Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: In terms of capacity building, we do not need three months for capacity building. Kenyans gave Jubilee first round victory and these Kenyans are waiting for this money. Their businesses right now are stuck. Why should we go for the three months training? To me, it is too long. It should be like one month or even two weeks for that matter. The three months period is long. A shilling today is not the same as a shilling after three or four months. So, my humble view
• 25 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to vigorously oppose. This VAT Bill was introduced in the 10th Parliament and it was vigorously opposed. It was rejected in totality. In every country we talk about production. The economy of this country is agricultural based. If you say that you are going to increase VAT on agricultural inputs it means that production cost is going to be high. It goes without saying that the output price will be very high to the consumer. We have heard many times that the wage bill is high. When we try to increase the ... view
• 25 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you. When it comes to sanitary towels, taxing them because they are used by ladies, is tantamount to discrimination which is contrary to our Constitution. This Bill needs to be rejected in totality. The amendments that they have said are only basic are not basic. It is almost the entire part of it. We are trying to debate them right now, but they have not yet even provided the documentation, so that Members can debate them from an informed perspective. view
• 25 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you say that you are taxing medicines and antibiotics, but 50 per cent of infections--- view
• 25 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you can see the Mover could not even cite which Standing Order he was rising on. view
• 25 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This is a House of rules. I respect my brother, hon. Chepkonga. Please, allow me to continue. This is for the benefit of your constituency and you know you are my neighbour. view
• 25 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the subsidy by the Government he is talking about is not available on medicine. When you talk about health delivery in this country, the Government contributes only about 40 per cent; I want my friend, hon. Chepkonga, to understand that. I am saying that because--- view
• 25 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you. When you go to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) today you will get a prescription. A prescription tells you that for the ailment you have you need to buy these drugs. Most of these Government facilities do not have medicine. We are not going to wait. view
• 25 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: No, even the current Government. I was in my constituency. I went to the district hospital and there were no medicines. You are given a prescription and you go and buy drugs from private pharmacies. So, if we introduce VAT when it comes to medical equipment and medicines you will be sending patients to death chambers; this one must be objected to strongly. view
• 25 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as an academician and scholar, when you look at this they say they are going to put VAT on journals. Journals are very critical in the academics, and as far as research is concerned. If you are trying to put VAT on academic journals, for instance, you are going to make Kenyans not to access knowledge and knowledge is very critical. To make it worse, they want to put VAT on exercise books. This is not acceptable. You do this and you give Free Primary Education (FPE). We have private schools in this country. Not ... view