30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to make a few remarks on this Bill. I thank the Committee for having done a good job on this Bill. It has put teeth to the existing Bill and strengthened it so that it can cope with the current situation. The Bill has also been conformed to our new Constitution, which was enacted in 2010. Also, let me thank the members of the House, especially those who have persevered up to this moment to see this Bill go through. I find that the Bill will be quite a ...
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23 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I support the Petition by Hon. Muthomi Njuki with regard to waiver of SACCO debts. Many farmers and institutions which were established using coffee money have been in debt all along. They have been servicing very expensive debts. When the crop failed, many institutions were left with many debts and the burden was thrown to farmers. This has become a big problem in many institutions and some SACCOs collapsed. I support the Petition because five or 10 years back, the Government tried to bail out some coffee societies, institutions and SACCOs and I do not ...
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23 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
Njuki is talking about has not been bailed out. In the same spirit, I support that this matter be looked into. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker.
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23 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the Motion
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18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to give my comments on this Finance Bill. I stand to support it and confirm that this Bill is timely. It is a Bill which will bring to effect the Financial Year 2016/2017 budgetary proposals and also give the framework under which the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will be collecting taxes. It is also going to give those areas which we need to exempt, add, reduce or to make any other changes. Therefore, it is a very important Bill because it gives the teeth to the budgetary proposals and gives ...
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17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to comment on the Petition on the dismissal of an officer from the Defence Forces. There should be a framework on how somebody is disciplined and dismissed from work which should take due course, not just taking disciplinary action and dismissing a person. This is because they suffer psychologically and the family members also suffer. Maybe, he is the breadwinner of his family and extended family. The trauma of losing a job is so much knowing that getting a job in Kenya is very difficult and the person can become sick because of this. ...
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17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker.
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17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
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17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity. I appreciate the efforts of the Chairman and his Committee on the issue of the Murera Gate-Meru National Park Road. This road, as my brother, Hon. Muthomi Njuki, has said, connects the main road to Maua with the Meru National Park, which is a very important facility in this country. The road was tarmacked over 15 years ago and it has never been repaired in any way. In that connection, tourists have stopped going to Meru National Park. The park is almost closing down. Nobody visits it because of the pathetic state ...
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17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
the same. They have said they are going to look for money. Let it not be lip service. Let them bring the money, so that we can work on that road before the next rains.
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