Hon Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: With the amendments that will be coming, I will strongly support this Bill. I urge all the Members of this National Assembly to rise up to the occasion, take up your role as the people who are mandated by your constituents. Please, let us not forget that our constituencies are part and parcel of the counties that we come from. We cannot delink ourselves from the county governments and say that there are county assemblies to provide oversight. Yes, and with all due respect to the county assemblies, they are there, but we also comprise a part of those counties ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Otherwise, the fears that are being advanced on the Floor of this House are meant, maybe, and I am sorry to say so, to also engage us in those dog and cat fights between the National Assembly and the Senate. We should not fall into that trap. Let us work the best way we can with the Senate and even with those governors for the benefit of the people that we represent. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I support. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to move this Motion which is on a matter that is of definite national importance. The nation today, including Members of this House, this morning, was treated to a situation where the Central Business District (CBD) of the capital city of the Republic of Kenya was almost brought to a standstill by striking matatus and taxi operators within the city and those from surrounding districts. This was in protest to a move by the county government of Nairobi to increase the parking charges that are levied by the county governments from what ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is therefore sad that such an important sector of our economy can be brought to such a situation. It is sad that they contemplated going on strike and closed their business today so as to protest that move by the County Government of Nairobi. This situation does not only touch on the County Government of Nairobi, but also other county governments. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to draw the attention of Members of this House to Article 209(1) of our Constitution which says: “Only the national government may impose – (a) income tax; view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: (b) value-added tax; (c) customs duties and other duties on import and export goods; and view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: (d) excise tax.” Article 209(3) says: view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: “A county may impose – view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: (a) property rates; view