Robinson Njeru Githae

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, following that, it means that, that Bill has not been rejected by this House. What has happened, under the provisional Collection of Taxes and Duties Act, is that it is only the additional taxes and duties that have been affected. But the Bill has not been rejected by this House, and once it is prioritized by the House Business Committee and comes to this House next week or even this week, we are ready. Once we pass it, then all the taxes collected will have been ratified. view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was actually going to that. view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, also vice-versa, the House has not rejected the Finance Bill. Therefore, let us cross that bridge when we reach there. What I am saying is that once the Bill comes to this House and is passed, in effect it will have ratified all the additional taxes and duties that have been levied. If it does not, then the issue will arise--- view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what I am saying is that since the Bill is before this House, and it has not been rejected, we have continued the levying of the additional taxes as we wait for the passage of the Bill. It is only after it is rejected that the issue wll arise. As of now, it has not arisen. view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think we are saying the same thing. What we are saying is that since we have been authorised by the provisional Collection of Taxes and Duties Act to collect the taxes, we had up to the 31st of December. We all agreed--- view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: I am much obliged, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Public Financial Management Bill (Bill No.11) be now read a Second Time. view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think it will be important for me to give a brief history of how we have ended up with this very wonderful and fine Bill. view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I said “Bill No.7 be now read a Second Time.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is important that I give a brief history of how we have ended up with this wonderful and fine piece of legislation. Proposals to amend the Public Financial Management Bill started in the year 2006 when Treasury embarked on this exercise. But sometime in 2007, it was decided that we await the new Constitution so that we know what it will provide and, therefore, the matter was held in abeyance. Mr. Speaker, Sir, after the promulgation of the new Constitution, and in line ... view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thirdly, the civil society was also consulted and I am also glad to inform this House that they are extremely very happy with this Bill. The other body that was consulted was the general public and, again, I am happy to inform this House that the general public is extremely happy with this Bill. We also consulted international organizations and they gave their views and input. Again, I am happy to inform this House that the international bodies and organizations are also very happy with this Bill. Mr. Speaker, Sir, lastly, we consulted the local experts on ... view