Hon Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah

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• 23 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: I request Hon. K.J., who is seated behind me, to second the Motion. view
• 23 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: We are saying that no insurer - if you read Clause 156(1) - shall assume risking Kenya in respect of insurance business unless and until the premium payable thereon is received by the insurer. The insurer in this case is the underwriter. Many of us transact our insurance business through intermediaries, be it brokers or agencies. The agent and the underwriter have contractual obligations between them where the insurer is not part of the contractual agreement. Therefore, if you say that when one pays for his insurance cover, for example, medical insurance, he will not The electronic version of the ... view
• 23 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: be covered until and unless the underwriter receives his money, in a situation where the insured has no control to force the agency or the insurance broker to remit that money, that will be dangerous for insured people in this country. It means that if tomorrow you pay for your car premium to your insurance broker and he fails or remits half of it, your car will not be covered until that money is received. This amendment as it is, is dangerous for the insured. As people’s representatives, we should be speaking for the insured and not for brokers and ... view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I can hear Hon. CJ, T.J. Kajwang’ shouting, “former!” It is true, indeed. I am a Member of Parliament for Kikuyu and Chair emeritus of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I am honoured, and I must thank my party and the people of Kikuyu for the opportunity to serve the country. Let me add a few comments on the Finance Bill proposals. Last week, I mentioned that, increasingly, and being a constitutional democracy, the House has been abrogating its responsibilities and mandate given to it by the Constitution of our Republic. There are a ... view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Supplementary Budget, especially, after we passed whatever we passed in the Finance Bill. If we say we are losing this amount of revenue, which we had already appropriated as we will do in the Appropriations Bill immediately we finish with the Finance Bill, then we must find a way of raising that money. However, that does not mean we should abdicate our responsibilities as the peoples’ representatives to the National Treasury. The people elect us to come and represent them here. We must thank the Committee. If you are going to tax cooking gas, remember that we attracted everybody, including ... view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: jobs. They have used their innovations to create jobs for themselves. Today, there are young people downloading movies from Netflix and you want to tell them to watch that Netflix movie, now you have to pay. Please, those young people are saying: "We cannot breathe!" Let us allow them to breathe, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to beg, because of time that, when we get to the third reading, I will want to bring amendments to ensure, first, that we re-emphasize our role as a constitutional democracy where people are represented, and that there is no taxation without representation ... view
• 16 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Chair Emeritus. view
• 16 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairman, I said: “Chair Emeritus .” Indeed, let me thank the Leader of Majority Party because, Hon. Members, you will notice that there is a Supplementary Order Paper. view
• 16 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairman, have I given myself any title? The Minority Whip is the one who mentioned that title. view
• 16 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: The Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee that the Leader of Majority Party was referring to is… view