Dr. John Kanyuithia Mutunga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to support the Report as I also associate myself with the comments made by Hon. Wangwe. We sit in the same Committee and this issue came up during the Budget-making process. I was one of those Members who formed the Commodities Fund. I will state the history of what happened. If all value chains were organised as in coffee and sugar, it is possible for us to form agricultural and even livestock funds. Money is generated from levies. These levies are deductions from the farmers’ supplies to the millers or the ... view
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would also like to add my voice to the Petition by the Member for Laisamis. Last year, I stood in this House and asked a Question on the way the KDF staff behave when they are dealing with the communities around them. I was specifically referring to the 78 Tank Battalion based in Isiolo, where one driver is on record for killing three people by running over them with a Kenya Army vehicle. Even as we seek land for the KDF to undertake their exercises or training, it is important for them to be cautioned ... view
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand on behalf of the Vice-Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock concerning what you said about the Committee. It does not have a Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson is our Whip. He asked me to move the amendments. But, Hon. Speaker, upon consultations, I stand to request that we stand down the business listed in Order No.13 for various reasons. I would like to cite the following reasons… 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
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: No. It is specifically Order No.13 (ii), which is the Tea Bill, Senate Bill No.36 of 2018, which was supposed to go the Committee of the whole House this afternoon. Hon. Speaker, this Bill has elicited a lot of interest. Tea is a very important subsector in the country and it has a lot of interest too. We have had interest from within and without. I want to thank the Members because very many of them have already submitted their amendments which were supposed to be considered today. We have looked at the proposed amendments by the Members and those ... view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I want to comment on the ongoing discussion. We go through a lot of frustration when we are dealing with Questions that are not fully answered and when we are unable to effectively get the concerned cabinet secretaries. It takes a lot of time to find solutions. In the Budget Statement of this year, an initiative K azi Mtaani was introduced. We need a policy statement on how that is going to be conducted. Citizens are inquiring on the same. The Chairman of the Committee did not give details on that. On persons living with disabilities and older ... view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to add my voice to what my colleagues have been discussing this afternoon, in support of the Committee Report. I also thank the Chair, Hon. Joseph Limo, for ably presenting this particular Report in a very simplistic way that most of us were able to understand the content. I know for sure that if we do not raise revenue, we may not be able to appropriate any money that we passed just the other day. So, there is need for us to raise revenue. As I listened to many speakers speak ... view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: that there is such a provision that exempts the youths. That is why I am saying: let us tax the businesses but exempt the businesses that are owned or run by the youth of this country. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to thank the Committee for avoiding taxation on retirement benefits. Retirees have already suffered a huge blow because they are not earning the much they were earning when in employment. In this case, therefore, it is important for us to look at how we can deal with the issue of supporting them even more. If our country ... view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: I want to point out the plight of our people in two ways. First, is in feeding our people. We are a nation that suffers from hunger ever so often. Our people are in the advent of COVID-19 because of what they need to eat. Putting a duty on maize flour is killing our people further. It is important for us to avoid taxing maize flour so that our people can feed themselves. On the other hand, when it comes to affordable housing, the principle of affordable housing speaks to the fact that we should have cheap and more accessible ... view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Finally, I would like to highlight that it is important for KRA to do business here, build capacity and move out and get revenue as it supports others. But as they build capacity and as they go out to share their skills and technical …. view
• 6 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I would also like to add my voice to that request for a statement by the MP for Runyenjes. It is very wrong for an institution to initiate the process of getting into a contract, discuss the details of the contract itself, get into the contract and then decide to go against it because it has the power. KTDA behaves like a monopoly in the agricultural sector, especially in the tea sector. We cannot afford to wait and watch tea go in the direction that other crops have gone. In this The electronic version of ... view