Martin Otieno Ogindo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 931 to 940 of 1112.

• 16 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am aware that the Minister has presented his Budget before the House. Therefore, the Minister for Roads should be in a position to tell us whether the money is there for the next financial year. Could he confirm to this House whether there will be money available for the roads? view
• 16 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I rise to support the Minister’s proposals on the tax regime. view
• 16 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: First and foremost, I want to thank the Minister for his Budget presentation. I want to take off by looking at the assumption that he used to build his Budget. One of the assumptions is that there will be a growth rate of 5.1 per cent. This is coming against a background that in 2008, we had a growth rate of 1.6, which was followed by a growth rate of 2.6 per cent. As a patriotic Kenyan, I would want to see a growth rate of about ten per cent. But I know this can only be achieved progressively. view
• 16 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: For him to project a growth rate of 5.1 per cent, I think is slightly ambitious. That means a lot of work will have to be done on our taxes. It is on that account that I want to support the proposed amendments on our taxes. There are proposals to streamline the VAT tax, which is a key source of our revenue. In the last financial year, we collected a total of Kshs146 billion. There is a projection of Kshs172 billion. For that reason, I want to support the reforms that have been brought in the VAT regime. view
• 16 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I want to point out that the Appropriations- in-Aid (A-in-A) is significant source of revenue. But they are very liable to abuse. In one of my findings, I was able to speak with a District Accountant. I asked him: “How do you remit your Appropriations-in-Aid?” The answer was that they normally bank this in an account. I asked him: “Do you get a receipt in return?” He said: “No, we only get a banking slip.” It is imperative that every time money is given, there is a receipt issued. To that extent, I want to ... view
• 16 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: I want to commend him for coming up with an amnesty on the remittance by the people in the diaspora. I want to say that this is an opportunity for every Kenyan, including those who might have kept their money outside to take advantage and bring back their money for investment back home. We are continuing to create a conducive environment with better returns for your investments here than outside there. Of course, this notwithstanding how the money got there. view
• 16 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: I also want to say as we pursue improvement of tax regimes, behind scenes I hear negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). I want the Minister to be vigilant on these areas so that we do not get into tax regimes that are going to undermine our economy. Going through the proposals of the EPAs one sees a situation whereby we are going to end up with a net capital flight and kill our economy. view
• 15 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to thank you for your direction on the Treasury Memorandum as far as the routine audit by the Controller and Auditor-General is concerned. However, a separate issue is being pursued here by hon. Mungatana on the forensic audit that was resolved by this House. The House resolved to have an independent forensic audit. The word “independent” here refers to independent from the Executive. I was the Chairman when this resolution was made. Hon. Imanyara alluded that it was left to this House to ensure that an independent forensic auditor ... view
• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Mine is an inquiry. How much money does the Ministry require to enable them conduct the paramilitary training? view
• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the adoption of the Report. As I support, I want to say that the three committees have done a commendable job. The Committee on Equal Opportunity leads the pack of the Committee on Health, and the Committee on Delegated Legislation. It is important that this House stands by the laws that it passes. These are very serious matters, because it is on this account that this country can remain cohesive, united and focused. It is the abuse of such small things that can make this country go to war. I have ... view