Benjamin Kipkirui Langat

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 661 to 670 of 2560.

• 2 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: I want to support that amendment. Hon. Members, I want to draw your attention to what is being provided at Clause 24(1). That clause as it is now, says that you can only have a minimum of five projects and a maximum of 25. I am saying that this should be left to respective constituencies to decide the number of projects they want because constituencies are not the same. We do not even receive the same amount of money. Our problems are different. You cannot put a limit. Hon. Members, this is very good for you and the country. I ... view
• 2 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want for once to support Hon. Kang’ata. Since the board is appointing members as per the regulations and for the reasons he has given, I know we may want to be theoretical about this CDFC. The fact of the matter is that it is a political committee especially at that lower level of the constituency. I want to request the Chairman of the Committee to drop this proposal on the election of the chairperson so that the he can be appointed by the board here in Nairobi. view
• 2 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Listen, Members. I am saving you. I can hear Members say no, but I am saving you. The board appoints the members and you have a say in the members who are appointed. You will also have a say with regard to whoever will be the chairperson. Let us request the Chairman of the Committee to drop that proposal. view
• 2 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: I oppose, but I want to request the Chairman of the Committee to drop his proposed amendment. view
• 2 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I do not support Hon. Kang’ata’s amendment, but it is wrong for the clerks to say that his amendment is supposed to be subjected to Article 114 of the Constitution on money Bills. I disagree with him but his rights should be protected. That amendment cannot be subjected to Article 114 of the Constitution. This amendment is just about ceilings that we are imposing on the budget. It is not about the overall budget. He has the right to move his amendment and we have the option to reject it. Let us not apply Article 114 ... view
• 1 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: seconded. view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Tax Procedures Bill. I just want to inform the House of a few issues about the Bill. First of all, the Bill was published on 11th June 2015. It went through the First Reading on 25th June 2015, and thereafter it was referred to my Committee pursuant to the Standing Order No.127. We placed an advert on the local dailies on 26th June 2015 calling on the public to send their memoranda as required by the Constitution. Subsequently, we received memoranda from the following:- (a) ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: requirement by this Bill to go online is clearly a step in the right direction. It is going to reduce pressure on KRA. It will eventually reduce the amount of money that we spend on employees. The Bill squarely puts the administration of all taxes on the Commissioner-General (CG) of KRA. I like the provision under Clause 5 that the CG takes the overall responsibility. Clause 5 provides that the powers of the CG shall be delegated to the staff of KRA, so that staff in Mombasa can perform their duties. I heard somebody saying that we need KRA to ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: In the collection and recovery of taxes, this Bill gives sweeping powers to the Commissioner. The authorised officer is given unprecedented powers to access land or business premises to assess the tax position of a company. The Commissioner does not have reasons why he should not meet the targets. This Bill is giving him a lot of powers to enter into your premises, check and confirm. The authorised officer can prosecute on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The CG has been given a lot of powers. We do not want to hear him saying he did not ... view