Benjamin Kipkirui Langat

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. You have already said what I wanted to say. Hon. Members will get sufficient opportunity to raise any issues they may be having, through my Committee and the kamukunji session. So, I would like you to stand by your earlier ruling that this matter be left where it is, so that we can make progress as a House. view
• 10 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to seek your indulgence that we postpone the Committee Stage of the Microfinance (Amendment) Bill because we want to make a very good law. We are yet to agree with the stakeholders on the amendments to a few areas. So, I really want to seek your indulgence that we postpone this stage to next week or the next available time, so that we get amendments which have been widely consulted on. Let us postpone this Order to next week or until the next available time. Thank you. view
• 10 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 10 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: I beg to move that the Tax Appeals Tribunal Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.7 of 2013) be now read a Second Time. view
• 10 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, this Bill came for the First Reading on Thursday, 27th June, 2013 and that was the time it was committed to the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade. Pursuant to Article 18 of the Constitution and Standing Order No.127, my Committee invited stakeholders for the purposes of consultations so that we pass the Bill having heard their views. view
• 10 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, The Tax Appeals Tribunal Bill in short seeks to consolidate the appeal process which now is scattered across the other laws. We have tribunals under the Valued Added Tax (VAT) Act, Income Tax Act and Excise Duty Act. Therefore, this Bill seeks to consolidate the appeal process, so that we have a one stop shop for appeals. view
• 10 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, many members of the public, or even Members of this House, may ask themselves: What is an appeal? An appeal is when you disagree. If you disagree with the Commissioner of Taxes in terms of the taxes that he or she has imposed on you and say: “No, this is not the figure; this is wrong.”, then you will now make an appeal to the Tax Appeals Tribunal, which is created under this Bill. view
• 10 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, one of the best attributes about this new law, which we are seeking to pass, is so that you do not move from one office to another. We want to make it such that if you are appealing against VAT, then this is the place. If it is Excise Duty, this is the place. Therefore, we will have a one stop shop, which can build capacity for itself to hear all the appeals. view
• 10 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: The issue of appeals is very critical because many of our business communities, when they disagree they need to have a place where they can express their displeasure, and where they can get justice. Presently, you may not differentiate the officers of the Commissioner from those of the appeal. Currently, it is the Commissioner who does the assessment of tax and tells you what to pay. For you to go back and appeal to the same person is a travesty. Therefore, this is an innovative way of dealing with the appeals. view
• 10 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will just mention a few areas, having given the general purpose of the amendments. Generally, this Bill has around five parts which address several areas of the appeal process. Part II creates the Tribunal itself, which is called “The Tax Appeals Tribunal.” It states that, that tribunal has a chairperson who must be qualified to be a judge of the High Court. 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