George Gitonga Murugara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me, on my own behalf, on behalf of my family and, on behalf of the great people of Tharaka, to convey my very sincere condolences to the family of the late Hon. Kalembe Ndile. Hon. Kalembe Ndile served this country diligently. As a Member of Parliament, he actually contributed a lot to the agitation of freedom which we are enjoying today, and especially when it 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
• 8 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: came to striking his humour and jest in whatever he was trying to do so that he could put across the point he wanted to make on behalf of his people of Kibwezi and on behalf of the people of Kenya. More importantly, we have been told that we have to make a contribution which I think is very African and that is how we are supposed to do it. But I think the Chief Whip should have also made a plea to whoever owes Hon. Kalembe Ndile money to actually pay up. I recollect very well that before Hon. ... view
• 19 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 19 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am sure they will do so. I beg to second the Motion. view
• 19 May 2021 in National Assembly: I adopt the explanation given by the Chairperson of the Committee on Delegated Legislation, especially regarding the reason why the Committee dealt with the matter when there was an indication that there were petitions pending in court. We were satisfied that the petitions that are pending in court do not touch on the National Assembly and therefore, we could deal with the matter without breaching the sub judice rule. Reasons were given as to why this exemption was sought by Kenya Airways. We also considered the rationale of acceding to the request by the Ministry and the Government by putting ... view
• 19 May 2021 in National Assembly: First and foremost, we are not oblivious of the fact that KQ plays a strategic role and purpose in the operations of the Government, including the aviation industry, security and trade. We also took into consideration the fact that if the exemption is granted, we would be sustaining KQ, which in essence is not doing very well and requires jolts and measures to ensure it performs, now that it is our national carrier. view
• 19 May 2021 in National Assembly: We considered the reasons that were given for the application, including the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the fact that this minimum tax would render the company’s operations unsustainable because of its income, which is not very high. There were other reasons that were given that under KQ, there are various subsidiaries, which would benefit from the exemption that is being sought. view
• 19 May 2021 in National Assembly: We also looked at what is happening elsewhere in the globe where such exemptions are sought and given and we found that Ethiopia, South Africa and other countries, both in Africa and Europe, consider to extend this particular waiver to their national carriers with a view to ensure that they are competitive in the global market. So, many countries benefit from the waiver. view
• 19 May 2021 in National Assembly: Having considered that, and especially the proper section of the Income Tax that empowers the Cabinet Secretary to issue such a notice, and failing to find any impediment to the fact that the Committee would approve the statutory instrument, we had no reasons not to approve. Therefore, we approved. view
• 19 May 2021 in National Assembly: This is our Report and our request this afternoon is that this House considers it and extends the consideration to KQ as sought. 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