Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi

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• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: I wish to ask Hon. Midiwo to second. view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I thank Members who have contributed and supported this Bill. The Bill is going to give some relief to the sugarcane farmers in this country. The ultimate goal is to cut down on transport and production cost. The two items we must undertake to ensure that there is benefit to the farmers of cane in Kenya is to ensure mechanisms are put in place for determination of pricing of raw cane from the farms. After the removal of the Kenya Sugar Board (KSB), members of the Board and take over by a ... view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: bad management. As the leadership and policy makers, we must ensure we put measures that will compel the Government to put proper management to run those companies, particularly, the companies owned by the Government of Kenya. With those few remarks, I once again want to very sincerely thank Members for the support. This Bill has received a 100 per cent support from Members. No Member said they did not want this Bill to go through. I trust it will go a long way to ensure our people benefit from this legislative piece. Thank you, Mhe. Deputy Speaker. view
• 22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I do not want to contribute to this Petition. view
• 22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me a chance to contribute on this Motion. I note the comment by my colleague, Hon. Gumbo, and the response by the Leader of the Majority Party. This House is mandated to legislate. Hon. Cheptumo is quite in order in bringing this Motion. This House urges the Government to declare cattle rustling a national disaster and establish a special fund to be used in mitigating the losses suffered by and compensating all the victims of cattle rustling and resettle all IDPs across the country created by the menace. Cattle rustling has ... view
• 22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: destroyed. Sometimes schools are burned down. Many negative effects arise from cattle rustling. We should have necessary plans and mechanisms in place to deal with the menace. One of the things that I wanted to talk about, which also ought to be given serious consideration, is the aspect of security. We have had difficulties in our country, particularly in the Rift Valley. You remember the recent case of Baragoi which is still fresh in our minds. Many people were killed including security officers, policemen and normal citizens. Losses were suffered in the attack. It is important that the Government takes ... view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity and also for that correction, which was erroneously put in the Order Paper. I started moving this Bill last Wednesday. I briefly explained the purpose of the Bill, but for the sake of the Members who were not in at the time, let me briefly explain that the aim of this Bill is to exempt sugarcane farmers from paying Value Added Tax (VAT). It is straightforward. Transportation of cane to milling factories constitutes one of the largest costs in sugar production. Harvesting and transportation of cane, being bulky, takes ... view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Previously, VAT was not charged on transport, but it was introduced through the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill of 2013. I sought to amend it then, but it was not possible. Therefore, I went round this route of introducing a Bill. This amendment Bill is also aimed at not only removing VAT on transport of sugarcane from the farms to milling factories, but also to reduce the general cost of production of sugar. The consequence is that it will end up reducing the prices of sugar that we consume in our cakes, tea and in the beer that you take ... view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I do not mean you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, but the many Kenyans that consume it. Also, you will not commit an offence if you take it. The sugar industry has had challenges and problems in the past, which are purely related to the cost of production. In fact, we cannot compete in the region even within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) countries because of the difficulties we have in the cost of sugar. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, an estimated 25 per cent of the country’s population depends directly or indirectly on the sugar industry for ... view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Sugar Development Fund some money which could support the factories. So, that is something else which we will be looking at because the Sugar Development Fund has supported research, cane development and factories when they are in need through advances. So, that is likely to have an impact which may be good to the consumers, but may affect production and the input towards research. Therefore, by exempting sugarcane transport service from paying VAT, service providers will reduce their transport charges on the farmers. The effect is understood. This reduction will eventually lead to a decline in the production cost. The ... view