All parliamentary appearances
Entries 4781 to 4790 of 7480.
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25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
But hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I think you were right before you become the Chairman, that a money Bill is a different Bill. Let us respect money Bills. On money Bill, you have to process amendments through the right procedure otherwise we will allow the Chairpersons of Committees to sneak in amendments here which we may regret later. Which are these amendments that are coming from some quarters? These people who are sneaking in papers are strangers in this House. So, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, help this House. These amendments are suspicious.
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25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I am mixed up. I do not know whether this is the price for coming late. I know that these charges are there on mobile phones and all that but we have not been subjecting financial transfers and other financial transactions to a fee. This is being introduced for the first time. To me, that should not be accepted by this House because we are overtaxing Kenyans. I do not think it is acceptable to pay tax for transacting business in a bank. The Chairman of the Committee is deliberately avoiding that bit. He is somehow ...
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25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I just want to register my disappointment in the way my colleagues have treated this Bill for two reasons. Firstly, one of the cardinal principles of taxation is equity. You tax less the poor and tax more the rich. What I witnessed this afternoon, sadly, is that this House is very good at taxing the poor and protecting the rich. That is why they have rejected the Capital Gains Tax. Who in this country gets involved in capital gains? It is the rich people. It is those who can buy houses and sell them exorbitantly and those ...
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25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
I am very disappointed, hon. Deputy Speaker.
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25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker. 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.
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25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
We have the numbers!
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19 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, hon. Speaker, Sir. Thank you for indulging me. I am standing on a point of order that will require Communication from the Chair. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.198 as read together with Standing Order No.252 and that is public access to meetings of select committees and other house proceedings.
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19 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, Sir---
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19 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker. As I had earlier indicated, the matter that I have just risen to raise will require Communication from the Chair. That is why I felt it is important to raise it at this time.
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19 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.198 as read together with Standing No.252 and---
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