Benjamin Kipkirui Langat

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 731 to 740 of 2560.

• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Finance Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 27 of 2015) be now read the Third Time. I request my Vice-Chairman to second me. view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 4 of the Bill be deleted and replaced with the following— view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Amendment of Section 25A of No.35 of 2013 4. Section 25A of the Value Added Tax Act, 2013 is amended by deleting subsection (1) and substituting therefor the following new subsection — “(1) Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies or any other person appointed by the Commissioner shall on purchasing taxable supplies withhold six percent of the taxable value at the time of paying for the supplies and remit the same directly to the Commissioner. Provided that the Commissioner may, at any time, revoke the appointment of a withholding VAT agent, if he deems it appropriate to do so.” The main ... view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, unless we want to change the rules of the Committee Stage today--- Somebody is telling us to say where the amendment came from; view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: The Leader of the Majority Party told me to explain where the amendments came from. He should tell us where he is coming from. These are Committee amendments. I am moving Committee amendments. Can he tell us whether he wants to change the rules of the House today? view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: That is imputing improper motive on me. The Leader of the Majority Party should not assume that he is the only one who is supposed to--- view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, under our Standing Orders, when a Bill is read the first time, we take it for public and stakeholder participation. We invite stakeholders to give submissions. It is advertised in the newspapers that those who have issues should forward them. As to whether we have discussed with the National Treasury, yes we have. They are actually seated in this Chamber, and all the amendments have been agreed to. So, I do not know why a person in the position of the Leader of the Majority Party should really raise that. Anyway, since he has apologised, I ... view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: First of all, the issue of withholding 6 per cent VAT was passed in the last financial year. What we are simply doing here is to clarify whether it will be 6 per cent of the taxable value or 6 per cent of the amount payable. So, even if we reject this one, we will still go back to what we passed in the last financial year. We are just trying to create clarity. Again, these are Government Ministries, departments and agencies. We are giving the Commissioner power to vet those who are supposed to withhold. If you look at ... view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I need your guidance in Clause 5. I think there was a typo on the Order Paper. What was supposed to be part of Clause 5 has been typed in Clause 16. I do not know how to deal with that. view