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• 25 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. Listening to my friend, Hon. Ichung’wah, I am a bit confused. When the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury read that thing in this House, I straightaway thought that he was being mischievous. Taxes must have a basis. It would not be fair for this country to wake up one day and hear the Cabinet Secretary say that he is going to charge 100 per cent tax on your income. I do not know how the Committee runs. When I brought my Bill to the House, I wanted to deal with the issue of ... view
• 25 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. Listening to my friend, Hon. Ichung‘wah, I am a bit confused. When the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury read that thing in this House, I straightaway thought that he was being mischievous. Taxes must have a basis. It would not be fair for this country to wake up one day and hear the Cabinet Secretary say that he is going to charge 100 per cent tax on your income. I do not know how the Committee runs. When I brought my Bill to the House, I wanted to deal with the issue of ... view
• 25 May 2017 in National Assembly: Levying a 50 per cent taxation from 7 per cent must be explained to this country. What will happen is that ordinary businesses will begin to live in fear, knowing that somebody can suggest a tax in that manner. I want us to regulate the betting industry but let us do so using a Bill. Some people here were against my Bill. Why can we not allow a structured Bill? My Bill is still alive and it is a property of this House. We can bring it next week and pass it, and it will comprehensively regulate the betting industry. ... view
• 25 May 2017 in National Assembly: Levying a 50 per cent taxation from 7 per cent must be explained to this country. What will happen is that ordinary businesses will begin to live in fear, knowing that somebody can suggest a tax in that manner. I want us to regulate the betting industry but let us do so using a Bill. Some people here were against my Bill. Why can we not allow a structured Bill? My Bill is still alive and it is a property of this House. We can bring it next week and pass it, and it will comprehensively regulate the betting industry. ... view
• 25 May 2017 in National Assembly: The leader of the caucus of the independents. view
• 25 May 2017 in National Assembly: The leader of the caucus of the independents. view
• 25 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you. I want to echo the words of the Leader of the Majority Party. In the dying moments of every Parliament, this House passes some very bad laws because of disinterest. I am vindicated when the Leader of the Majority Party says that maybe the deletion was wrong. I said there must be an agreement. I want to plead with the Chair of the Departmental Committee to, between now and Tuesday, look for all the stakeholders, especially the Treasury, and agree with the businessmen on a figure. view
• 25 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you. I want to echo the words of the Leader of the Majority Party. In the dying moments of every Parliament, this House passes some very bad laws because of disinterest. I am vindicated when the Leader of the Majority Party says that maybe the deletion was wrong. I said there must be an agreement. I want to plead with the Chair of the Departmental Committee to, between now and Tuesday, look for all the stakeholders, especially the Treasury, and agree with the businessmen on a figure. view
• 25 May 2017 in National Assembly: This is the time this House must initiate debate towards doing proper regulation to the gambling and betting industry. I have spoken to them during the time I proposed my Bill. They are not averse to the idea of being regulated. There are so many of them who are unregulated. Doing it haphazardly is not good for our country. I do not think you just pass laws for the sake of it. I want to plead with you that between now and Tuesday we will all consult. People are going home. If by now you have not warmed to the ... view
• 25 May 2017 in National Assembly: This is the time this House must initiate debate towards doing proper regulation to the gambling and betting industry. I have spoken to them during the time I proposed my Bill. They are not averse to the idea of being regulated. There are so many of them who are unregulated. Doing it haphazardly is not good for our country. I do not think you just pass laws for the sake of it. I want to plead with you that between now and Tuesday we will all consult. People are going home. If by now you have not warmed to the ... view