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"content": " Hon. Speaker, I first thank the Leader of the Majority Party in response to this Bill for agreeing to step it down. It is not the habit of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning to try to slow down any Motion or Bill that comes before the Floor of this House. We constantly endeavour to complete the tasks assigned to our Committee in record time. However, this Bill came to us as a correction of a vellum error that may have happened during the printing of the Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024, that we passed in December. When we asked for clarification from the national Treasury on the financial implications of this Bill, we got a Report today that it would lead to exemptions of around Ksh15 billion. Although we have seen the impact of a change of policies and how that has happened in promoting local manufacturing and economic growth, it is important that we balance that particular aspect. In doing so, we must ensure that those particular exemptions spur local manufacturing and economic growth and that there is no possibility of abuse. We ask for more time so that we can scrutinise these particular entities. It is important that we visit them where they are, see what they do and establish whether they have an actual impact on our economy. However, tax policies that enhance local manufacturing have been proven to positively impact local employment, promote local manufacturing, and inspire economic growth. However, it is very important that we scrutinise them so they are not subject to abuse. I thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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"content": "On a point of information."
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"content": "Whom do you want to inform?"
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"content": "He has already left the Floor of the House. You do not inform the House generally. You only inform a Member who is on the Floor of the House. Hon. Caroli."
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I wish to draw the attention of the House to Article 210 of the Constitution of Kenya. For the ease of Members, it says: 1. No tax or licensing fee may be imposed, waived or varied except as provided by legislation. 2. If legislation permits the waiver of any tax or licensing fee— (a) A public record of each waiver shall be maintained together with the reason for the waiver. (b) Each waiver and the reason for it shall be reported to the Auditor- General. Basically, when you read this Bill, there is no reference to the constitutional provisions. That is one of the biggest problems I noticed with it. I advise that the next draft of this Bill, or whenever it is tabled, should refer to Article 210 of the Constitution."
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"content": " Yes."
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"content": "What is before the House is very simple. We will step it down. You will have an opportunity to speak when we reach that Order either today, tomorrow or any other day. Then, you will read the Constitution to the House and tell the sponsor of the Bill what ought to be done or not to be done. Do we step it down? We do not even need to debate it. It is just a matter of the Speaker's discretion. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": " In view of the inconsistency with the Constitution, we should not only step it down but also withdraw it and bring a new one."
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