Zachary Kwenya Thuku

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Jul 2024 in National Assembly: At one point I got shocked! If we are talking of… view
• 24 Jul 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for your magnanimity. I was saying that we have so much money. I was talking about the Housing Levy. There is a proposal that the money be invested in Treasury Bonds. I, therefore, asked who is going to pay interest on its own money. It is Government that is saying: “We are going to pay interest on our own money!” That does not make sense. We do not need to borrow money when we have money that is in the account called the Housing Levy. What we need do is to change the law so ... view
• 25 Jun 2024 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, I rise to support this amendment by the Chairlady of Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA). We are trying to encourage local manufacturing and once we exempt raw materials from tax we will create employment. Thank you. view
• 19 Jun 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak on this very important Finance Bill. At the outset, I support the recommendations by the Committee on the areas they want to firm up and bring amendments so that they are in tandem with the realities that we face in this country. Of course, we have had a serious public outcry, some that we were misled and misinformed. As Members of Parliament, we have a responsibility to do nothing but to tell our people the truth regarding our role. At the outset, the Finance Bill is about the proposals by the ... view
• 19 Jun 2024 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is unfortunate that there is a lot of sensation on this matter. To the extent that our children are in the streets talking about a document they know nothing about, because they have been misled by the hype on social media. So, it is high time that Members of Parliament acted in an honourable manner and informed their constituents what a Finance Bill entails. view
• 19 Jun 2024 in National Assembly: In its wisdom, this House passed a budget of Ksh4 trillion. When it comes to finding ways of raising funds to the tune of Ksh300 billion to finance projects in the Budget related to electricity, education, health and agriculture, I hear dissenting voices from those who supported the Budget. They are on the other side, saying they will not support the Finance Bill. They want to hear how we will collect money to finance our affairs. It is about time we stopped hypocrisy. There is a lot of it in political leadership, and I want to call out the leaders ... view
• 19 Jun 2024 in National Assembly: I support the Report, but not as it is. As we progress to the Third Reading, I believe the proposed amendments will suffice, and we will give Kenyans a Finance Act that will serve them for the next financial year. view
• 19 Jun 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker 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
• 11 Jun 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute on the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill. From the outset, I am in support of some of the amendments herein but I also want to give my thoughts and those of the people of Kinangop. I support the inclusion of Kenya Power in the membership of REREC. We have electrification issues in our constituencies and once REREC has done the work, there is no proper transition to the body in-charge of power lines and connecting our people with electricity. The lack of proper transition is because Kenya Power is not represented ... view
• 11 Jun 2024 in National Assembly: Shipyards Limited. In as far as the two metals are concerned, they are consolidated, melted and have billets that are under the custody of the two public entities. Then, they should be auctioned in public as opposed to giving special licences. This is being left in the hands of a Cabinet Secretary who will decide whom to issue licences. We may be forming cartels that will be responsible for vandalising our transformers. This is a challenge we have been having every year. I had a conversation with an officer who works for REREC and he brought this issue to my ... view