Benjamin Kipkirui Langat

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: The hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other thing this Bill seeks to do, according to the new Constitution is that, Parliament has been denied the power to make any law that excludes any person from paying tax by virtue of their positions. If you look at the Income Tax Act as it is today, it still excludes the armed forces and so, under the amendments which are before this House, they are really to ensure that everybody pays taxes including the armed forces. I know nobody wants to pay taxes but we must also follow the Constitution which was ... view
• 19 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Development Bank operates for the purposes that we know we need as development partners; before we go all the way to China or the World Bank. We can have our own institutions across which can be of benefit to us. The other Act which is affected by this is the fines which are levied on banks due to violation of the law. During the last Parliament I was part of a Select Committee that was investigating why the Kenya Shilling was depreciating at a faster rate at some point than it had been doing. In the process, we realized that ... view
• 19 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we enacted a VAT law the other day. Our procedures do not allow amendment to that law before the lapse of six months, unless we do something else. So, my committee was of the view that the amendments to the VAT Act have been overtaken by events. The amendments should have been brought before we passed the VAT Bill. view
• 19 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: There is one more thing touching on the Income Tax Act. I am sure that hon. Members have seen promotional campaigns being run by some mobile phone service companies. For example, there is Bonyeza Ushinde . The Kenya Revenue Authority has realised that some people are getting good money from such campaigns. Therefore, there is a proposal to include winnings from gaming and betting. It is felt that if you win Kshs10 million, you must pay something, so that the environment can be very conducive for you to participate in that exercise again. So, there is a proposal that winnings ... view
• 19 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Therefore, I would like to urge hon. Members to support the Finance Bill. I want to mention that this Report was prepared in consultation with the Budget and Appropriations Committee, as required by our Standing Orders. So, we have included comments from the Budget and Appropriation Committee, as a main stakeholder. If you look at the Standing Orders, you will appreciate that the Budget and Appropriation 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
• 19 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Committee is also supposed to conduct some business on the Finance Bill. However, we agreed with the Chairperson of that Committee that we work together and incorporate their comments in our Report, which we have done. view
• 19 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we also encouraged members of the public to participate. Organisations like PriceWaterhouseCoopers commented on the Finance Bill, particularly on the huge investment in oil exploration. The Kenya Bankers’ Association also came. We listened to them on the issue of Excise Duty, which is now being levied on transaction fees charged by banks. So, we are planning to bring some amendments to the Bill during the Third Reading to incorporate the views of the public. That is what our Constitution says. So, we must consult the public. view
• 19 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: We also got representation in the form of a memorandum from the East African Breweries Limited. We have incorporated some of their comments in the Report. We also had comments from the accountants’ body of East Africa regarding the Finance Bill. So, those are the things we are going to transact during the Third Reading in order to make the Bill more--- view
• 19 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Speaker. I am sorry about what my friend is going through but I am very happy that he is very much interested in what I am saying. In conclusion, I was saying that the committee will bring a few amendments during the Third Reading to capture the interests of the members of the public who came 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
• 19 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: and made presentations to the committee as well as those whose comments the committee approved. In my committee, we all work together and agree on issues that need to be amended. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am sorry to hon. Members for the technical hitch that has made it difficult for them to follow my presentation. We have tabled the Report. We have also made some copies of a document just to give hon. Members notes about the Bill. With those remarks, I beg to move. view