Dr. Oburu Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1521 to 1530 of 1608.

• 16 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. view
• 16 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. The point of order that I want to raise is that the Minister is misleading the House. The issue of categorization was contested in court and the court ruled that Keroche Industries belongs to code 2204. That is why I think that the Minister is misleading the House. The other issue that he is misleading the House on is that this is not only for wines from grapes. My Committee has gone through it very carefully and it reads:- "Grapes and other---" That "other" means any other which is not ... view
• 16 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the Second Schedule to the Bill be amended- (a) in item (b)- (iii) by deleting Tariff No.3923.21.00 and the proposals relating thereto; (iv) by deleting Tariff No.3923.29.00 and the proposals relating thereto; (v) by deleting Tariff No.6305.33.00 and the proposals relating thereto; Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the deletions we have proposed to item (b) of the Second Schedule have to do with plastics. The Minister has levied a 120 per cent tax on plastics, under the tariff numbers referred to. It is the feeling of the Committee that the ... view
• 16 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, hon. Oparanya will move the amendment. view
• 16 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the change from the selling price to physical characteristics has the effect of actually encouraging inefficiency. This is because when you sell at a lower price, you are actually still making money. If you can afford to sell your cigarettes at a lower price and you still make money, that means you are more efficient than the 4484 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 16, 2007 person who is selling at a higher price. It is only at that higher price that he makes money. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, therefore, by changing to the use of the ... view
• 16 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the Second Schedule be amended in (c) by deleting item (d) and the proposals made thereunder. 4486 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 16, 2007 The reason why we are proposing this deletion is because there is an imposition of 20 per cent tax on imported spare parts. In Kenya, new spare parts for used motor vehicles are very expensive. The imported spare parts are the ones sustaining our motor vehicles on the road. During his Budget Speech, the Minister said that most accidents in Kenya are caused by vehicles which use second-hand ... view
• 16 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: By not supporting this, we are targeting ordinary people who are the owners of matatus, among others. I beg to move. view
• 16 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 1 of the Bill be amended- (a) by deleting the figures "4, 11, 28" respectively appearing in paragraph "b"; (b) by deleting the figures "73, 74, 75", respectively appearing in paragraph (d). That is in accordance with the discussions that were held and the votes that were carried on those clauses earlier on. view
• 16 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: I agree, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. view
• 16 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, we withdrew the earlier amendment. view