17 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Bill. Microfinance is the back bone of the economy of the rural sector of this country. Many of the rural-based communities use microfinance institutions to access capital to start different kinds of businesses. It is very important to regulate it, so that the rural community can benefit from it. On the other hand, microfinance institutions have been misbehaving for many years to the extent that they lend money to desperate Kenyans and when they default, the institutions end up taking even chicken from their houses, sufurias and beds. These ...
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17 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, hon. Langat, who was on a point of order is the Chairman of the Finance, Planning and Trade Committee. He is the one who presented the VAT Bill to this House on behalf of the Jubilee. He should take responsibility for making bread and milk expensive.
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17 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
It is okay, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As I said earlier on, the Microfinance Bill is very important. I support it because it will regulate the small institutions that should help other Kenyans to start business. As the Chair is aware, the biggest problem that Kenyans face at the moment is unemployment. Kenyans will start their own businesses once capital is available to them. These people would not wish to be employed by anybody. Instead they will become employers.
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17 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I support this Bill but the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade must take responsibility for the VAT Bill. I know he is a strong supporter of Jubilee.
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17 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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17 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance. First, I did not know whether the Leader of the Majority Party was opposing the 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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17 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Motion or whether he was supporting it and according to his demeanor and language, he must have been opposing it.
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17 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Was he opposing or supporting?
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17 Sep 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to thank the Leader of Majority---
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6 Aug 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I support the Bill.
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