Henry Kosgey

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was going to explain further--- view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree that the details are not fully covered, because of the five year period we were supposed to cover. However, each one of the applicants wrote and said: “I am a returning resident.” I was going to quote one of the letters. Many Kenyans returned home in 2009 and 2010 due to the global economic meltdown. They lost their jobs because where they were working, the firms had financial problems. So, they came back. At that time, the Ministry made a policy decision that where there were Kenyans returning home for various reasons, we should ... view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Unfortunately, not all of them attached copies of their passports on the applications, but they were given exemptions. Also, not all of them indicated their dates of departure, but they were given exemptions. If you look at the list, you will realise that it is as comprehensive as we could possibly make it. Where we could find the passport number and the date of departure, we have indicated. Unfortunately, as the hon. Member has also explained, not all the details were provided. view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am satisfied that there is no racket. In the case of Abdi Ali, I will explain this because I know. I later re-examined this case. This was a business man who ran a business in Uganda. He was doing construction work and he had no business. He ran short of business in Uganda and he got a job in Kenya. He wanted to re-relocate and he actually wrote in his application that he had trucks and he wanted to come back and do the business here. So, really, it would have been a ... view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We were talking of this--- view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Mr. K. Kilonzo has tabled a list here of some 400 vehicles. I am not aware of that list. We were talking specifically about this. I am not aware of that list. I do not even know how authentic it is. But he has already withdrawn and apologized. view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Let me finish, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: We are talking specifically about returning residents. If we are now going to go into the total list of the people who have been exempted in the last few months, then I need time to prepare that one. This Question asks about returning citizens. The law is very clear. The purpose of having the eight-year rule is to protect our environment. Since the cost of running an old vehicle is high, it is also meant to protect the importer or the consumer. If somebody imports an old car and sells it to somebody else, it is too expensive to run. ... view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have not had time to examine that list. Actually people pay duty before registration; it is true that you cannot register a vehicle before you pay your duty. Sometimes people pay duty and then they find that they have exceeded the fixed time and then seek exemption. The same Managing Director would advise them to seek exemption from the Minister. In the case of returning citizens, or other citizens, who have incurred costs and the Government has collected revenue and duties, we have allowed them to register the vehicles. We know very well that a ... view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the original Question concerned returning citizens. Now we are dealing with a large list here, which I have not had the time to examine. The Chair has declared it is authentic because it is signed by the Managing Director. Unfortunately, this list was not copied to me and I have not had time to scrutinize it. It shows 400 vehicles. I am not sure that all these have been actually been given an exemption by me. view