Aden Bare Duale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: There is Betting, Lotteries and Gaming (Amendment) Bill before this House, the one we have just read. It is aimed at introducing fairness and equity in the tax regime. This is where I have a serious issue. First, this Bill wants to deal with equity in the tax regime. It is supposed to protect members of the public against fraud and is supposed to stimulate economic tourism and create employment as well as eradicate illegal gambling through the promotion of responsible gambling, but the issue is bigger than that. Due to the many stringent laws and increasing regulatory pressure in ... view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: The Betting Control and Licensing Board has stated in the media, and I have just seen it, that it wants the Government to do away with withholding tax of 20 per cent. That is what they want to do away with and introduce a gambling levy which targets the gross revenue of an operator. The withholding tax was introduced in the Income Tax last year through an amendment to the Finance Act of 2013. Under this law, every cent an individual wins in lottery, gambling or raffle is taxable at the rate of 20 per cent, but this does not ... view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: I agree that we need to interrogate this. We need to call the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and the many betting companies and interrogate their books. They need to give us their tax compliance certificates. We need to know how much they have earned and how much they have given. This must even lower the Budget deficit in our country. If you can give Kshs6 billion to a club in the UK, that is the tax Mr. Rotich and Mr. Njiraini should have earned. view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Sportpesa is arguably the biggest sporting business in East Africa. I have confirmed that it has a very strong presence in Kenya with over one million registered users. On Monday, Sportpesa signed a multimillion pound scholarship deal with the UK club Hull City. The partnership comes after what is seen as a vicious expansion strategy by the book markers. So, the Kshs6 billion that has been signed, in my opinion, is part of a scheme or strategy to divert attention from the taxman that Kshs6 billion of our money has gone there. What do we deal with? This has been ... view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Concerns have been raised of possible money laundering activities being disguised in betting. Through betting companies, there might be emergence of the infamous Artur brothers of foreign militia or mafia in our country. 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. view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this is an important Bill, but as Members agree, maybe, you need to give us direction in terms of how we need to approach this matter. As the sponsor, I have no problem if the amendments that will be brought will be based on public participation where the players of this business, the users and all other stakeholders are given opportunity to appear and give their views. I rest my case and wait for your direction. view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I agree with the sentiments expressed by Members. I withdraw the Bill from the Order Paper until another time. 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. view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Kenya Defence Forces (Amendment) Bill, 2015 be now read a Second Time. First and foremost, I take this opportunity to pay tribute to the men and women in uniform for their tireless work in defending the external territorial integrity of our country. The Kenya Defence Forces (Amendment) Bill 2015 deals with the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Act. Clause 2 of the Bill deals with definitions. Some of the definitions of “torture” from Section 270(4) in the principal Act are inserted into Clause 2 of the Bill. It is a reorganisation. The same ... view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Clause 4 of the Bill is intended to realign the strategic management of KDF. The current provisions under Section 10(d) of the principal Act provide that the Cabinet Secretary (CS) responsible for defence shall perform such functions as necessary for the control and administration of the KDF. Control is an aspect of command which the President exercises by virtue of his status as the Commander-in-Chief. The constitutional function cannot be delegated by the President. So, the CS cannot purport to take the function of the President as the Commander-in-Chief. So, Clause 4 is intended to realign the strategic management of ... view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Section 12(b) of the KDF Act empowers the Chief of the KDF to lawfully administer the KDF as a disciplined force. Section 10(d) of the principle Act grants concurrent powers to the CS to administer the KDF, which is likely to create uncertainty in the command. The command structure of the KDF must be very clear. Section 12(b) empowers the Chief of KDF. He is the person who is lawfully allowed to administer the KDF as a disciplined force, but not the CS who is given the powers under Section 10(d) to administer the KDF. The CS is supposed to ... view