David Gikaria

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg you, as the Chairperson, to take control of this important Committee of the whole House. You have powers to order unruly Members to go out. If we continue like this, we will not hear what the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning is saying and we will not make meaningful contributions. I plead with you to take control of the proceedings. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: You have pleaded with Members to consult in low tones, but others are still continuing to make noise. So, I beg that you take control and whoever will not listen to you, kick them out of the Chamber so that we can proceed with the debate. view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. First, as a Committee, we are also looking at it and thinking about it honestly. But let us look at the technicalities. This will come into effect on the 1st of September while these amendments are going to wait for some consent later. So, what happens if we approve this but the existing provision takes effect on 1st of September? We need the House Business Committee to be bringing sensitive issues earlier so that we are not caught up by some technicalities. This is something that we really need to look into. view
• 28 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to comment on the Finance Bill. view
• 28 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: From the outset, Hon. Ichung’wah called the Speaker of the National Assembly, His Majesty the Speaker, by virtue of the patron being the queen. The Speaker made some very pertinent observations last week. As parliamentarians, we need to take our work seriously. At the end of the day, when you will be putting the Question, it is not the people who contributed who will be present. It is important for us to be always present to make our contributions and to vote when the Question is put. view
• 28 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Secondly, I echo the words of the Mover of the Bill that if we have to enhance revenue collection, it should not be at the expense of the economy and the general welfare of the citizens. That is critical. As we look for ways of raising funds, we should also take into consideration businesses, economy and wananchi. It is important for the focus on revenue enhancement to be on untapped areas. I used to be a councillor of a municipality and most of the time when we wanted to raise money, we would increase fees and charges. I thank the ... view
• 28 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: The Finance Bill is meant to raise almost Kshs28 billion to address the Big Four Agenda, which is critical. Hon. Dr. Eseli had indicated earlier that we cannot raise only about Kshs28 billion to try and offset a deficit of Kshs572 billion. When the Budget Estimates were read, Kshs572 billion was to be catered for through borrowing. It is important for the Government to have money for the Big Four Agenda. Much as we are talking about the Big Four Agenda, do we have enough funds in our budget to effectively achieve the objectives of the Big Four Agenda? That ... view
• 28 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: On tax waivers on sugar, the Report of the Committee has indicated that we lost almost Kshs30 billion. It is high time we review some of the waivers that are currently in place. The Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning needs to look at that. If there are any existing waivers, we should not wait until something happens. If there are any existing waivers, the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning needs to summon the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and advise him. It is prudent for the Committee to do that. view
• 28 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: The other issue is whether the tax waivers should be subjected to public participation or not. It is only the CS who decides whether to do that or not given the powers in the Public Finance Management Act. It is good to subject some of these to public participation or the National Assembly should be privy to this kind of information. That way, we can address some of these waivers which are meant to address some shortcomings, but should not be exploited to benefit a few individuals. view
• 28 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: The Value Added Tax on fuel is a critical matter. The ERC was before our Committee last week and they said that if the Minister does not extend the waiver, they will have no choice but to implement it. I hope the CS for the National Treasury will be kind enough to give a further extension of two years. We met the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance and The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view