Washington Jakoyo Midiwo

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• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: Having said that, my appeal to both sides - I am happy my friend Hon. Duale is here – is that the noise that CORD, the church and civil society are making about the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission is not good for the development agenda of this country. When we say that IEBC must go while the country is still laughing, we mean it. We are saying--- view
• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: The Coalition for Reforms and Democracy can go because you keep stealing their elections. You keep stealing elections and that is why we are not doing things right. Please, let us be a nation where we can talk to each other. Let me just say this very briefly and Members of Parliament must listen to me: When IEBC says they are registering people to vote in the Diaspora, many of you here will go home. Hon. Jimmy let me tell you, if the Kisiis in New Jersey and Minnesota decide that you are going home, they will all vote for ... view
• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Sometimes because we do not pay attention, we really pass laws that hurt our people. As things stand, this country basically manufactures nothing for home use. Nothing is made in Kenya for our home use. If you tell Parliament to pass a law that says that there shall be paid a levy known as the Railways Development Levy on all goods imported into the country for home use, in other words, you are levying everything we use in our households. Where we stand, the microphone you are using, the water containers and the pens ... view
• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: Clause 8 of the Bill says “imposition of the levy”. It goes further to say that the purpose of the levy shall be to provide funds for the construction of the SGR network in order to facilitate transportation of goods, which is a very good idea. It says that this levy shall be 5 per cent of the value attached by customs on the goods. Already we have a mess at our entry points. It means that you are giving customs’ officers power to value all goods coming into this country. Even if you went for a conference in Kampala ... view
• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: Clause 8(2) says 1.5 per cent. Nonetheless it is a levy on a good you have already paid Excise Duty and other duties on. What is interesting is that you are making nothing from the good. It is for your home use. If that is not choking our economy or choking our households with taxes, I do not know what it is. view
• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: The point I want to raise for the consumption of the Executive is, could it not be possible for someone in the Executive to realise the fact that Kenyans are already overtaxed? A Kenyan who is of any income is expected to pay 30 per cent Income Tax. In Scandinavia, there are people who pay 40 something per cent. But where that much tax is paid, security and other amenities like transport, education and health are provided. But what are we faced with? Somebody is taxing you 16 per cent VAT, 30 per cent on Income Tax and still in ... view
• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: I thoroughly oppose this Bill. A few months ago such a Bill came before this House and it was very controversial. The Government of the day, through tyranny of numbers, had its way 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
• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: but what is the result? Motorcycles, the boda bodas, are charged Kshs10,000, a standard charge beyond the Excise Duty. Even if it costs 20,000 there is a standing charge of Kshs10,000. The prices increased. The Excise Duty for fuel guzzlers that we, as Members of Parliament (MPs) drive was reduced by nearly Kshs700, 000. However, a normal saloon car’s Excise Duty was increased. What are we telling Kenyans? Is it not possible that even through the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade, we could reason amongst ourselves on behalf of our people, that our people need some tax relief? ... view
• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I do not stand guided because I am talking about the thieves who are plundering taxpayers’ money. This is about taxes. It is about our money that we are collecting and we do not get accountability for it. We are telling Kenyans to keep giving even if they do not have it. This is what is driving us to steal because we have no more money left to be taxed. If I go to Arusha and buy a spoon I have to build a railway, after the 30 per cent and the 16 per cent I ... view
• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: the country for home use. How? What will be left? Where else do we want our people to go? If you buy an underwear or anything you will pay that 1.5 per cent tax. It means our people have nowhere to go. I am only pleading--- view