Dr. Oburu Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 631 to 640 of 1648.

• 2 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to apologise for coming late. I beg your indulgence. view
• 2 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am also asking for a deferment of this Question to Wednesday next week. This is because we got an answer from the Central Bank of Kenya but we are not satisfied with it. We are seeking more information from them. I have discussed this with hon. Mwau and we are asking that the Question be deferred to Wednesday afternoon. view
• 26 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 19 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware that Mastermind Tobacco Limited has not been remitting taxes for the last five years since the information available as tabulated in Appendix view
• 19 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the cases are still going on in court. The rest of the unpaid taxes are actively being negotiated. Where there are audits and confirmed figures, the taxpayer is paying them accordingly. view
• 19 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am aware of that letter. That letter was simply transferring the responsibility of negotiations. This is a taxpayer who went to the Prime Minister to complain that he is being harassed and that there are figures that he is disputing. The Prime Minister then ordered that the KRA, the Treasury and the taxpayer should sit down - he even gave a date when they should sit down - and discuss on the figures he was disputing. That is all. This was a letter from the Prime Minister’s Office. view
• 19 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there was no interference if the Prime Minister only ordered that the relevant Ministries should deal with the issue, look at all the issues of law and so on and discuss the matter. That was not interference. If it was interference, he would have ordered that those things be stopped and that those people should not pay tax. However, there was no violation. The Prime Minister is the co- ordinator of Government business and he has a right to deal with any issues which are brought to him as a matter of complaint. view
• 19 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, they come to us every day. Even me as an Assistant Minister, they come to me, raise complaints and we take the necessary action. view
• 19 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, what the hon. Member is quoting is a newspaper cutting which is not evidence in Parliament. Secondly, the letter he has tabled does not stop anybody from paying taxes. The letter is only asking that temporarily the urgency notices which were given to some banks be withheld until the disputed issues are amicably agreed upon by the responsible departments of Government which are the Treasury and the KRA. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 19 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is true that hon. Kiema sent his brother, and also sent somebody else, to demand Kshs6.6 million. They have told me personally that he did this and he was given Kshs300,000 and another Kshs200,000 was given to another friend of his. view