Benjamin Kipkirui Langat

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 12 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think my good friend - and I respect him for the knowledge he has on this field - is very wrong to mislead the House and, in fact, the public that the benefits being extended to the local tourists is the benefit to those individuals. The policy of Government is to encourage local tourism and not to finance those individuals. So, it is wrong to really talk like that benefit is being extended as a benefit. But it is to encourage the local tourists and you know the effect of increasing local tourism. He knows ... view
• 12 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to start by thanking the Members--- view
• 12 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to thank the Members for the interest they have shown in this Bill. In fact, up to now, I could feel that there was a lot of interest in this Finance Bill. As has been noted, this time round, the Finance Bill is very lean because the National Treasury together with this House, has continued to update all the finance laws, the most recent one being the VAT Act, 2013. There are many others which are coming for renewal so that going forward, we expect the Finance Bill to continue being leaner and leaner. ... view
• 12 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Maasai Mara, go to Mombasa and Kericho to see our tea plantations which many people have not really taken seriously. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also want to say that many of the related multinational organisations do a lot of contractual arrangements, the effect of which is really to avoid paying taxes which actually should be paid. I want to say that, at least, this Bill is addressing that problem so that we have arms-length transactions between related parties and companies, so that the Government does not lose income from taxation. I do not intend to talk much as many ... view
• 12 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: increase the percentage to 45 per cent. This is because the Constitution is talking about minimum of 15 per cent. The Constitution allows it to be increased to 45 per cent and it even allows it to be increased to 100 per cent. We will only require a referendum, if the Government was to reduce income to counties to less than 15 per cent. That is the time referendum could be required; but this will be unconstitutional. As we speak right now, instead of working hard to generate revenue or instead of implementing projects such as roads, people in charge ... view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I request the hon. Member to give me two weeks. view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker for your comments. Looking at the way the question is drafted, it says the Ministry of Devolution and Planning, the Transition Authority as well as Parliament. I do not know whether I would have to call the Speakers of National Assembly and Senate or the Clerks of Parliament and the Governor to be able to tell my committee what steps have been taken. But I am really concerned about Parliament. Will I call the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Speaker of the Senate to explain how this matter has been handled to ensure that ... view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on the National Construction Authority Regulations 2014, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 24th July, 2014 and resolves to annul regulation 24(2) of the National Construction Authority Regulations, 2014. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to say that the Committee on Delegated Legislation is a committee established under our Standing Order 210. We have a membership of 29 hon. Members. In the interest of time, I wish not to read the names, but the ... view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: with an instrument before the Committee, we should ask the question whether it is in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and the Act, pursuant to which it is made and other relevant written laws. Therefore, that is a very fundamental requirement. I will mention about three or four instruments. The Committee shall consider in respect of any statutory instrument whether it:- (a) infringes on the fundamental rights and freedoms of the public; (b) contains a matter which in the opinion of the Committee should more properly be dealt with in an Act of Parliament; (c) contains imposition of ... view