10 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker.
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5 Dec 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg top move: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance on Tax Matters for ratification, laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 4th December 2019 and, pursuant to Section 8 of the Treaty Making and Ratification Act, 2012, approves the Ratification of the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance on Tax Matters.
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5 Dec 2019 in National Assembly:
The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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5 Dec 2019 in National Assembly:
This is an important Treaty. It was developed by the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development and the Council of Europe in 1988. This followed the global crisis when G20 London Summit in April, 2009, directed that the convention be opened for signatures to developing countries, to enable them benefit from the new era of transparency. It was effected on 1st June 2011. The convention is intended to promote international exchange of information between State parties on tax matters for the better operation of national tax laws while respecting the fundamental rights of the taxpayers. It actually respects the fundamental ...
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5 Dec 2019 in National Assembly:
The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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5 Dec 2019 in National Assembly:
and their domestic laws. It is purely on national taxation and, therefore, does not have any fiscal implications to counties. I want to comment on Article 28 which is about coming into force. It is clearly defined that the Convention will come into force on the 1st day of the month following the expiry of a period of three months after the date on which five States have expressed their consent to be bound by the Convention in accordance with the provisions of this Convention. Already, there are 135 States. Therefore, it is already in force for partner States that ...
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4 Dec 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have a Statement as requested by the Member for Kiambu, Hon. Jude Njomo, who is not in the House. This is in relation to some alleged pending Bills in the Ministry of Defence. The Statement is very lengthy but, I have supplied a copy to the Member and I will table this one in the House.
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4 Dec 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, in a nut shell, the Ministry of Defence appeared before the Committee and responded to the five questions that were raised. Overall, they said they have no pending bills. When the Member sought the Statement, it was actually the day we had just adopted, as a Committee, the Supplementary Budget Estimates I for the Ministry. Even in that Supplementary Budget, they had confirmed that they had no pending bills. So, on the request by the Member on the pending bills that he was asking about, the Ministry said that there was time that they just The electronic version ...
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4 Dec 2019 in National Assembly:
placed an advertisement in the newspapers for proposals on preliminary designs of some barracks and many contractors (all Kenyans) send their proposals. Before the preliminary design was completed, the Ministry terminated that project. They did this before entering into a contract with any contractor and so there were no tenders awarded. So, no money was spent and they owe nobody any pending bills. We discussed with the Member and he has a copy of the Statement. I think he is satisfied and that is why he has not come for it.
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4 Dec 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to lay this report. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House: Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of the multilateral convention on mutual administrative assistance on tax matters.
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