All parliamentary appearances
Entries 2441 to 2450 of 17810.
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25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
So, I support.
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25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
These amendments came from the Government and, more so, from the National Treasury and the Ministry of Housing. They are specifically for those who want to invest in the 500,000 housing units of the President and not for any other Big Four Agenda. So, we should be very careful as it might be abused. If you are building houses for your mother or girlfriend, you do not enjoy this tax bit, including the likes of Akothee.
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25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
I think the Chair needs to make it very clear. The RDL is 1.5 per cent and in my reading, you are exempting it from anybody who is involved in importation of materials for the construction of the housing units under the Big Four Agenda. But Members are asking: Are you increasing the levy or exempting? From where I sit, I think you are exempting. You need to come out very clearly.
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25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the Bill is mine. The Railway Development Levy was introduced to supplement the building of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). The SGR is still going to Kisumu. So, the moment we finish the stretch of the Kenya SGR, the Railway Development Levy will be stopped. Previously, it was 1.5 per cent but because we want to reduce borrowing, they said let us increase it to 2 per cent for others. However, for the housing scheme, it will remain at 1.5 per cent. That is the gist of the matter. The Railway Development Levy is not something ...
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25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I do not know why the Chair is deleting the whole of Clause 37 and 10 per cent…
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25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
No! I know what he has done because there was 10 per cent Export Levy, to which he is saying “No”.
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25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, raw skins are still exported out of the country and KRA must make sure that they seal those loopholes. People cross the border to Uganda and stamp the documents to show that raw hides come from Uganda and they are taken to the Port of Mombasa. This has been a serious issue. Next time, it is better we get the 10 per cent revenue because you still cannot stop raw hides. Anyway, I support because the Chair has confirmed to me that for him to balance the Finance Bill, he has increased the tax for cigarettes ...
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25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, as a country and House, we should not be very populist. We need to have a discussion on whether the interest rates capping is working. This House must have an open mind. We must listen to the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), the private sector and the National Treasury on whether the interest rates capping is working. They are saying that SMEs are not borrowing. Figures have been provided on that. It is not a fallacy. This leader of t angatanga is talking of a fallacy. There is no fallacy. If you read the Report of ...
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25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
We cannot turn the House into a t angatanga corner.
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25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, we have the Jubilee Party which has over 170 Members of Parliament. The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is second and then we have the Wiper Democratic Movement, which is just at the brink of not becoming a parliamentary party. We have the Kenya African National Union (KANU) and a few others. The Forum for the Restoration of Democracy (FORD) Kenya is a serious party with about 15 Members and then the African National Congress (ANC) with 12 Members. The KANU is another party which has five or two Members. There are formations outside my leadership. I ...
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