Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 5821 to 5830 of 6175.

• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware that councillors in the various local authorities are being charged new taxes on their allowances outside the amounts spelt out in existing tax regulations. (b) In view of the reply to part "a" of the Question, the issues raised under parts "b" and "c" of the Question do not arise. view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Income Tax is regulated through legislation that is passed by this House, specifically, Cap.470 of the Laws of Kenya, which is the Income Tax Act. May 10, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1257 The issue of the councillors' allowances as, indeed, all other employment income, is defined under Section 5(2)(A) of Section 37 of the Income Tax Act. So, we are not introducing anything new. These taxes have always been there. They should have been collected. The fact that they were not collected does not mean that they were not collectable. However, just for the purpose of informing ... view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I believe that figure can be calculated, but as it was not the subject of this Question, I do not have that figure now. The fundamental issue here is that the allowances are above the income tax threshold for income tax relief. So, we cannot quite say that these are petty taxes. The principle is that anyone who is earning a salary or allowances over and above the amount of which there is an income tax relief should be paying that tax. As I said, there was a special exemption for councillors' allowances. That was through ... view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me first of all confirm that it has not been a failure by the Kenya Revenue Authority in terms of not having collected the tax. I think they have been compiling all the information, but they have only managed to make the breakthrough within the last two years. It is an ongoing effort. In terms of the law passed by this House it empowers the Kenya Revenue Authority to go as far back as possible. So, that is within their powers. We are in the process of reviewing the situation to see how we can ... view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I believe the hon. Member wants to ambush me on the proposals that we will be making on the Budget. Suffice to say, we are looking into this matter. I think that is the only promise I can give to the House. We will resolve the matter one way or the other. view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) It is not possible for me to state the total value of outstanding pending bills, since the Pending Bills Closing Committee has not finalized the exercise of examination and evaluation of pending claims. (b) In view of "a" above, "b" does not arise. view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you may recall that this Question was raised here May 10, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1263 last year. Mr. Speaker, in the Chair, cautioned hon. Members about turning this House into a debt collection agency; by asking Questions on behalf of creditors because they have personal interests in those. However, for purposes of this House, the position is as follows:- The Pending Bills Committee (PBC) has been meeting. They received claims from a whole array of contractors. They received claims from contractors. The claims are many. They have identified them and split them into two batches. The ... view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, again, the Minister for Roads and Public Works will confirm what is usually the tendency. There is supposed to be compensation for anyone who gives his part of the land for use on a construction site. For purposes of expediting the works that are ongoing, I offered my land for free to the public to ensure that, that road is constructed. view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not as corrupt as some of those hon. Members who are raising this issue! view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have no recollection of having uttered those words. view