Hassan Oda Hulufo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: The Commission for Revenue Allocation (CRA) has a responsibility of identifying areas which will benefit. Originally, only 14 counties were identified as marginalised but another 20 were added. This is because instead of looking at the counties, they started looking at locations and sub-locations. It is very interesting that a whole county could benefit from this resource because of a single sub-county classified as marginalised. If you look at the few sub-locations or locations in developed counties added as beneficiaries of the Equalisation Fund, the kind of services they have access to are incomparable to what we have in the ... view
• 6 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: My time is up and with those few remarks, I support the adoption of this Report and by extension the regulations. view
• 1 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to ask Question No.223/2021 directed to the Cabinet Secretary for Health. (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain the circumstances that led to the closure of National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) offices in Merti Sub-County in 2020 and subsequent transfer of staff without replacement thus denying the residents of Merti the much-needed services? (ii) What measures has the management of NHIF put in place to ensure reopening of Merti NHIF offices for continued service provision to area residents? Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to contribute to the Report on the Second Supplementary Estimates. It is important to highlight some of the concerns which were raised by the Committee especially those relating to violation of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act on introduction of new items in the budget. When we passed this year’s Budget, Coronavirus had already hit us. Therefore, there is no justification of introducing new things in the name of dealing with the pandemic. If you critically look at these new introductions, it is as if those in the National Treasury have ... view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: having serious cuts on their operations to the extent that if the proposed cuts were allowed to pass, many of them would not pay salaries for their staff for the last two months of this year. view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Another very serious thing which the Committee has highlighted is illegal reduction from a constitutional fund, the Equalisation Fund. The Equalisation Fund was created to make sure that the regions of this Republic which were historically marginalised and denied development resources for various reasons, including political reasons, will catch up with the rest of Kenya. It is unfortunate that the Treasury can allocate or reduce allocation to the Equalisation Fund. The law is very clear. If allocation for a particular year under the Equalisation Fund has not been spent, the amount will be set aside so that it can be ... view
• 22 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to contribute to the Finance Bill, 2021. I would like to thank the Chair who has also demonstrated that, indeed, our female legislators, when given opportunity, can provide good leadership. This Finance Bill is almost the fifth one we are discussing in this House and without any fear of contradiction, it is the best Report that I have seen from the Committee. The Bill discusses various proposed amendments to tax laws which are supposed to finance our budget for the financial year starting in July. I am mourning because some Government ... view
• 22 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: I support the proposal on tax relief for the NHIF. It is the main cover for ordinary Kenyans. I am sure this will encourage as many people as possible to take that cover. Bread, wheat flour and maize flour are basic things that Kenyans need as food. As we speak, bread is already a luxury for most Kenyans. Many homes are not able to buy and consume bread. All the same, zero-rating them is very important. Unfortunately, anybody who proposes a tax of 15 per cent on boda boda does not live in this country or is detached from the ... view
• 22 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: industry. Most of them do not own motorbikes, but ride leased motorbikes and are required to pay Kshs300 per day after deducting the cost of fuel. I am sure tax relief is going to affect this sector. I would like the Committee to seriously consider zero-rating or tax exemption on bodabodas. We need to encourage manufactures of motorcycles to set up assembly plants through tax incentives, so that we can create employment at factory level. As Members of the National Assembly, we need to seriously consider restoring the Pay- as-You-Earn (PAYE) relief, which was put in place at the beginning ... view
• 22 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Whatever we earn as a result of that tax relief normally goes into increasing people’s disposable income, and, therefore, will boost the local trade. I also propose tax exemption for local confectionaries, so that we can protect local manufacturers and local jobs. Unlike my usual self, I am not in a good mood to make a sober contribution because of what has happened in my constituency. I beg to sit down. I support and allow my other colleagues to contribute. view