Elias Peter Mbau

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• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to thank all hon. Members who have participated in making contributions to this Budget Report. I want to urge them to support. view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to move the Report of the Budget Committee on the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the year 2011/2012 on behalf of Members of my Committee and as required by Article 221(5) of the Constitution as well as the Speaker’s ruling of 8th June 2011. I take this opportunity to present the House the Committee’s Report on the 2011/2012 Budget Statement and proposals of Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure laid by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance on 8th June 2011. view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, specifically the Report covers the expenditure estimates for the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) laid by the Vice- Chairman of the PSC on 28th April 2011, the estimates of expenditure for the Executive laid by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance on 7th June 2011 and the estimates of expenditure for the Judiciary laid by the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs on 7th June 2011. view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Budget Committee currently comprises the following Members:- 1. The hon. Elias P. Mbau, Chairperson 2. The hon. Alfred Wekesa Sambu, Vice-Chairperson 3. The hon. Martin Ogindo--- view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for your guidance. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Budget Committee Report on the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for 2011/2012 laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, July 21, 2011. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in moving the Motion, I wish to note that the Members that comprise the Budget Committee include:- 1. The hon. Elias P. Mbau, Chairperson 2. The hon. Alfred Wekesa Sambu, Vice-Chairperson 3. The hon. Martin Ogindo. 4. The hon. Danson Mungatana. 5. The hon. ... view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also note the failure to disclose the revenue impact of discretionary tax measures. As a committee, we noted that the Finance Minister, in his 2011 Budget Statement, failed to disclose the revenue impact of discretionary tax measures, and thus contravened the constitutional principle of transparency and full disclosure of information. This is important given that each and every revenue measure proposed in the Budget results in either revenue loss or revenue gain. The committee, therefore, recommends that as the Finance Bill, 2011 is being reviewed by the relevant committee of this House, the Minister ... view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we further needed to highlight on the question of zero rating policy. We are concerned about the zero rating policy by the Government, which has now been extended to non-priority items such as the security detectors and closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras. Indeed, even some of these items that have now been zero rated do not qualify to be the so-called essential commodities and, therefore, do not lead to the intended benefits to the common man. The committee thus recommends that when the Finance Bill 2011 is being reviewed, the issue of zero rating of ... view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, hon. Members are aware that the resources that have been provided for small scale enterprises are being channelled through private banking institutions as opposed to the existing Government institutions, for instance, the Kenya Industrial Estates, which had a wide network in the country, and can train and equip the youth to take up such endeavours. The public and, in particular, the young people brought out the plight of the educated and skilled youth who are sprawling in the country side, unemployed, idle or are under-employed. The Committee, therefore, recommends that in order to generate employment, there ... view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, turning to matters of the education sector, the public is concerned about the perpetual shortage of teachers in public schools. Indeed, the public indicated that the better off members of society are able to take their children to private schools whereas the ordinary Kenyans have no option other than taking their children to public schools, whose teacher/pupil ratio is very worrying. The Committee, therefore, recommends that additional resources be voted for the employment of 28,000 teachers; and that those currently serving on temporary basis would be the first ones to be employed on permanent and ... view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on infrastructure, the public appreciates very much the efforts the Government is making on the ongoing expansion and enhancement of urban roads. However, there are areas and regions where there is no tarmac road at all. This negatively affects business and makes it difficult for farmers to transport their produce. The public were also concerned over the slow and poor quality of road works in some areas. The public recommends that there is need for affirmative action when it comes to resource allocation, so that areas without good roads receive a little higher percentage of ... view