Johnson Arthur Sakaja

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4361 to 4370 of 5036.

• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Chepkong’a really wants to go and have a cup of tea. I will finish in a few minutes. Hon. Deputy Speaker, when we were going through this in the Committee, there is an amendment that we tried to bring in following Hon. Jakoyo’s amendment, which was to maintain the minimum capital base to start a bank at Kshs1 billion. We tried to push a further amendment to that to reduce it to Kshs500 million. Procedurally, that has not been possible. However, since the substantive law being amended was not the Banking Act, this amendment does not have to be ... view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Chepkong’a really wants to go and have a cup of tea. I will finish in a few minutes. Hon. Deputy Speaker, when we were going through this in the Committee, there is an amendment that we tried to bring in following Hon. Jakoyo’s amendment, which was to maintain the minimum capital base to start a bank at Kshs1 billion. We tried to push a further amendment to that to reduce it to Kshs500 million. Procedurally, that has not been possible. However, since the substantive law being amended was not the Banking Act, this amendment does not have to be ... view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: more can play in. Many of our microfinance institutions have the capacity and ability to actually be banks. I hope Members are going to support it. One other thing that I want to be grateful for was the promise that had been made by the Cabinet Secretary (CS) and even the President that institutions or organisations that are going to hire, at least, 10 graduates within less than six months after their graduation are going to get tax rebate. That is a very progressive provision. It is going to help our young people get employment and help us deal with ... view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: more can play in. Many of our microfinance institutions have the capacity and ability to actually be banks. I hope Members are going to support it. One other thing that I want to be grateful for was the promise that had been made by the Cabinet Secretary (CS) and even the President that institutions or organisations that are going to hire, at least, 10 graduates within less than six months after their graduation are going to get tax rebate. That is a very progressive provision. It is going to help our young people get employment and help us deal with ... view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I would just ask the Leader of the Majority Party to clarify because what he is intending to delete is very important. There is exemption of goods imported or purchased locally for use by the film commission. We are trying to spur our film industry and so, we should be careful that deleting it here, assuming that it is elsewhere, that we do not lose it all together. We would like him to clarify where else it is provided for in the Finance Bill. view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I just want to note, with regard to the further amendment by Hon. Shakir; that, if you indulge him, it will be very important for farmers in the country. I also want to note that the amendments in Clause 6 are actually bringing to fruition a promise made by the President of this country, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, to Kenyans in the Diaspora. It is about importation of Left Hand Drive vehicles. It is very clear that the promise is now being provided for in law, so that a returning resident who has previously owned a Left ... view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Yes, I was just noting what else Clause 6 does. It is fulfilling a promise made by the President. It is true; kusema na kutenda . Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I agree with the Chair on this amendment. It is quite necessary. As we go on, I would just like to note that these amendments are extremely progressive. There is one that we have just passed in Clause 13, which is a huge win for young people in this country. It says that any employer who engages at least ten university graduates as apprentices for a period of six to twelve months during any year of income shall be eligible for a tax rebate in the year subsequent to the year of such engagement. You remember ... view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I support this amendment. Times have changed and we hope that such amendments would be coming regularly. The last time that this was looked at was probably 20 or so years ago. Looking at the rate of inflation and how the economy is doing, such amendments should be coming every five or so years, or even less. I wish the provision on 100 acres was not being amended and we left it at that. In certain areas of this country where we are doing large scale agriculture, for example in Kitale and Uasin Gishu, 100 acres ... view