Joseph H Maero Oyula

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• 26 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: I believe that this Bill is going to bring a lot of changes and we are going to ensure that compounds where kids play are also taken care of very well. In some places, the space available is very small. A child who just sits in class without playing does not change. Children know that when they go out there, there are going to be playing facilities. The one-acre piece of land that is proposed as the minimum for setting up an ECD centre should be adequate, apart from the urban areas where getting land is not easy. I believe ... view
• 26 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank you for giving me the opportunity. I support the Bill. Thank you. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. This Bill is meant to enable us to raise revenue for the Government. It is important that the Government must have revenue to meet its operations and to do that, taxation must be brought in. Although the revenue is raised for purposes of Government services, we have problems of leakages where corruption takes away most of the revenue and the Government goes borrowing, thus increasing the deficit. I am happy that the Bill improves on the revenue base. For instance, there are areas that have not been under taxation ... view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: they have been covered. So, that will ensure that those making profits and not contributing to the Government’s economy will be brought into the tax regime. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: The Bill also realigns the taxes by ensuring that the areas that are overtaxed are brought down; except the areas that require a lot of tax such as the sin taxes which must be increased. The Bill also adjusts some rates which have been brought in. I am sure that at a certain time, some of these rates will be lowered or removed. The Bill has improved on the withholding tax by reducing it from 6 to 2 per cent. This assists those who are collecting tax by ensuring that their money is not held for a long time. So, ... view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: The Bill also brings down the Import Declaration Fees (IDF) to 1.5 per cent from 3 per cent in some areas and 2 per cent in some areas. This helps adjust the high taxation in some of those areas. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, just to mention a little about the Capital Gains Tax (CGT), although it is being raised from 5 to 12.5 per cent, there are some exemptions if you read through the Act. The CGT is not taxing those in rural areas. It is also not taxing land sales below 50 acres. So, it is not the ordinary man that the CGT is taxing. It is taxing those who are able and who make much money. So, we need to look at the various sections of the Bill to ensure that taxation is balanced and the ordinary ... view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me talk a little about the Accountants Act. Previously, the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) was the only institution that registered trainee accountants without getting information from the examination board. The Bill now brings the registration board to work in liaison with the institution to ensure that whoever is being registered is already a student of the registration board. So, this removes the fear that previously existed that the institution would register people who are not qualified. So, by bringing in the examination board, there is an assurance that every accountant who ... view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support this Bill. view
• 31 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to also add my voice to this important Bill. It is timely because it has made the House realise that there is a gap somewhere which needs to be filled. We are all aware that some IEBC Commissioners resigned some years back and their positions have remained vacant and there has been no panel to recruit new commissioners. That is why this Bill is timely because we need a selection panel that will look into the vacancies or overall recruitment of IEBC Commissioners. The electronic version of the Official ... view