Benjamin Kipkirui Langat

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• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: (iv)deleting the proposed new item 47; view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: (v) inserting the following new items immediately after the proposed new item 47— “48. Specialised solar equipment and accessories, including solar water heaters and deep cycle-sealed batteries which exclusively use or store solar power. 49. Inputs or raw materials (either procured locally or imported) supplied to pharmaceutical manufacturers in Kenya for manufacturing of medicaments, as approved from time to time by the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury in consultation with the Cabinet Secretary responsible for health”; (b) by deleting paragraph (b) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph— “(b) in Part II by inserting the following new item immediately after ... view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: (i) deleting tariff number “8802.20.00 Aeroplanes and other aircraft, of unladen weight exceeding 2,000kg” appearing in item 39 and substituting therefor tariff number “8802.20.00 Aeroplanes and other aircraft, of unladen weight not exceeding 2,000 kg”; view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: (ii) inserting the following new item immediately after item 39— “40. Unprocessed green tea”; (iii) deleting tariff number “2106.90.20 Food preparation specially prepared for infants”; (iv) inserting the following new items immediately after item 17— “17A. Sugarcane of tariff No. 1212.93.00. 17B. Unprocessed produce of plant species camellia sinensis ”; (v) deleting the word “Tax” appearing in item 30 immediately before the word “supplies” and substituting therefor the word “Taxable”. If you read the main Bill by hon. Ng’ongo, this section, Item 43, is about exemption, increasing exemptions list. That section reads “milk and cream”, concentrated or containing added sugar ... view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: we were supposed to deal with basic items consumed by ordinary wananchi . The Committee proposes that those consuming such luxury goods should pay VAT. Item 45 - This is for the reason that this deals with insecticides generally. The reason we are proposing a deletion is that it has already been provided for by the main Act. It is already provided for under Item 31 of the main Act, VAT Act, 2013. This would have been a repetition and I have explained to the sponsor of the Bill. This is just to clean the Bill. Item 46 - This ... view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the other thing we are trying to do is that the sponsor of the Bill, as I said earlier on, wanted to touch on basic issues. He wants us to exempt some services consumed by the banks from credit reference bureaus when you borrow. The Committee felt that these are business transactions which people should pay for. view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: The other thing is about sanitary and pest control services provided to households. These are usually provided by the Government, especially for malaria. On issues of postal services, the Committee felt that there are so many alternatives nowadays. We have SMS, emails and so many others. We are no longer in those days when we used to send letters. view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: On the supply of electricity, we discovered that supply to households is restricted to 200 kilowatt hours. The Committee felt that these are middle class people. If we were to exempt this, we would likely lose revenue of up to Kshs5 billion by this amendment that allows 200 kilowatts hours. I want the House to be cautious in this matter and I agree 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
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: with the sponsor that this matter needs more time, so that we get statistics in future and see how many consumers of the Kenya Power really fall in this category. I want the House to be cautious and agree with the Committee because we have consulted and the Committee has both sides of the political divide. view
• 23 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: On supply of water drilling services, this is a service that is provided by the Government. view