Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 6051 to 6060 of 6175.

• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: That is not correct! view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I realise I still have a lot of time and I would like to donate five minutes of my time to Mr. Oparanya. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. I am very grateful that the hon. Members have shown their dedication by making very constructive contributions when debating the Finance Bill, 2006. Indeed, the Bill has taken far much longer than I anticipated when I moved it last week. 3356 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 1, 2006 My Ministry too, has benefited from the insights which have come from the Floor of this august House. The outcome of this process in addition to accepting the Finance Bill, 2006, is that my Ministry and the House have built consensus on a few critical ... view
• 31 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I continue moving this Bill, I wish to confirm that I had requested the House Business Committee to provide this day specifically for the Finance Bill. I did not want to interrupt it with any other Bill because of the October 31, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3241 importance we attach to the Finance Bill. view
• 31 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Before the close of business on Thursday, I had several proposals targeting farmers in terms of zero-rating agricultural tractor tyres, tractors and semi-trailers for agricultural tractors. I also proposed to zero- rate the transportation of unprocessed agricultural and agro-forestry produce. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to confirm to this House that we will make some further amendments to include other items that may not have been included in that list, but that are relevant to farmers. Following the presentations by hon. Members in the course of debate, and following the interventions by members of the ... view
• 31 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have just released some very good news. I hope hon. Members got the news, if they were not lost in the loud consultations! That proposed amendment is extending VAT and other tax benefits to dairy farmers and fishermen. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I indicated earlier, we all know that the Government introduced the Sugar Development Levy. It was to be levied on sugar-cane growers. However, the then Kenya Sugar Authority imposed levies on the ex-factory price of sugar, thus making it a consumer tax. Consequently, the situation presented two problems of incorrect Sugar Development Levy base ... view
• 31 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Further, I propose to address the second problem by requiring the Kenya Revenue Authority to continue collecting the Sugar Development Levy, and remitting the same to the Exchequer. Subsequently, the money will be appropriated to the Ministry of Agriculture for onward disbursement to the Kenya Sugar Board. view
• 31 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: 3242 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 31, 2006 view
• 31 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when presenting the Budget Speech for this year, I had proposed to raise the bank guarantee payable by insurance brokers from Kshs1 million to Kshs5 million. I had also proposed to require that, that guarantee be deposited with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). Those measures were aimed at encouraging only genuine brokers to transact business in the insurance industry. However, subsequent to consultations, it has come to my knowledge that increasing the guarantee fees to Kshs5 million will not only be quite substantial to the brokerage industry, but will also substantially tie up funds ... view
• 31 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: The other officials are listening! view