Mary Emaase Otuch

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Sep 2016 in National Assembly: you look at situational analysis from Page 22 to Page 28, you will realize that in those tables, there are huge opportunities that Kenya could tap into. I want to make reference especially to trade in chilled fish where the extra EU imports are so huge. When you look at the total EU market, it is at 5,249 Euros, but 4,443 are extra EU exports. Kenya’s share in the particular imports is just about 1.16 Euros, while for a country like Morocco it is 54.25 Euros. This is a challenge even to us legislators. There is so much opportunity, which ... view
• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I support that amendment because I think it is good, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. view
• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: 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
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity. I have been longing for it. This is a very important Bill. I know that whenever we discuss the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) and consequently interrogate and approve the Budget Estimates and further discuss the Division of Revenue Bill, the emphasis has always been on the expenditure side and how we are going to share the money. However, this Bill brings into the limelight the revenue- raising measures and how the Government is going to raise the money we are going to expend. So, it is a very important Bill that focuses ... view
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: What the Committee has done is to give highlights of the proposed amendments as contained in the Bill. I am a Member of the Committee and the Committee will subject the Bill to public participation and meet a number of stakeholders. You have heard our Chairman inviting Members who had proposed amendments to make sure that they submit them to the Committee, so that as we go for the retreat over the weekend, we can interrogate and deliberate on them and bring to this House a substantive Report. I want to mention a few highlights that are contained in Clause ... view
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: In Clause 6, the Bill seeks to empower the Income Tax Commissioner to appoint withholding agents for residential income tax. This will also help in improving putting structures in place that will assist the Commissioner in collecting the revenues. Clauses 7 to 11 seek to repeal a number of sections in the principal Act to realign it to the provisions of the Income Tax procedures. Clause 8 seeks to repeal Section 51(a) that deals with filing of tax returns and keeping of records. We know that with the advent of digitisation, the iTax and Electronic Tax Register (ETR) have been ... view
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Under that section, the Bill proposes a specific Excise Duty on vehicles as mentioned. It is reducing the tax to 20 per cent and that would make the taxable value less than what was previously paid. It also seeks to exempt goods that are used in the implementation of official aid funded projects. This will encourage our partners who are supporting or partnering with this country in aid funded projects to bring many projects to this country and this is a good thing as is provided for in the financing contract. Clauses 23 to 28 propose amendments to the VAT ... view
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I want to add my voice to that argument. I beg to disagree with Hon. Chepkong’a, as long as the Committee is able to justify the rationale behind identifying those professions. There has to be relevance. What value is the Board member adding? I think it is in order. On the issue of university representation, it would be ambiguous for us to legislate in anticipation. There is no existing association of chartered universities. I support the position of Hon. Duale as well. In the absence of an association of chartered universities, it would be ... view
• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I also want to join my colleagues to congratulate the Hon. Member for bringing this Bill. It is a very straightforward Bill. We have had issues with implementation of laws and legislation. We cannot leave it to the whims of the Cabinet Secretary (CS) to decide when such an important and critical Bill should be implemented, when we know and appreciate the work that the NGOs are doing in this country. The object and purpose of the Public Benefits Organisations (PBO) Act was to encourage and support the work ... view
• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: country and are reaching out to the most needy and vulnerable as already mentioned by one of my colleagues. I support this Bill. view