John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, first of all, I must appreciate that I do not come from that area, but the Petition that has been presented by Hon. (Dr.) Pukose raises a fundamental issue, which this country is grappling with. There is possible corruption, because you cannot explain how within three months land value can rise from Kshs23 million to Kshs175 million. Definitely that is contrary to any economic variable or indicator. Either the county government is corrupt in this deal or the person who sold that land to the county government made unnecessarily high profit at the expense of the taxpayers, the ... view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Yes, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I just want to talk. 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
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairperson, what we have been calling for about capital gains is not this one. If the Government takes your property, or your land, to construct an infrastructural facility and you are compensated; you are paid the value of that property. Why should you be taxed? You have not made any gain. Surely, it does not make sense. What we have been calling upon the Government to tax is where I buy and then sell it at a profit. If I build a house and sell it at a profit, I should be taxed, but on this one, ... view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: No, I sit in the Budget and Appropriations Committee and not in the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade. view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: The Chair has just explained one part of this amendment. The way I understand it is that apart from saying that even meals that are provided by employer outside the premises--- His amendment is removing it from low income earners and giving it to all employees. I think this House needs to be clear that with his amendment it is not only low income earners who will benefit, but even those who earn super salaries will also benefit from meals provided by the employer. view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I feel that it will do this House some justice if that was also explained. I will support it; let me explain why. Sometimes defining a low income earner is not easy. Unless you define it in law you may not know who is a low income earner; his low income in one sector is probably high income in another sector. I think this amendment is okay, because it restricts benefits to a maximum of Kshs4,000 per month. It used to be Kshs3,000 but it has now been increased to Kshs4,000. I support the amendment; if the employer decides to ... view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: 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
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. You know, I think first of all when I listened to contributions, especially by the Member for Mount Elgon, I had a feeling he did not understand what capital gains means. This is because capital gains do not take place until there is an arms length transaction where you are selling either movable or immovable property. So, it is not a question of someone doing a valuation of your property, for example, and saying you have made gains. It will only occur when you are making a transfer under a transaction. However, hon. Temporary ... view