Benjamin Kipkirui Langat

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I second. I want to tell Hon. David Ochieng that when the Leader of the Majority Party is on his feet, he should freeze. view
• 20 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity you have given me to second this Bill. I would like to thank the Leader of the Majority Party for moving it very well. He seems to cast aspersions on my ability. I also want to remind him that next time he is bringing business to the House, he must also consult the Chairpersons of Committees so that we come into this House as one. Having said that, I would like to say a few things concerning the Excise Duty Bill. view
• 20 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I was saying that the Leader of the Majority Party seems to have cast aspersions on my capacity but I want to tell him that we have been tabling serious Reports in this House. I also want to remind him that he should consult the respective chairpersons next time he moves his Bills so that we come to the House when we have consulted. On this one, he has actually forced me today. In fact, he forced me when I was trying to travel to my constituency. He told me not to travel because he wanted ... view
• 20 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I was also saying that with a light touch. Let me say this is the first time we are introducing Excise Duty Bill which is separate from the Customs and Excise Act. This is pursuant to the East African Community Customs Management Act of 2004 which had the effect of removing all the issues that dealt with customs from the Customs and Excise Act which left alone the matters on excise in the former Customs and Excise Act. So, the reason this Bill is coming up is to have a law which specifically deals ... view
• 20 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: This Bill converts what we have been actually calling “Hybrid Tax Regime” where we have been having what we call the ad valorem rates which are the percentages applied on the prices with what we call the specific rates. This is where the tax law has provided the specific figure that if it is Kshs10 it is Kshs10. This Bill proposes to do away with ad valorem rates and only remain with specific rates so that if you look at the Bill you will see if it is alcohol of this content, it gives the specific amount to be charged. ... view
• 20 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I did not realise time has gone but with those few remarks, I second the Bill and ask Members to support it. view
• 19 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table:- The Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade on its consideration of the Finance Bill, 2015. Yesterday, I promised that I would table the Report and I have now done it. view
• 19 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I believe that Members are able to access the Report at the Table Office, Room 8. view
• 18 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. The more we make progress, the more we come back to the same issues. We have a problem with the Senate. Articles 95 and 96 are extremely clear. The main problem which has been causing us to fight is where one House tries to take the mandate of the other House by force. We fought over the Division of Revenue Bill and sadly, we gave up on it. But that Bill should not even go to the Senate. I am still convinced that we did the wrong thing. That is why we have compromised ... view
• 18 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: spirit in which it is written. Suppose today we formed a Committee called the Devolution Committee and we started inviting governors and county executives, we would cause confusion. Hon. Speaker, it is fair that you stand your ground because you have our support to ensure that the mandate of the National Assembly is performed by this House and the mandate of the Senate is performed by the Senate. It makes Parliament look bad when the Senate is inviting Kenya Airways (KQ) and the following day, the Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing of this House is inviting the same ... view