Kathuri Murungi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Let me mention Uwezo Fund because the youth are unable to access that Fund. The resources in the Uwezo Fund are too little but they are sharing them with women and people living with disabilities. Therefore, the amount left for the youth, who are almost 72 per cent, is not enough to fund enough programmes for them. Therefore, it is important to look into their welfare. We also need to consider lowering the retirement age from 60 years to 55 years, so that some of them can be absorbed when the old wazee retire. That is one of the areas ... view
• 22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I take this chance to thank Hon. Wamunyinyi for bringing the Bill. Farmers across the board are suffering, for example, sugarcane, tea, coffee, dairy and wheat farmers. The list is endless. The reason is over-taxation especially on sugarcane transportation. I wonder why transportation of sugarcane from the farm to the factory should be taxed by any Government that thinks of the welfare of its farmers. This Bill is coming at the right time. view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I am happy because the Government has realised that our farmers are suffering. During the Budget Day, the National Treasury, through the Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Rotich, mentioned that all taxes levied on sugarcane and tea farmers have been scrapped. We want to see a memorandum from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority (AFFA) showing the exact taxes which have been removed. I brought a petition to this House to reduce tax on tea farming and the ad valorem levy, which is used by the tea directorate to market tea outside the country. The same money is used by the Tea ... view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I am happy because the National Treasury has seen the light. They said that they will scrap the ad valorem levy and other taxes levied on sugarcane farming. Therefore, I support my colleague because VAT on transportation is unfair. There is also the fuel levy. This is triple taxation. What is happening now is the right thing for our farmers. The VAT should be removed from sugar, tea and coffee that we consume locally to encourage more people to consume these products. If you levy VAT on Mumias sugar, which we buy from the shops, then it is a burden ... view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: When you go to the other side of the House, you will see people are not encouraged to take tea because they are not used to tea. Tea is very expensive. If you add sugar to tea, it becomes even more expensive, maybe 10 times more. Hon. Wamunyinyi has brought this Bill and maybe we will extend the exemption of VAT on other crops or farm produce that we produce in this country. 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. view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I support this Bill and I hope the National Treasury will tell us, through AFFA, the taxes that they have removed from cane and tea as indicated in the Budget Speech. view
• 8 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Asante sana kwa fursa hii ya kuchangia hili Ombi la Mbunge mwenzetu. Mhe. Spika, yangu ni machache. Inapaswa hali ya mashamba katika taifa letu iangaliwe upya kabisa. Hii ni kwa sababu tumepata maombi mengi kuhusu mashamba. Kamati yetu ya Ardhi ya Bunge hili letu la Kitaifa inapaswa iangalie mambo ya mashamba kabisa. Zaidi iwe ni kuhusu mashamba yanayohusu wananchi. Ninaunga mkono. Katika eneo la Meru, ninakotoka, kuna shamba kubwa linalotumiwa na Wanajeshi wa Uingereza. Tukiwa viongozi wa eneo hilo, tunaomba wasiruhusiwe tena kuingia kwa hili shamba kwa sababu tungependa tuelewane. Tunataka mmea wetu wa miraa uingie huko Uingereza na tutawapatia ... view
• 8 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Asante sana Mhe. Spika. view
• 7 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I also want to support the Senate amendment simply because the water issues are devolved. Therefore, involving people from the country government in the management is a wise idea. Thank you. view