George Theuri

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Dec 2024 in National Assembly: That is what I was trying to say. view
• 4 Dec 2024 in National Assembly: I have a query to the Leader of the Majority Party. I am trying to understand what he is saying. Is he proposing that one has to go to KEBS over companies’ intentions and objects to manufacture? You may no longer have to go to KEBS once you have incorporated a company. It will automatically be under the Registrar of Companies. Clarify that issue. view
• 4 Dec 2024 in National Assembly: Embakasi West. view
• 4 Dec 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. view
• 4 Dec 2024 in National Assembly: That is in order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I like this amendment, but it talks of wife’s employment income. Does that mean the wife can declare the husband’s income? What if the wife is declaring yet she is required to 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
• 4 Dec 2024 in National Assembly: declare the income of the husband. This is to save a Member here who is laughing and those who have spouses here. I am hoping the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, Hon. KK, is listening. Why use the word “wives” instead of spouse’s employment income rate? Why? view
• 4 Dec 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I had an amendment to this effect because initially, the Bill as was published, was going to introduce VAT to betting services. I had not seen the Report until much later today, and wish to disagree sharply with my neighbour here, Hon. Atandi. This is a sector which some of us understand. For example, this evening Arsenal will be beating Manchester United and there are many bets that have been placed this evening by players. view
• 4 Dec 2024 in National Assembly: I do not want to back that issue. My point is that if we keep increasing the cost of betting in our country, we are going to force these people who bet to go to the underground market, the black market. Some of these companies, like the Betika and SportPesa, already offer a lot of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Every time you squeeze them, they reduce the funding that they give to CSR. People will also start betting offshore, and we are going to lose money in the long run. I am, therefore, dropping my amendment. view
• 4 Dec 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. While I see the intention of Hon. Wakili Muriu on this proposal, I foresee a very serious danger in it. It means that in the event of delays, whether it is by a public entity or private companies, it means that you automatically transfer this tax burden to the procuring entity. Eventually, you will just build up a whole issue of tax claims. You know that the issue of payments can at times be delayed because either the goods supplied are not of standard, or maybe there is a dispute that arises. Unfortunately, I find ... view
• 4 Dec 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I had an amendment at some point, which I wanted the Chairman to note. It was on the issue of increasing Excise Duty on betting. The Chairman proposed to increase it from 12.5 per cent to 15 per cent, and I proposed to increase it to 12.8 per cent. My concern is that the effect of increasing Excise Duty from 12.5 per cent to 15 per cent is that we will collect less taxes, just as we saw with the Capital Gains Tax (CGT), which we increased from 5 per cent to 15 per cent. ... view