John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Chairlady. What the Chairman is saying is not in the amendment he is talking about of raising the threshold to a minimum of Ksh1million, unless I have a different Order Paper. I can see it is not expected to exceed Ksh50 million and substituting therefore the following words ‘does not exceed Ksh25 million.’ So, the upper limit is being amended but I do not see the minimum Ksh1 million he is talking about anywhere. Unless I have a different Order Paper. view
• 20 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: My understanding is that the non-resident persons will be taxed when they are in Kenya. I think we need to understand the definition of residency. It does not mean you have to be a permanent resident. There are a number of days in a year that if you stay in Kenya, then you are considered a resident person. If you have not stayed in Kenya for those number of days, then you are a non-resident, even when you carry out business activities. During that period that you are in Kenya and you are not a resident, then you become taxable. ... view
• 20 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: On a Point of Order. view
• 20 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, I agree with you that the Speaker made a ruling that this was one of the clauses where he would admit proposed amendments by Members. They are basically amendments to the income tax rates. If we carry the rates proposed by the Chairperson of the Committee yet there are other better rates which the House may vote on, which ones will we work with? Will we still proceed to consider the rates proposed by other Members after voting on the rates proposed by the Chairperson of the Committee, or does that now disqualify all the other rates? view
• 20 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, I am a bit disturbed with the reasoning by the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. He tells us that we should leave withholding tax on digital content monetisation. Actually, are you proposing to make it at 20 per cent? Then he is telling us that they will file returns and maybe refunded at the end of the year. Why would you want to keep someone’s money for the whole year? These are strugglers. These are the hustlers. They are the real hustlers, not the ones pretending to be hustlers. The people involved in ... view
• 20 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Chair, for this House to make informed decision especially on this matter of Income Tax bands, we need to be very clear on what we are doing. Hon. Members, the Chair of the Committee is proposing that the first Ksh24,000 per month should be taxed at 10 per cent. Let us not go with the annual figures which is the way it is even today. The next Ksh8,333 should be taxed at 25 per cent as it is today. The changes come from the 30 per cent bracket. All the amounts above Ksh32,333 right is now taxed at 30 ... view
• 20 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: Let me say something. First of all, this… Hon. Jared Okello, you will be disciplined. I am the Chairman of your party. The National Chairman of your party is on his feet. view
• 20 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, I want to say the notion that advance tax is okay for the taxpayer is very wrong. There is no reason why you should borrow money as a Government from people who are very poor. Let them wait until the end of the year to file their tax and pay progressively. This idea of asking people to pay tax in advance… For example, a person bought his truck on loan and you want him to pay tax in advance. What for? view
• 20 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: Finally, the issue the Chair of the Committee raised is very fundamental but he is wrong on the percentages; it is not 1.5 per cent but one per cent. Again, we are talking about who? view
• 20 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: or those selling sweets on the roadsides to file tax returns? Administratively, it is very difficult. If only this House can be considerate to the downtrodden. We have 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