Benjamin Kipkirui Langat

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: significant percentage of the Government tenders especially by parastatals. However, they cannot be able to do this unless we have financiers that are able to finance them to deliver their services and therefore, get paid for those services. view
• 17 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: I urge the House to support the amendments to the original Act so that the sector can be made more vibrant, it can be regulated properly and they are able to mobilize resources. I know many people have questions on what will happen when people default. I do not want to name names, but I have heard many people saying that they come and take cows and small properties. However, those are isolated cases. Overall, this is a sector that has grown and that continues to grow. This is a sector that has instilled some discipline to the banking sector ... view
• 17 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I remember trying to meet a bank manager those days was a process. However, since this competition came, bank managers come for you and you do not go to look for them. Therefore, these are the benefits we are getting from this sector that gives competition to the banking sector and therefore, improves the services of our consumers. view
• 17 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: I do not want to say much. We have considered these amendments as a Committee and they are not very bad. If anything, we will bring amendments in the Third Reading so that we take care of those concerns from those players. I want to thank the Members who are in the House. I am sure that no Member will transact their businesses tomorrow in the Press and yet he or she has been given the power to represent his or her people in the House and not in the media the way some of us are doing. view
• 17 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I have made some arrangements for hon. Members to be given some notes. You can update yourselves so that you can make contribution to this Bill. view
• 17 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: I beg to move that the Microfinance (Amendment) Bill be now read a Second Time. I request the Majority Leader, Hon. A.B. Duale to second this Bill. view
• 17 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. This is House is entitled to facts. view
• 17 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I thank the hon. Members who have contributed and those who had intended to contribute to this Bill will contribute in the next Bill. view
• 17 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: I beg to move. view
• 17 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First and foremost, I want to thank my friend for raising this matter. Indeed, this country is faced with a very serious challenge, but many people are associating this problem with the VAT. The process of amending the VAT Act started way back in 2009. In 2010, the original Bill that came to this House was passed by the Cabinet. That Bill was very bad and I thought that the Members would have appreciated my Committee for the efforts we made to exempt unga, bread and rice from VAT. I have a ... view