Emmanuel Wangwe

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1031 to 1040 of 1211.

• 18 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: The Report has also alluded to the porous borders of Kenya. It is important that we let the Government know that there are porous borders. Let us have a proper understanding of why we are getting sugar from other sources other than what we grow within our borders. It beats logic. There is a petition on this Floor which an Hon. Member gave the other day seeking to protect local manufacturers. As we protect MSC and other factories, we should not allow cheap imports to come in and destabilise the local factories. Let the issue of porous borders move together ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Is the Member right to say that the Jubilee Government promised to do 20,000 kilometres yet he is very much aware that it was a Motion that was debated in this House and resolved on this issue? The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for allowing me to contribute to this very important Bill, the Tax Procedures Bill. At the outset, I want to say that I support the Bill. This Bill is not about the forms of taxes. It is about the procedure that the tax commissioner wants to employ so as to recover or collect tax from Kenyans. The reasons why an economy must collect taxes go to the issue that people need to have budgets both recurrent and development. view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: When you look at our Budget for 2015/2016, it is a Kshs2.1 trillion Budget. That means we must collect tax. The taxman today is held at ransom by the taxpayers, and he may not realise the money or taxes he wants. Instead, a few issues arise which make it impossible or difficult for him to collect taxes. When you look at the reasons the Bill is trying to address, one is the concept that we must collect tax, so as to be self-sustaining and also sustain the economy. My colleagues have alluded to the Kibaki and other past regimes since ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: I want to thank the drafters of this Bill because they have put the KRA, or the tax person, in the concept of communication. Today if you look at KRA, it is only one way communication. Whenever you sent them a letter, it is you again to go back for a feedback; this Bill talks about the CG writing back to the taxpayer. This means it recognises the channels of communication, which are very difficult. At the same time, it is tying down the tax collector to make sure he pleads and discusses with the tax agent or taxpayer. Therefore, ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: What is so good also about this Bill is found in Clause 5 of Part III, which talks about the registration of the persons who are liable to tax payment. It says that the CG shall inform the person in writing within 14 days. This means they are going to have many people put into the tax net. Once you apply, you will not be at the mercy of the CG. It will be his responsibility also to make sure that you pay the tax and the tax person is registered immediately he makes the application. Therefore, the issue of ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: There is the concept of bookkeeping. This has two elements, the monetary reporting and the book-keeping itself. I am very happy the drafters have put it very clearly that the currency shall be in Kenyan shillings, notwithstanding the number of currencies we are going to trade in. We trade in UK Sterling Pounds and USA Dollars, the generally acceptable currency in the world; but the Bill recognises shilling as our sovereign currency. This Bill is now recognises our shilling. Our sovereignty as per the Constitution is now coming out in this Bill. It is important to let all people trade. ... view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon Temporary Deputy Chairman. I beg to move that the Committee doth report to the House its consideration of the Kenya National Examination Council (Amendment) Bill, National Assembly Bill No.3 of 2015 and its approval thereof without amendments. Thank you. view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said Report. I would like to request Hon. Melly, to second the Bill for agreement with the report of the whole House. view