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• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the reason we had Hon. Chepkong’a’s Bill prosecuted before this is because we wanted to sort out these issues. It would be nice to know which ones are rejected and which ones are accepted. view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I rise to support and thank the Committee for thinking that way. Our economy the way it is, something must happen to spur economic growth. All of us should support zero-rating of the materials that need to encourage our manufacturing sector. It makes sense and it is timely. I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairperson, I support. However, it is important that Members understand what deleting this particular section will mean. Over the years that I have been here, I have been making noise about interest rates including today, I am going to make very loud noise about interest rates because our country cannot function with the numbing and nerve breaking interest rates. The only solution which is meaningful is to open an avenue and a channel through the bourse, so that foreign investments can flow in. They will bring in foreign money so that we can have money that cannot ... view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I want to ask the Committee Members to offer more explanation. I stand to be corrected if I am wrong, but when you say five per cent, is it not too low as to allow quacks? I remember the case of Sher Karuturi Global Limited, which was listed, after which they collected people’s money and immediately, they were faced with taxation issues. They folded and people lost all their monies. I just need an explanation on Clause 18. view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I oppose that amendment. It seems to suggest or open a window for intimidation to investors. I plead with my friend, Hon. Jimmy. When you create a law in a way to intimidate the would-be investors, you know the worst that can happen. If you go to South Sudan, they tell you that you must get a local partner. Many Kenyans - and I am sure you know many - have lost their investments in South Sudan. Now they are busy with their anti-Kenya stand because they have robbed our people. I plead with ... view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I want to say briefly that it is important that we canvass the importance of Standing Order No. 62. Yesterday, you saw the pressure on Hon. Lelelit’s Bill, because of the special issues of poverty in his county. The House was near unanimous in its support for that Bill. Hon. Speaker, I suppose you also reacted the way you did because that Bill of Hon. Lelelit was not on the Order Paper until sometime yesterday. The Bill for Hon. Ochieng, which has been in the offing for a very long time, was on the Order Paper. ... view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this is your House. I will stand my ground because this is not a shouting House. You must stop what we saw here yesterday, and what we see rearing its head here. We cannot come here to shout at each other even when we are making points about the date of elections. Many of these Members making noise were not here when Kenyans were letting blood. In fact, some of them were still toddlers. view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: So, we must talk about this issue with all the seriousness it deserves. You can make all the noise but the argument I am making is that there is no way you can make a ruling on a dead Bill and then bring it back and make it alive for a vote for the sake of it just to pass. I plead with you. view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support. This is an important proposal. We need to revise the rules of our engagement within ourselves and with the people outside this Parliament. I want to be very brief so that I can give other Members a chance to contribute. The situation that the former Member of Parliament for Kisumu Town East finds himself in is one that we must cushion ourselves against. It is very disheartening that a member of a committee can be striving to fulfil the mandate given to him/her by the people of Kenya and be fearful ... view
• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Parliament tried to unravel it but he ended up with a debt of Kshs10million. That is not something that we want to find ourselves in. So, I want to ask the Mover, Hon. Jimmy and Hon. Gladys to please make sure that Hon. Sungu does not walk around and die on the streets out of unnecessary worries and Parliament remains enjoying what we should have otherwise not have for the bravery of such people. Please take care of him. Secondly, I know that Hon. Keynan is taking blame for certain sections of this Bill. However, this is a Commission generated ... view