Hon Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: I want to speak here as an SME business person that one of the things that many of us in the SME sector are suffering from is having very huge credits. Even huge manufacturers like those in the manufacturing industry, like KAM, were saying that they have huge credits in VAT, but are not able to apply them to offset any other tax liabilities that they have. So, this provision will go a long way in helping SMEs, and manufacturers’ endeavour to support our manufacturing sector under the Big Four Agenda to offset their tax liabilities against any credits that ... view
• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: On the provisions in the Companies Act that seek to amendment the Act to keep a register of beneficial owners, again, as we have said in support of what the President said during his State of the Nation Address to this House, we must be seen to be supporting him in the fight against corruption by enacting legislation that seeks to the fight corruption so that we can move away from the vigilante justice and political narratives that we have seen in the past. This is one such legislation that will help ensure that stolen public assets that are being ... view
• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: On the subject that has been spoken to by Hon. Abdullswamad and Hon. Owen Baya from the Coast on the Merchant Shipping Act, this provision seeks to amend the Act to exempt Government entities or enterprises from the provisions of the Act in furtherance of public interest of Government policy. Hon. Speaker, I am happy you are the one on the Chair today because when you were a Member for Siakago, you had the privilege and honour to chair the Public Investments The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report ... view
• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: Committee (PIC) in the 1990s. I served as the Vice-Chair of PIC in the last Parliament and had opportunity to read your reports, at least, from the 6th to the 11th of the PIC. A provision just like this one existed in the 1990s before you came to this House. view
• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: If you go back to your own reports as the Chair of PIC, you will see the myriad of issues that you had to deal with as Chair of PIC, namely, issues that had to do with theft in NSSF, KPA, the National Bank of Kenya and the East African Portland Cement. Even today, those institutions are still dealing with problems that were created by such a provision in law. You must ask yourself: What mischief is there or what are we trying to cure by bringing an amendment like this that exempts a State corporation from a provision of ... view
• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: We are here to make laws. How do we make laws and then ask that State corporations that we have created under those laws to be exempted from those laws? We must be good students of history. I studied history in my first and second year in university. That is why when I saw this, I remembered that the reports that I read were authored by none other than yours faithfully, our Speaker, as Chair of the PIC. That is why I think Hon. Abdullswammad, the Member for Mvita, who is the able Chair of PIC today, is very passionate ... view
• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, you remember in the 1990’s when this provisions existed in law, at least, that time we gave these powers to the then President, because it was believed that the President is elected by Kenyans and he would act in the best interest of the public. Today, we are seeing this amendment being sneaked in through a Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) Bill and we are giving these powers not to the President, who is elected, but to a CS, who owes nothing to the people of Kenya. view
• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: I have heard someone say he will be bringing an amendment. I think it is Hon. Owen Baya. I want to state categorically today, that I will support that amendment. If Hon. Owen Baya does not bring it, then I will bring one to remove this particular provision because we must protect our State corporations. This must be in line with what the President said here when he addressed this House. We cannot take a single step backwards in the fight against corruption. If we want to support the President in the fight against corruption, then we must as a ... view
• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: On the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) if you can remember, it is there in the Reports if Members take time to read some very good reports from the 6th to 11th Report of the Public Investments Committee. NSSF was forced one morning to degazette land which was owned sometime by Kenya Railways Corporation (KR) and the same land was sold and in the evening it was degazetted and people walked away with hundreds of millions. What is it we want to do with this particular provision today? I read mischief and I want to be counted among the Kenyans ... view
• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: much we have vetted them, I would rather be more comfortable if these powers were given to the President. As I conclude, Hon. Speaker, even before we go to the Third Reading, I will oppose and urge Members in this House to oppose such retrogressive legislation that will only entrench corruption in this country. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view