Eng. Nicholas Gumbo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: work in other countries. Priority must, however, at all times go to the people of Kenya. I am looking at the provision under Regulation 13(4) which states that the Authority may give such exemption to this Regulation. This regulation is about the ratio of ownership of the joint venture. This is a good provision, only that it is important to point out here that as we give that exemption, we also take measures to ensure that it is not abused. On the question of registration of works where it says all construction works, contracts or projects shall be registered with ... view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to support the Finance Bill, 2014. view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: As has been eloquently stated by the Leader of Minority Party, the Finance Bill, 2014 aims at those measures which the Government wants to embrace in order to finance the Budget as was proposed. view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Having said that, a number of the measures that have been proposed look good. However, as somebody who believes that vulnerable members of our society must be cushioned, I think time has come, looking at the cost of living in this country that we 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
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: really must take steps that can increase revenue to the proportions that we need to give our people the services they need. view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is no reason why any Kenyan who earns less than Kshs50,000 a month should pay Income Tax. In my view, this is one of the measures that need to be taken. We need serious tax reforms but these tax reforms will make sense if we are able to provide relief to the very vulnerable Members of our society. view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: One of the things that concern us as leaders in Kenya today is the level of hopelessness that you see around in the country. It is inexcusable that 50 years after Independence almost half the population of Kenya still live in very abject hopelessness. view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Anybody who knows the history of Parliament the world over knows that Parliaments evolved because people demanded that the only way they can be taxed is if they also have a say in who represents them. I think a lot more needs to be done. I have always been of the opinion that it will probably make more sense if we seal the loopholes. This is because we keep chasing people who earn Kshs20,000 every day to pay tax. You can tax very many of them but the revenue you get will not account for much at the end of ... view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is a fact that in Kenya today some of the significant tax evasions that would make a difference do not occur with the ordinary Kenyan. They do not occur with the Kenyan in the streets but they occur with those Kenyans with substantial income. You will find these in the upper-middle class and high class of our society. This is the way most countries in the world go. Let us aim to tax more those members of the society who really ought to pay tax. I think that those who ought to pay tax must ... view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Today, I am one person who is convinced that if we were told that we should be taxed more in this House but at the end of the day there is security in the country, there is water where we live and we have smooth roads to areas where we live, we will have no problem with paying more. In any case, and indirectly, we still pay for those services because of the inability of the Government to provide the same. As we go to meaningful tax reforms in Kenya, these are some of the areas that we should think ... view