Joseph Konzolo Munyao

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. My colleague has said that I have just walked in, when he actually found me in this House! view
• 25 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I also want to add my voice to oppose this amendment. view
• 25 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: It is completely in bad taste. There are procedures that we follow when we want to look into remuneration for Members of Parliament and other office holders. So, coming up with un-thought out amendments at this very inappropriate economic period in this country when our economy is struggling, people are unhappy because they cannot earn enough, it is totally wrong and it should be rejected. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to add my support to this very important Motion. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Kenya is a class-based society. We have those who have the means to take their children to the best schools available in the country and, therefore, their children are able to get the best education they can have, and those who do not have that ability, because of lack of means. Therefore, when we treat those two classes of people the same, we do injustice to those who do not have the ability. The responsibility of Government is to try to bridge that gap, so that all citizens of this country can have equal opportunities. Where abilities differ, even opportunities ... view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Most of this is going to free primary education and secondary education. However, this Motion is saying that is still not enough. If you go down to the constituencies you will realize that, that is not enough. In terms of physical infrastructure, very little has been done. What is sent to schools is mostly money for maintenance, paying employees and books. However, in terms of improving physical facilities, very little has been done. The little that has been done is more from view
• 18 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also like to add my voice to what my colleagues have said; that the Petition is against the spirit of environmental conservation. The Petition is not intended to move this process forward. We would have expected the hon. Member to give us a way forward in terms of preservation of the forest and moving out those people who are in the forests and, of course, settling them somewhere. However, his Petition seems to be intended to stall the process and make what the Government has already planned to do not to be done. So, ... view
• 18 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I would also like to thank the Minister for the taxation measures that he has decided to take that are intended to spur economic growth. As I said yesterday, most people expected him to increase the taxes. However, he decided to lower them to reduce the burden that the taxpayers have to carry, especially in these very difficult times. Our VAT still remains lower than that charged in the rest of the East African region. So we remain more competitive in comparison with other East African countries given the fact that VAT touches ... view
• 18 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, most people are complaining that consumers may not get the benefits of the deductions. This is something that has happened in the past whereby taxes are reduced, but the businessmen and manufacturers reap the benefits from the deductions. This is the fear most of us have, especially with regard to soft drinks where you will find water, for example, costing more than other soft drinks. He took the bold step of reducing the taxes, but will the consumers get the benefits? view
• 18 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Let him come up with measures to ensure that, that benefit is passed to the consumer. If it is not passed to the consumer, then it is better to return the price to where it was, so that the Government can make more money to invest in development other than giving that benefit to the manufacturers. view