19 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
The Member for Kathiani is just a distraction. Does the Member for Kathiani understand that what is being named is in parliamentary parlance? It is provided in the Standing Orders. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, please, allow me to continue and ignore the Member for Kathiani. There is a problem with these Kieleweke people.
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19 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you agree with me when I raise the point of order on relevance that, indeed the Member for Kathiani can go into irrelevant things.
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19 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I begin by making few comments on those particular services in relation to the withholding tax to be levied on them. The National Treasury had proposed taxation on those areas. I am glad the Committee, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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19 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
led by Hon. Limo, has seen the logic of not going into that area. I appreciate what the Member for Kathiani said earlier, as much as we do the budget and seek how to finance it through the Finance Bill. Last year, we had a problem with VAT on fuel and other proposals that were to finance the Budget that were declined by this House. I must thank the Committee. Unlike last year, when people made this Chamber a dancehall for mugithi and other songs to object to things they did not agree with, and which they thought were popular ...
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19 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
Wanjiku or Atieno at 14 per cent, especially those of us who are politically exposed personalities. We are a risk to banks. Just by the mere fact of being a politician, you are a risk. Therefore, your credit rating is much higher than the Government’s. There is no bank that will lend to you at 14 per cent when they can lend to the Government risk free at even 9 or 12 per cent. If we are intent on controlling interest rates, the basis of that control must begin from this House because we are the budget-making House. We are ...
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19 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with my body size and physique, I cannot intimidate Hon. Wanga with her size. I had no intention of intimidating Hon. Wanga.
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19 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, now that she has called Hon. Millie Odhiambo to help and she is here, I beg to conclude. I had mentioned that we wait for that audit report. We must be serious as a House. When it comes to scrutiny of budgets and how they are being implemented, we must perform that role without fear and intimidation from whatever quarter. I beg to support the Bill with the amendments proposed.
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18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
It is working. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bill No.8 of 2019) be now read a Second Time. As you have rightly said, what we have just done with the Procedural Motion moved by the Leader of the Majority Party is to fast-track it, so that hopefully this morning, we finalise with the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, which was finalised by the Senate Mashinani yesterday in Kitui County. This is to enable the national Government or rather the National Treasury to disburse funds in ...
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18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
As I said yesterday, I wish to take this opportunity to thank the President for signing the correct version of the Bill. The Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee in the Senate said in Kitui County yesterday that we altered the date when the Division of Revenue Bill was deemed to become effective. I tabled a copy of the HANSARD of the Mediation Committee meeting which is clear. It is good for leaders to remain truthful to the people of Kenya because records are there. The Mediation Committee meeting was not covered by our HANSARD Department in Parliament only. ...
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18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly:
Senators out of the nine who were charged to sit in the Mediation Committee meeting. They all consented by keeping quiet. We are told that silence means consensus.
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