Benard Masaka Shinali

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 121 to 130 of 193.

• 20 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: As I speak on first home owners, I suggest that we put a cap on the value of the house. It should be exempted to certain amount and given time within which the first home owners can dispose of the house. If they dispose of before the time elapses, then they are supposed to pay 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. view
• 20 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: taxes because this is supposed to help them own a home. It is a welcome move because owning a home is a milestone in this country because of land speculation and the taxes imposed before building a house. The National Construction Authority (NCA) imposes taxes. The President had to intervene because it was impossible to construct a home and even other institutions because you were supposed to pay taxes, even before you start construction. view
• 20 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: I want to speak on the lifestyle audit because corruption is the main disease that is eroding our economy. I support the lifestyle audit because it is important. It is supposed to be done fairly without witch hunt, so that each and every one is able to account for what he or she owns and what he or she is going to own. We are respected Members of Parliament. When we walk out there, civil servants laugh at us because they already know that whatever we earn here is all spent but they receive resources. We allocate money to them ... view
• 20 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: I want to finish by saying that it is a welcome move to have earnings from betting taxed. Betting is an addictive game. It is now found in villages. Betting has to be controlled in most areas. Betting machines are distributed almost everywhere. The proximity of betting machines from schools should be clearly put in regulations so that students should not go to bet. Many homes are broken in our villages because there is no control over betting. We have resorted to collecting back the machines. If possible, we should destroy them because there are no owners. We do not ... view
• 20 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Two, who licenses the machines which are distributed anyhowly? We cannot run away from betting because it is a game which is all over the world. However, it must be controlled. When we passed the Budget estimates, the taxation on betting was lowered to 15 per cent. The betting companies had suggested that they are able to pay 35 per cent. We wonder why such a move can be taken at this time when the World Cup is there and a lot of betting is happening. This has to be investigated because the Government will lose 20 per cent of ... view
• 20 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: I would like to conclude by saying that the officials of the Kenya Revenue Authority, Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and the Customs and Excise Department are the ones who are given the powers and duty to collect taxes. The lifestyle audit should be conducted on them first because that is where the money is and corruption starts. Now, this encourages other people when they see someone who has been recently employed suddenly becoming rich. This has brought competition in Kenya because the richer you become the more you are respected. We want this behaviour to stop. I want to end ... view
• 20 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 13 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I stand to support the appropriation of monies to livestock development. You realise that this is an agricultural country and food security is very important. A country without food is a country in problems. I want to urge the Government, on this note, to increase monies for training farmers, posting more officers to agricultural areas so that we realise food security and stop importation. We have just had problems with maize being imported yet this crop can be grown in Kenya. We have enough land and we can actually do it. Thank you, Hon. ... view
• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. At the outset I would want to follow the Members who have spoken by congratulating the Budget and Appropriations Committee for, for the first time, simplifying the Budget so that Members do not struggle to understand what is where and for the commitment they have put in because this is the first time we have seen the BPS and medium-term plan being adhered to on time. 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. view
• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: To comment on public participation, I want to also applaud the Committee for the framework they have come up with. At least in the next five years the Committee will have to visit 12 counties per financial year, which means all counties will have been visited. Having had the privilege of visiting some of the counties, I discovered that as we allocate money here, public participation must be done way ahead or, if possible, we amend the PFM Act such that public participation is done way ahead or continuous. We have allocated money, for example, to MES, the Ministry of ... view