[sopvid] Re: TAX EXEMPTION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY
- From: Reginald Oduor <rmjoduor@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: sopvid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 22:32:55 +0300
On 4/16/14, Reginald Oduor <rmjoduor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dear Friends
>
> Despite the troubles at the National Council for Persons with
> Disabilities, some work is actually still going on there. The staff
> there helped me to successfully renew my tax exemption certificate.
> Institutions often render some reasonable services even when they
> don't have boards, and the Council is not an exception.
>
>
> --
> Reginald M.J. Oduor, Ph.D.
> Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Nairobi
> (http://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/oduor_reginald)
> Editor-in-Chief, Thought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical
> Association of Kenya (http://ajol.info/index.php/tp/index)
> Chairman, Society of Professionals with Visual Disabilities (SOPVID)
> Vice-Chairman, Kenya Society for the Blind
> P.O. Box 41693-00100
> Nairobi, Kenya
> Email: rmjoduor@xxxxxxxxx OR rmjoduor@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Tel.: 254 20 2160951
> Mob.: 254 722 625555
> Skype: reginald.oduor
>
>
>
>
> On 4/15/14, johnakwalu@xxxxxxxxx <johnakwalu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Dear friends renewing the certificate of tax exemption is of no use. the
>> council's composition is questionable. Boardroom appointments which are
>> not
>> competative Currently there is no board of trustees meaning no official
>> business can go on. The disabled lawyers should also be ready to extend a
>> hand of probono repressentation since some of these issues may require
>> judicial interventions. But let' We should raise these issues with the
>> comission of gender and equality and commission of administrative justice
>> [obudsman]
>> -----Original message-----
>> From: Godfrey Okello
>> Sent: 14/04/2014, 9:37 pm
>> To: sopvid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [sopvid] TAX EXEMPTION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY
>>
>>
>> dear all,
>> today I went to the county director of education at the advice of a
>> friend to get a letter from him confirming my disability. as I sat
>> waiting for him, several questions raced through my mind and which I
>> would like us to ponder through with a view to coming up with a common
>> position:
>>
>> firstly, do we really have to renew these tax exemption certificates
>> after a given period now that most of our disabilities are permanent
>> and are not bound to change. one might argue and say that it is
>> formality. fine, I agree but are these records not with our employers,
>> the council and even KRA. why the repetition.
>>
>> secondly, it interests me that there does not seem to be existing a
>> common position or direction regarding exactly how to go about the
>> renewal if we have to do it. four different people, even from the very
>> council itself will have different stories about how to renew your
>> certificate. is it not funny that such an important piece of
>> information is not accessible even at the council website. surely,
>> something should be done.
>>
>> i feel so frustrated with this whole process considering that
>> travelling to Nairobi from upcountry is becoming a nightmare.
>>
>> i wish that we discuss this matter and possibly advise both the
>> council and the revenue authority on the best way of making this
>> process less straining to those with disability whom it ought to be
>> relieving.
>>
>> thank you all.
>>
>> On 4/14/14, Fred Haga <fredhaga2013@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Dear All,
>>> I came across this video documentary entitled 'Disabled or faking it?'
>>> and thought some of you may be interested.
>>> It is a discussion on the challenges facing the United Kingdom
>>> regarding the implementation of Disability Welfare Allowances for
>>> those who are not able to work.
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Npuh4im0jY&feature=em-subs_digest-vrecs
>>> Although it is a video, you may still be able to follow the storyline.
>>> Kind regards,
>>> Fred Haga.
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Editor-in-Chief, Thought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical
Association of Kenya (http://ajol.info/index.php/tp/index)
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Vice-Chairman, Kenya Society for the Blind
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