Benjamin Kipkirui Langat

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to seek your indulgence that we postpone this order until another available time. We are still deliberating at the Committee level and I wish that you grant me the indulgence so that I move this Bill tomorrow or on Tuesday. I had already communicated this. view
• 15 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. My job is just to thank hon. Members as the Bill has received a lot of support from them. One of the areas in respect of which I heard hon. Members raise some concerns is that of the qualifications of the chairperson. Some hon. Members said that the chairperson needs not be somebody who is qualified to be a judge. He can actually be an expert in taxation matters or a practitioner. Those are the issues we will look at during the Commitee Stage. view
• 15 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Another issue that hon. Kajuju raised is about confidentiality of information. Hon. Members should appreciate that whatever we are transacting here are business issues between the private sector and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). So, it should not be subjected to the requirement of public access to information. The Bill provides opportunity for an aggrieved business person to appeal in terms of tax that may be levied on his or her business. Therefore, the issue of making it public should not arise. The aggrieved persons will be private persons. view
• 15 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this is a very innovative Bill. We are saying that we can use the route of tribunal to arbitrate on matters of taxation. This is a more relaxed process than a court process. Another thing we are doing, which I would like hon. Members to know, is saying we create a one-stop shop for all the tax appeals, be they of VAT,r Income Tax or Excise Duty; so that the tribunal can build sufficient capacity to enable it deal with any appeal that will go to it. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is ... view
• 15 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: This is a very important Bill and, therefore, I encourage hon. Members to pass it at the Second Reading Stage. I cannot claim to have absolute knowledge of how these things are done. Therefore, hon. Members are free to bring forward amendments to improve the Bill, so that we can have a very good law. view
• 15 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I beg to reply. view
• 15 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also want to contribute to this debate on the Kenya Information and Communication (Amendment) Bill, 2013. Looking at the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons, I note that one of the things that this Bills seeks to achieve is the independence from control by both the Government and the commercial sector. We all agree that our communications is really a very key sector; it involves more than the communication and the media. This is also a security sector; if we do not manage our communication, or media sector, well this country will ... view
• 15 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Therefore, I would really want to know, for example, if the interests of the stakeholders will be catered for. I agree that we want independence, but how will you get the interest catered for?. Stakeholders must also be consulted. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also want to say that freedom of media is something which we need to defend. This Bill should provide for freedom of the media; however, it should not allow irresponsible reporting by the media. In fact, we need to say yes, you are given all the freedom to say what you want to say, as long ... view
• 10 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Deputy Speaker. The issue of Uwezo Fund is bringing a lot of challenges. Somehow, the process has been rushed but I want to tell the House that my Committee is already on it. In fact, I have already informed the Cabinet Secretary that in one week or two weeks’ time, we are going to arrange for a view
• 10 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: so that all the Members of this House can have an opportunity to ask questions and get answers from him on this matter. As the Leader of the Majority Party has said, the rules are already at the Office of the Attorney-General. They will finally be brought to this House for approval. That will be an opportunity for hon. Members to make their input into the rules that will govern the operation of Uwezo Fund. Thank you. view