Chrysanthus Barnabas Okemo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning, and Trade on the petition on Charterhouse Bank Limited laid on the Table on Wednesday, 8th December, 2010. view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, if you look at hon. Koech’s amendment and my amendment, you will realise that the difference is that the market today is actually selling sachets of 200 mililitres. The 250 mililitre sachets are not there, even though it is being used as a benchmark for control of consumption of alcohol by school children and others. So, if we agree between ourselves, the effect is that it becomes a controlling agent. Secondly, it is the reduction from 250 millilitres to 200 millilitres, which actually exists on the market. So, maybe, mine goes a little further. It ... view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I agree with you. That is why I am now suggesting that we adopt my amendment. That is on second thought because mine does more than what Mr. Koech’s amendment seeks to do. It will do exactly the same thing, but it will go further. view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the Finance Bill deals with among other things revenue collection measures, taxation and matters related thereto. This is a matter related thereto. So, I do not really believe that you can use an escape route to try and avoid discussing this. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, what is involved here is people called inspectors going round harassing wananchi under the name of collecting certain revenues. We are trying to make sure that the police, using the relevant laws, should be the people who have the power to arrest and not just anybody under the Copyright ... view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after the items at paragraph 2 – view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I do not think that the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance has given sufficient background to the problem and what we are really trying to address. This problem is as old as the year 2007. The main problem in this case is not the question of revenue or not. We are trying to address the issue of taxation on an equitable basis so that everybody receives equality of treatment. If you look at what has happened in the past, you will find that in 2007 when there were no physical characteristics but there ... view
• 25 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning, and Trade on the Appointment of the Chairperson and Members of the Commission on Revenue Allocation laid on the Table today, Thursday, 25th November, 2010. view
• 25 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, many of the issues affecting the sugar sector and only partly raised in the Question can actually be addressed by amendments to the Sugar Act. Could the Minister indicate to us when we hope to have amendments to the Sugar Act because that will solve many problems? view
• 25 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade on the appointment of Chairperson and members of the Commission on Revenue Allocation laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 25th November, 2010. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Members of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade, and pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.181, it is my pleasure and duty to present to the House the Committee’s Report on the nominees to the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA). Article 215 of ... view