Gideon Keter

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 121 to 130 of 165.

• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: I too want to submit that it is indeed unconstitutional and we seek your direction on this matter, Hon. Speaker. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to inject my voice to this important Bill, which I stand to support because I was a member of the Mediation Committee. I want to congratulate my colleague for doing a thorough job. We did this for the interest of Kenyans and those who are suffering in the counties. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: The Senate has been very un-genuine to Kenyans. I hear that amorphous political Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) called Senate has graduated to a nomadic legislative NGO and is loitering around the country. In fact, nowadays, it is more tangatangaring than some of us. I hear the other time they were in Eldoret. Now they are in Kitui spending a lot of resources meant to serve the common mwananchi or Wanjiku . The Senate is supposed to oversight county governments. They are the ones who should scrutinize the budgets from the county governments to ensure that resources allocated by this House ... view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I think there is a problem with this gadget. The Senate is supposed to oversee the county governments and scrutinise the budget to ensure that all monies appropriated by the National Assembly go to the intended purpose and to assist Wanjiku in healthcare and water. Unfortunately, they have gone to bed with governors. Nowadays, when governors are summoned to the Senate, before they come, they pass through a certain club to negotiate and are given a clean bill of health. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified ... view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: That amorphous political NGO should be dealt with in the upcoming referendum. We can do away with it if it has no function. That is because the county governments are being overseen by the county assemblies and national Government by the National Assembly. Therefore, it has no mandate… view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this important Bill. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: At the outset, I support this Bill basically because it reduces the burden on the common Kenyan and increases the burden on the society’s Mabwenyenye . Those who can afford land are the cream of our nation and when we tax them, very soon we will collect enough taxes to the extent that we may end up reducing taxation on basic commodities such as food, fuel, clothes and farm inputs. Our farmers are suffering due to high taxation of very basic farm inputs like fertilisers and jembes . Taxing those who can afford land is not only good for our ... view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: We also need the national Government and also county governments to be proactive in the collection of taxes. The citizens are heavily taxed and we do not see the benefits of those taxes. This is especially because the county governments do not disclose the amount of taxes that they collect. For example, in Mombasa, single bed occupancy is US$2, which translates to The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Kshs200. How many people spend a night in Mombasa? If all those taxes were disclosed, we would possibly attract even Kshs60 million in a single day in Mombasa. Where I come from, there is a lot of sand harvesting and building stones quarries. But the county government officials issue parallel receipts made in River Road. They are issued to innocent sand harvesters and lorry owners. They are specifically for the benefit of the individuals who make them in River Road. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: From sand harvesting and building stone quarries in this country, only less than 5 per cent of tax collection is declared as revenue. That is why I will support a Motion or Bill that is brought to this House allowing KRA to collect all taxes; including cess from the sale of livestock, mama mbogas and other taxes. We should have tax collection done from a central place and distributed equally to all counties. That is because wananchi pay many taxes which go to the pockets of a few individuals who sometimes invest outside this country. Even when they invest in ... view