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• 23 May 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, these taxation proposals are very unpopular with mwananchi . In 2009, the Labour Government in Australia came up with such poor taxation measures and it cost them. view
• 23 May 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to caution the UDA administration. You have to be sensitive with the way you deal with Kenyans, especially the people in lower cadre of income. When we pass any taxation, we must be conscious of how it is going to affect the common mwananchi . Mr. Speaker, Sir, I urge the Committee to look into this matter keenly. If this is a matter that affects counties, I do not belong to the school of thought that says that the Senate should never discuss about a Finance Bill even when it has laws that concern counties. ... view
• 23 May 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Cherarkey has been on his feet twice. On this particular occasion, I wish to disappoint him. I am not willing to be informed by him. view
• 23 May 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a House, let us reflect on our mandate. Let us also look at the history of other Senate Houses all over the world. You have to fight for your space. When the Senate of the United States of America (USA) was put in place, they never used to consider taxation laws. However, they fought and got that space with time. The same with the Senate in Australia. We are a unique House because we enjoy direct mandate from the people. Sen. Cherarkey was directly elected by the people of Nandi County. It is not like the ... view
• 23 May 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 23 May 2023 in Senate: that is before us; and demand that the Finance Bill comes before the Senate and we deal with it in a just manner. We do not want our people to be at the mercy of the other House. This is the “Upper” House. We are few, we can debate on issues in a bipartisan manner and make a vote in a manner that does not subject our people to untold suffering. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support this Statement. I hope the Committee that will be tasked with this work will do justice to it. We should get this report before ... view
• 23 May 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, first, I would like to register my appreciation and congratulations to Sen. Mariam Omar for coming up with this Bill, which if enacted, will bring smiles to many contractors who have been subjected to untold suffering in the hands of our counties and the national Government. view
• 23 May 2023 in Senate: Listening to the figures that we owe suppliers, you wonder whether our country can be attractive to any serious business person. If my figures do not mislead me, county governments alone have pending bills of close to Kshs157 billion. Who can be attracted to do business with such an entity owing Kshs157 billion to people who have either supplied items or services to you through professionals or have participated in developing a county by engaging in a project either building of an Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) classroom or making a road and you do not pay them? view
• 23 May 2023 in Senate: It is extremely shameful that we, as a country, can be insensitive. It is really a shame. This is not the way you treat investors or entrepreneurs. This is killing enterprises. Unless you are a thief, there is no way you can do business worth this amount of money without borrowing from our banks. The animals called banks have no mercy at all. If you do not pay or you default, they will auction your assets. When people engage with the counties, they do so believing that once they do business, they will be paid and make some profit in ... view
• 23 May 2023 in Senate: I thank Sen. Mariam Omar for bringing this Bill. I hope that our brothers and sisters in the National Assembly will see the wisdom behind it. I hope we will not have the shenanigans of telling us this is a Money Bill and therefore it cannot originate from the Senate. If you are an MP, either of the National Assembly or the Senate, and look at the content of this Bill, you will be out of your senses to oppose it because we want to rescue businesses. view