Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: When somebody applies for a job, he or she knows its requirements. He or she knows that they require ten years of experience. Therefore, they will make maximum effort to put that in their CVs. The CV as presented to us goes up to 2009. There is nobody who is going to look for a job that will leave out some experience that will help them acquire that job. Whatever we feel, we can only go by what is presented to us. I am not a lawyer, but that is what lawyers always say. So, if we are carried by ... view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill that seeks to amend the Constitution by taking into consideration the other issues that have been raised by other Members like Hon. Anthony Oluoch. This issue has come on and off since 2013. As indicated earlier by other Members, Hon. Mutula Kilonzo was the first to come up with this amendment. At that time, there was even a Cabinet Committee that was set up to look at the date of the election and the proposal was that it should be in December. That came to Parliament and somehow ... view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I was basically coming to the end. I support this but we need to realise that there is definitely going to be an issue of referendum because of the many issues that this is likely to touch. With that, I support. We should conclude this matter once and for all. view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I rise to support the proposed amendment but I would want to get an explanation why there is a difference between the spouse and the officer himself or herself. Let us get the significance of it. view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Members are using different Order Papers. We have the Supplementary Order Paper yet some people are using the other one. That is what is causing the confusion. Could that be sorted out? view
• 28 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. However, we realise that this Bill is being discussed in an economic environment where we have a large budget of Kshs2.5 trillion, a big development agenda of the Big Four Agenda and a huge deficit of over Kshs500 billion and we are trying, through this, to raise Kshs27 billion. At the same time, we have a large debt portfolio. In all these, Kenyans are probably the most highly taxed people. Take the people in this House and even those that earn less, they pay over 30 per cent ... view
• 28 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: We must look at our economy and ensure that as much as we want to develop, we must protect our people from tax. Heavy taxation is negative. So, if you look at all the measures that have been taken, they are all double-edged. Clause 2 has taxation on dividends that come in kind or dividends that is paid before tax. If you look at that, it is people trying to evade tax. I support that we should find them and tax them as they are supposed to be taxed. We must look at what people’s behaviour is saying to us. view
• 28 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: There is the proposal to replace the Turnover Tax with Presumptive Tax. I support this, but if you look at it, for people who have turnover of just over Kshs5 million, sometimes these people do not pay tax, but there will be a Presumptive Tax of 15 per cent from a single business. So, you are already taxing them even before they start business. These are people who have employees and are trying to make statutory deductions. It is easy to collect money logistically, but it may hurt people who are not doing well in their small businesses. view
• 28 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I support Clause 7 where they are making deductions of 30 per cent of electricity as a tax reduction to manufacturers. That is going to reduce the cost of our manufactured goods. That is okay. I support the proposal that proceeds of betting will go to a fund that will facilitate sports and arts development. Our artists and sports men and women do not do very well yet we have great capacity. The teams in Europe are black and there has been this joke that when France won, Africa won. We could get these people here in our country and ... view
• 28 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: There are attempts that bring some flexibility in tax returns. They say it is not fixed and you can apply to file your taxes late. They say that they are giving amnesty from 30th June 2018 to 30th June 2019, but at the same time, there is an increase of 1 per cent on the interest in late return. So, you are giving and taking. So, you give and then you take back. For deductions, if you delay, according to Clause 45, you will be going up by 20 per cent. I can see the Chair here. I think this ... view