. With one in 10 people suffering from the problem, data from the World Health Organization also shows that 49 per cent of those with hearing impairment are men, while 51 per cent are female, indicating there are hardly any gender differentials on the matter. More than 600,000 Kenya
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ATTACK ON PEARL HABOR ...80 YEARS LATER

  Eighty years ago, 6-year-old Dorinda Makanaonalani Nicholson sat down to a Sunday morning breakfast at home on Hawaii's Pan American airbase when the walls began to shake. It was Dec. 7, 1941, and planes were flying low overhead. She remembers her dad, a civilian, remarking how strange it was for the Army and Navy to engage in practice flights on a Sunday. They ran outside and saw Japanese torpedo bombers skimming the tops of trees along Pearl Harbor.  "I could see the pilots. They were that low and close," Nicholson, 86, told USA TODAY. "I didn’t know at the time they were torpedo planes." Soon, the walls of Nicholson's family's kitchen would have bullets in them. There would be shrapnel in her front yard She still carries a bullet that was lodged into the wall telephone as a memento. "You need to know your history," she said. Tuesday marks eight decades since the shocking attack on Pearl Harbor. The date that changed the course of a nation
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Here's Why Ethereum Is the Next big thing after Bitcoin

Is etherium the future of crypto? KEY POINTS The value of Etherum's token has spiked over the past few years. New markets are being created using the Ethereum blockchain. The Ethereum community is both large and fast-growing. The popularity of the Ethereum blockchain should drive up its crypto token's value for years to come. There are a few good reasons why Bitcoin ( BTC 1.01% ) gets a lot of attention from crypto investors. For one thing, it was the first cryptocurrency. And second, its value has reached meteoric highs, with a gain of more than 300% over the past year.  Finding the next Bitcoin has become the primary focus for some crypto investors, and for them, I propose that they turn their attention to Ethereum ( ETH -1.23% ). There's no guarantee that Ethereum will reach the same value as Bitcoin, of course, but there are several important reasons why this crypto and its underlying technology could make it just as critical to the crypto space as Bitcoin -- if not mor
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