Ejidius Njogu Barua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am going to highlight a few issues and one of them is revenue collection. It is my view and that of the people I represent that we should stop the habit of punishing the few people who are tax compliant. We keep on loading taxes on the people who are tax compliant year in, year out. What we need to aspire for in future is to ensure that we expand our revenue base so that we get more money. If we expand our revenue base, we could even lower our taxation and achieve more than ... view
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: been slapped with an increase in Excise Duty for the last three years consecutively. Presently, that industry is threatened with collapse. It is high time this country decided on the future of this industry because most people risk losing their jobs. view
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I would like to comment on the views by the Majority Whip on housing. He said that if we tax housing, the money will be passed on to the consumers and the houses may be very expensive. The house rates of this country are determined by supply and demand. We cannot fear taxing landlords because we know that a lot of money that is illegally or unprocedurally gained by people is hidden in the property sector. I support this issue because we should ensure that we get adequate taxes from landlords. I am against the rate given because it is ... view
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: The other issue I want to talk about is on the tourism sector. I have had the privilege of working in this sector for about two years during my youth. I know and I can state with confidence that entry fee to parks is not the major factor influencing the number of people visiting national parks. I agree that it is an incentive, but we are suffering because we do not have a variety of products to market our parks. Our parks have been traditionally attracting tourism based on observing wildlife. The managers in this sector should be called upon ... view
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Still on the same sector of tourism, there is nothing as important as a good business environment. In my opinion the threat to tourism in this country is based on security. Security is very important. If we secure this nation, we shall get more visitors. Even locals are afraid of visiting other parts of the country because they are not assured of their security. The question that begs is, if as Kenyans we are not comfortable visiting some parts of the country because of insecurity, how do we expect foreigners to do it? We should ensure that we maximize the ... view
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I wind up, let me say something on agriculture. Exempting VAT on inputs for animal feeds will go a long way in ensuring that the --- view
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I wind up, I want to commend the Mover of the Bill for exempting tax on animal feeds. This is going to improve the agriculture sector. view
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Finally, I want to comment on the issue of importation of vehicles. What caught my attention is that there is no mention, to the best of my knowledge, of the issue of motor bikes. We should bring an amendment to ensure that the Excise Duty on motorbikes is removed so that we can benefit our young men and women who are doing business in that sector. I support this Bill. I shall bring an amendment in connection with taxation on motorbikes. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A ... view
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribue. I will make three brief comments. I will start with the frustration by Hon. (Dr.) Nyikal. This refers to the universities. Without any fear of contradiction, the universities in this part of the world do not have interface with what is happening in the communities. If this country and counties have to progress, especially the great county of Bomet when you become the governor, it will be important for you or for anybody leading an institution to have the university involved because they have expertise and research. view
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: If the University of Washington closes today, there could be a problem in the United States of America (USA). Even if you close our universities today, the only problem we can have is a backlog. That is because in the process of legislation, we have not put that connection. I want to move that in the future, we should move that amendment to have the respective and relevant department of the university having a nominee in this Act when it is signed into law, and also other Acts to have such representation. view