James Gichuhi Mwangi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to associate myself with the Report on the nominees to the Privatisation Commission. I wish to state they are all qualified. The issues of gender and regional balance was observed and complied with. I therefore second. view
• 10 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second this Motion that seeks to approve the nominees for appointment as directors of the board of the Competition Authority of Kenya. I wish to associate fully with the Report as submitted by the Chair. I beg to second. view
• 9 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to ask Question No.461 of 2021 to the Cabinet Secretary for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives: (i) What steps is the Ministry taking to compensate Ms. Maureen Wayaga, a rabbit farmer from Tetu Constituency, who lost 500 rabbits after feeding them with rabbit pellets bought and supplied by M/s Unga Feeds Limited PLC, which allegedly contained high levels of aflatoxins despite the products having been certified by Government agencies such as the Kenya Bureau of Standards? (ii) What steps is the Ministry taking to ensure that all the regulated and certified animal feeds and drugs ... view
• 19 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise under Standing Order No.35. Looking at the House, there is no quorum to transact any other business. view
• 24 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, for giving me this opportunity. I also support the amendments because KRA is only coming in where we have unremitted contributions. We have been having problems with employers. So, I support the amendment. view
• 22 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. I wish to thank the Chairperson, Hon. Gladys Wanga, for her exemplary presenataion. I am a Member of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. A lot has been said, specifically the issue of bread and motorcyles. What is before this House is a money Bill as defined in Article 110 of the Constitution. This is where we have proposals to levy new taxes, modify the existing tax structures and continuation of the existing tax structures. In other words, it is all ... view
• 22 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Another important provision is in Clause 40 of the Bill. There is an amendment that introduces a new section immediately after Section 108A, which says that where any matter under a tax law is in issue in any ongoing criminal case and is also directly or substantially in issue in any pending civil case, that fact shall not be a ground for any stay, prohibition or delay of either the criminal or civil case. This provision is also as important as the one contained in the Capital Markets Tribunal, which sets a time limit. This is a clause that ensures ... view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: I vote yes. 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
• 25 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion on optimisation of revenue in grain handling services at the Port of Mombasa. I wish to support what Hon. Members have said. It is important that we appreciate that cargo at the Port of Mombasa has been raising exponentially over the years. What is of utmost importance is to enhance revenue collection at the Port of Mombasa. Since we only have one grain handling service at the Port of Mombasa, we lack competition and so, what we have is a monopoly. We have various ... view
• 25 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: especially price fixing. Since they are the only providers, they can choose to set any price regardless of the demand because they know their customers do not have a choice. They can inflate prices for lack of competition. We can discuss the issue of declining product quality. A monopoly cannot only raise prices, but it can also offer inferior services. It knows that the residents have fewer or no alternatives. A study was done by the National Bureau of Economic Research in the USA that found out that businesses have invested less than expected since the year 2000 due to ... view