Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (Deceased)

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: This country has discovered vast amounts of oil, natural gas, coal, limestone and iron ore. There is so much that this country can benefit from extracting minerals. We should not make this country unattractive by taxing these extractive industries so highly. If you tax them highly, Kenya will not be attractive. We should balance so that the taxes will not put them off. I had said that earlier. I said that Kenya would be the richest country in this region of Africa. It is Biblical; it has been prophesied and it is called the land south of Kush. Kush is ... view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Vision 2030 which we all work towards wants to place this country in middle level income. For us to be a middle level income country within the time bracket that we have put, there must be certain things that are obvious. Economists in this House know that the cost of power has to be fair; the availability of that power has to be assured and so we have to invest so much in power generation. Imagine in Kenya we produce fewer than 2,000 megawatts. Lesotho alone produces over 40,000 megawatts. So, you can see the situation ... view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: The cost of doing business like hon. (Ms.) Emaase said must be brought down. Our labour must be cheap and we have to ask ourselves: What did the countries that have transformed their economies within one go do? Look at the BRICS; Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Look at countries like Singapore. Look at Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea. Ask yourself: What have they done to transform their economies and move to middle income levels within two generations? They have done exactly what I have said. Make sure that there is cheap labour; make sure that there is ... view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: The per capita is great; they are doing very well and their citizens are happy. In Kenya we have everything. Look at us. We have the best tourist destination, the best beaches, the best animals and everything for tourism but look at insecurity. This is something small but it has kept tourists away. Our hotels are empty. These are some of 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
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: the things that need to be fixed. They cannot be fixed by Jubilee alone. It has to be CORD and Jubilee. Let us come together. This is our country. Let us fix it together so that we grow together to the next level. view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: This Bill has come at the right time and we have effective people in collecting taxes, widening the brackets, so let this money be put into proper use. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, minerals are now found in counties which have been marginalized since Independence like Turkana, Kitui, those in Ukambani and Coast Province. That is where everybody will go for employment. Let us develop roads in those areas. We are not asking for big things. We have sung until our voices are dry that the Kibwezi-Kitui-Mwingi-Maua- Ethiopia Road should be tarmacked. Let that road be given the first priority. I ... view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this tax regime does not make Kenyans happy. The introduction of VAT has caused a lot of suffering to Kenyans. I appeal to the taxman to make the cost of living easier for Kenyans. This is because he is taxing them to the grave. He should not tax commodities like fuel a lot because Kenyans depend on transport and manufacturers depend on petroleum products and so forth. The taxman should reduce the VAT so that the cost of living can come down. view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Many families in my constituency do not take breakfast. They only take a single meal in a day. This is because they cannot afford food because of VAT. I appeal to this Committee and the Cabinet Secretary to make sure that the issue of VAT is sorted out in the next Budget so that the cost of living can be brought down. If you ask all these Members here you will find that the people they represent do not eat decent meals, they walk to their places of work; that is for those who are employed. These people cannot board ... view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, thank you. I just want to say the Leader of the Majority Party did the right thing and you have made a ruling to withdraw this very unpopular Bill; those amendments. I also wanted to say that since the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has been deployed in Tana River without the House’s approval, the withdrawal of this Bill is very necessary because Parliament has the overall authority and it has to approve. We were opposed and were to oppose this Bill because the power of the National Assembly was being eroded by some of these amendments. So that ... view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: As for the Committees, the feelings of hon. Members is that since the President and Deputy President cannot go out of the country at the same time, let it be noted that the House feels betrayed and undermined by the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations for the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman to go together. In future, let us make it very clear. For any travel outside the country, authority to travel has to be sought through the Speaker of the National Assembly. That is what hon. Members are saying; that is what Hon. Midiwo and Hon. Abongotum said. ... view