Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2301 to 2310 of 6175.

• 15 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House: The Draft 2020 Budget Review and Outlook Paper from the National Treasury and Planning. The inaugural edition of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations’ magazine. They are already in tow in accordance with the protocols. view
• 15 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Bill that is one of the very good Bills from the Senate. I thank our Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning for not only going through it, but also making it even better through some amendments. view
• 15 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: I have listened to the Members speaking. I want to re-emphasise that the importance of this Bill is to not only have a system of revenue collection, but also have a uniform system of revenue collection, so that what is applicable in Nairobi County should be applicable in Siaya County, Wajir County, Nyandarua County and in the 47 counties. Right now, each county tries to localise its revenue collection system to fit what is in their convenience. When systems are so diverse, accountability and transparency disappear because it is very difficult to compare apples with oranges. When all fruits are ... view
• 15 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: I will come back to that far much later. One of the issues I have noted, and I had quick consultation with the Chair, is that when you now look at the Committee’s Report, they have proposed to make some amendments. One of the key ones is that development shall take place within one year which is good to put a timeline. However, when you now come to Clause 160C, the proposal within the Bill is that failure to develop and implement a county revenue collection system or report on its status and performance will attract sanctions. The National Treasury, ... view
• 15 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: I urge the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning to re-look at that amendment that they are bringing. It is good to remove the word “develop”. However, we should not lose sight of the obligation of the county to adopt the system. When the 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
• 15 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: system has been developed and a certain county decides that immediately they adopt it, they shall be obligated to implement and report its performance, otherwise, they will risk a delay in remittance of their money, then a county can decide, mischievously, to say that they will not adopt it. We will lose the national goodwill that we are trying to create by every county adopting and implementing it. I would like to see the same sanctions extended to the provisions of Clause 160A(2) which is the obligation to adopt the system within a certain time. That is what I want ... view
• 15 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Members noted in the last or last but one finance Bills that we said that the new advance tax would be synchronised with the business permits which are collected by the counties. If we do not have this uniformity, it will become very difficult for KRA to determine how much a trader paid in his or her business permit and how much they will charge him or her for advanced tax because it is tied to the kind of permit that you have. By having this uniform system which is interlinked, then payment and assessment of taxes will be easier. ... view
• 15 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: It is not that there is so much money which is available for everyone. Any extra money which is given only extends that billion or other debt that eventually will befall not only ourselves, but also our children and grandchildren to repay. We hope that the money which is available within the counties will, obviously, help to bridge that gap, so that people do not keep fighting for months over a revenue sharing formula just because they feel that they have not got enough. I am not even sure that we have got accountability for what has been given. I ... view
• 15 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: I want to once again support this Bill and ask the Committee to re-consider the amendment in Clause 160C to only remove the word “develop” and change it to “adopt”. So that we sculpture the spirit of not just the development, but of adopting, implementing and reporting. view
• 15 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: With those words, I beg to support. view