James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3541 to 3550 of 4273.

• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Chairman, Sir. I think there is still something wrong with that amendment. If you read (IA) and (IB) on page 2431, then that amendment does not deal with--- view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: I know the amendment is from page 2430, but the amendment that he is making does not say anything about (IA) and (IB) which would then put that amendment into a lot of difficulties. It says after the nominations, Parliament shall consider and approve one of the nominees or reject both nominees. If you look at (IA) and (IB), it cannot co-exist with the amendment. view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Chairman, Sir. I just want to be of some assistance. Indeed, I did hear you say that the only way that hon. Kioni’s amendments could have succeeded is by him rejecting the amendments proposed by hon. Abdikadir, the reason being that if you read the amendments that you are proposing to the First Schedule, that First Schedule as it exists in the Bill has already been amended. So, you would be talking about a clause that is already not part of the Bill, when it is finally proposed by the House. So, I think ... view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, in reality, this must have been a typographical error because, under the Constitution and in this Bill, the functions that are set out are the functions of the Commission. They are not functions of members of the Commission, individually or otherwise. Sometimes lawyers miss what planners see very clearly, and I thank Dr. Otichilo for this. view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, if I have an opportunity to speak on this matter, I do not think there should be so much worry whether or not the report is approved. What is important is that this proposed amendment to the Fifth Schedule by the Chairman or by the Committee is telling us what will be used as primary material and that primary material is before the House. I think that the approval or otherwise is not a critical issue for me. view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I want to oppose this proposed amendment because the qualifications for some of these commissions are already in the Constitution. If you are putting additional qualifications, then issues of interpretation would arise. What is a statutory tax obligation? Sometimes you find a situation where KRA may impose a tax obligation and you are opposed to it. Litigating over such an issue – I have done some tax cases – could take even ten years. I had a situation where the KRA imposed a tax bill of over Kshs1 billion on some companies when it was ... view
• 11 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first, I wish to apologise for not being here in the morning. Indeed, without your consent, I was sanctioned not to transact any business. Last week, I looked at the programme for the House for the week and I was under the false impression that today, I had only one Question. So, when I left the house in the morning, rather belatedly I was under the impression that I did not have a Question in the morning. I also take full responsibility because from our records in the Ministry, my two colleagues were not assigned to answer ... view
• 11 May 2011 in National Assembly: I am much obliged, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Thank you so much. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a)The following are the owners of the land where Busia Airstrip is situated:- view
• 11 May 2011 in National Assembly: 1. Mr. John Gibson Mwangi Mimari; view
• 11 May 2011 in National Assembly: 2. Mr. Joseph Gitu, who has five parcels of land; view