Manson Nyamweya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I have an issue. This country is agricultural-based. At the moment, the price of tea, which is our mainstay crop from where I come from in Kisii, Meru and Central, has gone down. I expected the Government of the Republic of Kenya to waive export tax so that there is more money left to the farmers. It is so critical, as we do this Budget, to look at the other side of the coin. We should not look at only one side of the coin. That is because what we are doing here is looking at one side ... view
• 10 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, as we debate today, the country did not get enough rains. We are likely not to have enough food. The ordinary person who is the farmer in Rift Valley and who has planted maize, will not harvest enough maize because of lack of rains. These are fundamental issues that must be taken into consideration when we are making the Budget, so that we see the best way in which we can help the poor people who are going to be affected for reasons beyond them. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A ... view
• 10 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: If we look at the figures and say: Let us distribute them without looking at what extent this Budget is affecting the economy. That will be bad. view
• 10 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, last time, I made a contribution here about the issue of taxation, especially Valued Added Tax (VAT). view
• 10 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. In the last Budget, we passed a Bill in this House which has affected the manufacturing sector, especially on the issue of VAT. We have seen its symptoms. The other day, the management of Magadi Soda said they are laying off people. The main reason for that is the issue of the refund regime. It has been changed. They are spending money. There are no refunds on their inputs. So, as a result, the company has started to lay off people. view
• 10 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Another company that has been affected because of taxation is that which makes the popular beer - Senator. This is the East African Breweries. Some workers have been sacked there. There are many other small scale companies which are not able to operate because of unfavourable terms of VAT. view
• 10 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: So, it is very critical, as we look at the source of revenue, to also look at how we are raising that money, and who we are hurting. We are hurting the ordinary farmer on the ground and, specifically, the tea farmer in Kisii where I come from. You know it is almost impossible for somebody who is growing tea, to make ends meet. The cost of production is there. Fertiliser prices are up. The cost of the labourers is up because you must pay them. The returns on that commodity have gone down. So, at the end of the ... view
• 10 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: So, really, let us look at all the sectors. I support transport. I support the railway project. But the question which bothers my mind is: Is that the best project we can use the money for at this time? Could we have done dual carriage roads? Could we have invested this money in what could give this country the best returns? That is because, at the end of year, and all said and done, that money will be paid by the taxpayers. We can borrow for infrastructure. view
• 10 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: I have an issue against the Euro Bond. I was against it in this House. I am still against it because people in the Treasury do not see. They just sit there. They threaten us that somebody is going to withdraw money and we must pay somebody money. The person who they are paying back, his business is to sell money. There is no other business he has. The person who gave an ultimatum to be paid has no other business. We have people who are highly qualified and can be employed. Their role is simple. What do they do ... view
• 10 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: knew this money will be paid in two years. They had all the options to look into. Here, we say it is the Government. The Government is its own enemy because it is not having the right people to make the right decisions for the country to move forward. view