Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Those are some of the businesses for the small/medium enterprises. We know very well that in many areas where the economy has grown, it has grown because of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Right now, we are talking about the Uwezo Fund. This is money that we are going to give to the youth and women. Most of the businesses that they are going to put in place will fall under the category of SMEs. If you tax electricity and water and those are some of the basic inputs they are going to use, it goes without saying that ... view
• 12 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: that we understand the difference between tax exemption and zero-rated tax. Most of these basic goods, we can say are zero-rated. In my understanding, when we talk of a product being zero-rated, it means that the inputs attract taxation. So, you put it as an expense. So, we are calling for tax exemption. To mention Section 33 which talks about fraudulent tax, the Jubilee Government mentioned this and said that many people have been making some fraudulent claims at KRA, which is true. We do not want them to continue doing that. In fact, some of the sanctions or the ... view
• 12 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. My five minutes are not yet over. If we do more of listening, we will be avoiding repetition. That is another good way of debating. We should not repeat matters that have already been mentioned. The issue I was trying to put across is that the cost of living has nothing to do with the CORD or Jubilee coalitions. I am calling upon my colleagues on the other side of the House to look at this Bill objectively and support the amendments. I would like to point out the issues of exercise books, electricity, ... view
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I rise to support the Bill. It is, indeed, important that in this country we have a body that can harmonize qualifications. Sometimes back, we had a university here called Newport University. That university offered degrees, Masters, PhDs and people went there very quickly to get those degrees. They were flooded in the market and were competing among those who had gone through accredited universities in the job market. Afterwards, when due diligence was done, it was realized that Newport University, which claimed to have been from the United States, was not even accredited in the country that ... view
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Mwai Kibaki did not assent. I heard many people complaining in the streets, but there is also room for people to go back to school and study. view
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: We also have some colleges which are commercially oriented, theirs is to make money. I agree we have bodies which are supposed to do accreditation. It is unfair for somebody who has gone through a public university and they are competing with somebody who has attended, you do not know which university, and has scored As and when it comes to performance, it is zero. A body is supposed to be in place. Having been a consultant for sometime, when it comes to interviews for example, you will find someone whose transcripts indicate he or she is an “A” student, ... view
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: My humble request is that Members should look at it and, maybe, bring some amendments so that we can come up with a clear framework. That is because I saw the Mover was struggling to move. The idea is good but maybe, on paper, it was not properly put. It is a good idea that we must support, which is going to help us, but let us look further into the issues of how we can improve on it because the intentions are very good. It is going to help Kenyans. view
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker and I support. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. As I support, I want to thank the Senate for coming up with such an important Bill in terms of co-ordination of development in the wards and constituencies. In my constituency, it is 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
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: just about last week when we were awarding bursaries. We had a student who had scored a grade A and who was joining a national school. The student had been allocated bursary money at the ward level. This person came to the constituency level and we also awarded him the same amount of money. This is duplication and the person will have taken a chance that would have been taken by another needy student. view