Hon Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah

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• 9 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: (Kikuyu, UDA); Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.7 of 2025) be now read a Second Time. Hon. Temporary Speaker, Members will note that this is a very brief Bill. It only contains about four clauses. The Bill seeks to correct the unintended purpose that came out of the Tax Laws (Amendment) Act of 2024, which has already been assented to as an Act of Parliament. The Act had imposed a 25 per cent duty on imported, fully assembled electric transformers classified under the following tariff codes: 8504.10.00, 8504.21.00, 8504.22.00, ... view
• 9 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: was undertaken with the express aim of facilitating the local assembly of transformers to reduce the overall cost of electricity supply to the people of Kenya. The implication of this decision is that imported parts of electrical transformers, which fall under this classification of tariff code 8504.90.00, are not subject to excise duty. This was a commendable measure under the Tax Laws. However, during the implementation of the Tax Laws (Amendment) Act of 2024, an issue has now emerged regarding the application of the new excise duty on transformers. As currently structured, the tax applies to all imported transformers, regardless ... view
• 9 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: assemble those transformers locally, and ensure technology transfer into the country. We should not just rely on importing fully assembled transformer components. This policy direction started with the Finance Bill last year. It was noted that many fully assembled or completed goods were being imported into the country, and there was a need for a policy shift to discourage that. We need to encourage people to manufacture or assemble such things locally here in Kenya to create jobs, make the products cheaper, and assure Kenyans that those products meet national and international standards. While we cannot control the manufacturing level ... view
• 3 Dec 2024 in National Assembly: (Kikuyu, UDA); Sorry. It is the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. Gakuya a.k.a Bazenga. I request him to second. view
• 3 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: (Kikuyu, UDA); Sorry. It is the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. Gakuya a.k.a Bazenga. I request him to second. view
• 21 Feb 2024 in National Assembly: (Kikuyu, UDA) view
• 15 Feb 2024 in National Assembly: (Kikuyu, UDA) view
• 11 Oct 2023 in National Assembly: (Kikuyu, UDA)]: I beg to move: THAT, the Public Holidays Act, Cap. 110 be amended in the schedule by — Deleting the expression “Utamaduni Day” and substituting therefor the expression “Huduma Day”. The import of this amendment is to delete what has been provided for in the Bill, which was to delete the expression “Utamaduni day” and substitute thereof, with “Huduma Day” and insert the following definitions… Hon. Temporary Chairman, if you also go to the Memorandum of the Bill, just for clarity, you will see that the Bill was proposing to amend the Public Holidays Act to provide that ... view
• 11 Oct 2023 in National Assembly: (Kikuyu, UDA)]: I beg to move: THAT, the Public Holidays Act, Cap. 110 be amended in the schedule by — Deleting the expression “Utamaduni Day” and substituting therefor the expression “Huduma Day”. The import of this amendment is to delete what has been provided for in the Bill, which was to delete the expression “Utamaduni day” and substitute thereof, with “Huduma Day” and insert the following definitions… Hon. Temporary Chairman, if you also go to the Memorandum of the Bill, just for clarity, you will see that the Bill was proposing to amend the Public Holidays Act to provide that ... view
• 23 Aug 2023 in National Assembly: (Kikuyu, UDA) view