Suleiman Murunga Kasuti

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to this Bill. I wish to state at the outset that whereas I appreciate what the Bill is set out for, apart from the county assemblies looking at the standards and employment of our new officers in the counties, they should also look at the bloated workforce in the counties. Some of the people who are serving in the county governments were employees of the former county councils. The assemblies tend to overlook them. They are not given any opportunities as such. So, apart from ... view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to this Bill which affects quite a number of my constituents. Right from the outset, I would like to say that farmers have had to bear a lot of burden in the past, especially with taxation. view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Sugarcane farmers are some of the worst hit in this country. Every now and then we see in newspapers that farmers have stayed for months or years without any payment. That puts them in a very awkward position. Any taxation relief given to them would go a long way to assist in having something in their pockets. I support relief of this nature where farmers will not pay tax on transportation of the sugarcane to the factory. In the past, we have really tried to get farmers to come together so that they can transport the sugarcane to the factory ... view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: If you look at the factories that are owned privately, the owners transport the sugarcane from the farms themselves. That way, farmers who are contracted by these factories do not suffer the cost of transportation. That way they do not feel the taxation. When they are paid by the factories, the factories do not deduct any tax. As we urge the Government to allow farmers not to pay the VAT, we should encourage farmers to come together and form cooperatives where they ferry the sugarcane to factories. That way they will not be taxed. That goes a long way because ... view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: constituency produces almost 30 per cent of the sugarcane that goes to Nzoia Sugar Company (NSC). view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I thank Hon. Wamunyinyi for coming up with this Bill. As the hon. Member from Meru County said, Hon. Wamunyinyi should consult tax experts to ensure that whatever relief is being sought will be felt by the farmers when it is given. It should not get lost in other taxation routes such that the farmers do not get something out of it. view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 14 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to add my voice to the ongoing debate. I thank His Excellency the President for his Speech, which was useful to the country. He touched on many issues that concern Kenyans. When it came to agriculture he never said a lot. This country depends on agriculture, especially Bungoma where I come from. The agriculture industry is in a bad state currently, especially the sugar industry. We need a lot of help from the Government. I know that the Government has helped Mumias Sugar Company to ensure that farmers there have been ... view
• 14 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like the President to focus more--- view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I rise to support because this is going to be good in the work plan. So, there is no much value; we just have to agree. view