John Olago Aluoch

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 621 to 630 of 2169.

• 6 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the petition by hon. Martha Karua is actually very timely. Kenya is one of the few countries in the world where senior citizens are not treated with the respect that they deserve. In many places, those who have spent all their life time working for the Government are accorded a lot of respect, for example, in banks and bus stages. They do not queue in public places. However, here in Kenya, they are made to beg for their pension. view
• 6 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Finance:- (a) under what circumstances the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) granted tax exemption to the first batch of retrenchees of Telkom Kenya vide Legal Notice No. 72 of 2010 and rejected a similar request for exemption based on the same grounds to the second batch in 2011; and, (b) whether he could confirm that the Kenya Revenue Authority will reconsider its decision to the rejected application for tax exemption and grant an exemption to the second batch of retrenchees. view
• 6 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was just wondering how best to go about this because this is clearly an error on the face of the record. view
• 6 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: In that case, I have already asked the question. view
• 6 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: In that case, could he then answer the question in relation to legal notice No.73 and not No.72? view
• 6 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. You have heard the Minister say that the reason why his Ministry refused to grant exemption is because Telkom Kenya is a private company as at now, but I have a letter here, which I want to table, dated 29th August, 2011. view
• 6 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Is it in order for the Minister to state that the reason for refusing to grant exemption is that Telkom Kenya is a private company when in actual fact, KRA put it in writing that they did not grant exemption because fairness and equity have to be put in place? view
• 6 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to be understood clearly in the next question. When the Government wanted to divest its shares from Telkom Kenya, they wanted to make it attractive to the buyers. The staff were encouraged to offer to retire and they were called “retrenchees”. The first batch were those who were working under Telkom Kenya as the public utility company. The first batch was exempted but the second batch under similar circumstances and same facts applied to be exempted but they were denied. So, where is equity and fairness? view
• 6 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the first week of the BVR exercise was bogged down with teething problems, which is understood. The exercise was carried out fairly fast in the second week in most of the constituencies. What is he going to do to ensure that the clerks who are assigned to the various stations report promptly and that they do not leave too early? view
• 5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Finance:- (a) under what circumstances the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) granted tax exemption to the first batch of retrenchees of Telkom Kenya vide Legal Notice No.72 of 2010 and rejected a similar request for exemption based on the same grounds to the second batch in 2011; and, (b) whether he could confirm that KRA will reconsider its decision to the rejected application for tax exemption and grant an exemption to the second batch of retrenchees. view