George Washinton Mallan Omondi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: We have seen money going into infrastructure including roads, energy, education, agriculture, security and health, particularly public health. To this extent, this Budget leans more towards investment spending rather than consumption. This will create economic growth in our economy. view
• 26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, in this regard, we have seen money being allocated to the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). As we all know, this is the only area where true development is being seen on the ground. To that extent, the Budget has considered development necessities in this country. However, we must watch some stumbling blocks in the fulfillment of our development strategies. view
• 26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: In this respect, we need to watch the problem of absorption which frustrates our development goals which have been set in this Budget. We also need to know that we did not have a lot of tax measures in this Budget and it will be financed through efficient collection of taxes. To this extent, the KRA must better its tax administration and continue with its modernization programmes. view
• 26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the problem with this is that we do not expect the KRA to increase the tax rates but it would rather widen the tax net so that many people are brought to the tax bracket or pay taxes. I have been wondering why the KRA has not done something about the Jua Kali sector. If they extend to that sector, taxes will be collected. view
• 26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Another thing that the KRA needs to do in order to finance this Budget is give amnesty to the landlords who are currently collecting rent and are not paying taxes. This is an area which the KRA needs to look at in order for our Budget to be financed properly. view
• 26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: The other thing that should be taken into account in this Budget is public participation or being very vigilant in the implementation process because year in, year out, we draw a Budget and we get very concerned about it being drawn but the implementation at the last stage is not taken seriously. So many things are not done. view
• 26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Having said this, I would have liked to see some areas addressed. We have got two “cancers” in our country that stop us from development. One is corruption and the other one is ethnic disharmony. I would have liked to see empowerment of the Auditor- General that identifies where there has been wastage. view
• 26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: I would have also liked to see the empowerment of the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC). This Commission should have been given the money that it requested because we need to know what is going on so that we arrest things that divert us from our development goals. view
• 26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) should have also been given their money. I do not think that what goes on in trying to prosecute those who claimed to have made hate speech will help us but rather to empower the NCIC. We need 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
• 26 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: dialogue at the grassroots. If a slum dweller in Nyeri finds out what is going on with a slum dweller in Kisumu and the one in Mombasa sees what is going on Eldoret, they will find that their circumstances are the same. So, we should empower this Commission through this Budget to fight the “cancers” that inflict our economy. view