Benjamin Kipkirui Langat

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• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after Clause 4 – Amendment of 4A. Section 15 of the Income Tax Act is amended in - section 15 of Cap. (a) subsection (2) by inserting the following new paragraph 470. immediately after paragraph (y)– “(z) expenditure incurred in that year of income by a person sponsoring sports, with the prior approval of the Cabinet Secretary responsible for sports”; (b) subsection (3) (b) by deleting the words “one hundred and fifty” and substituting therefor the words “three hundred”. The ... view
• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I want to inform Hon. Nyikal that, if he looks at the amendments, he will find it says “with the prior approval of the Cabinet Secretary.” That means there is a control. Before one is allowed, it is the Cabinet Secretary responsible for sports to say; “this sponsor is sponsoring football in Kisumu and Kericho. Let us 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
• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: allow him deduct his expenses for tax purposes.” If it is an international sponsorship, I do not think any reasonable CS will approve that for purposes of tax. So, there is a control already. view
• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after Clause 5 – Amendment of 5A. Section 34 of the Income Tax Act is amended– section 34 of Cap. (a) in subsection (1) by deleting paragraph (m); and 470. (b) in subsection (2) by deleting the following paragraph (i) – (i) winnings payable by bookmakers to punters (players). This is basically a subsequent amendment after we passed New Clause 3A. It is some sort of clean up subsequent to the passage of New Clause 3A. view
• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I oppose that amendment. We cannot do a major policy decision overnight. That provision was made to encourage investors. First of all, let us not look at it from a very minor perspective but from a major perspective. That provision was given so that we encourage brewers to go to our farmers who grow millet and sorghum so that they create market for their crops. The power was given six months ago and we cannot do it after another six months. In this country, we need consistency of policies. We cannot wake up one day and ... view
• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady--- view
• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, first of all, the section which gave the CS power to do tax remission was given through the Excise Bill, which is now an Act of Parliament view
• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: That was about six months ago. When a Bill has been signed and it becomes law, the questions of unconstitutionality shall be addressed at the High Court because it is already law. What I was requesting Hon. Jakoyo is that he should advance the merits of what he is trying to do without raising the question of unconstitutionality; that matter is not in the Bill before the House. It is a new amendment being introduced in the Finance Bill, and that is a major policy shift which requires further consultations. We should remember that we are making laws on the ... view
• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- view
• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clauses immediately after clause 39 – Amendment of 39A. The Tax Procedures Act, 2015 is amended by deleting section 48 of No. 29 section 48 and substituting therefor the following new section− of 2015. view