Munyoro Joseph Kamau

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We must be truthful and factual in this House. All statements must be verifiable.

Standing Order 83. How can Hon. Murugara claim that the current Deputy President is the best we have had since Moi’s era? What criteria did he use?

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I oppose the Finance Bill as it is. I think one of the things that we have heard here is the issue of those earning less than Ksh30,000 that was promised by the Executive. The people who earn Ksh30,000 and less per month constitute about...

No. Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me tell you something. The Finance Bill amends the Income Tax Act, the Excise Duty Act, the Value Added Tax Act, the Tax Procedures Act, the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act plus the Stamp Duty Act. Since this document comes from the Executive, through the...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I think it is an issue of misunderstanding. Hon. DK, I will bring the amendment so that you support it. But you cannot say…

Please, protect me from Hon. DK. I would appreciate it. Again, a lot of English has been used on this issue of phones. I remember the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning visiting shops in downtown Nairobi, explaining to people why they were consolidating those taxes. Our...

I do not want to be informed. Another issue we have had a problem with is tax predictability.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Please, add me the time that has been taken away from my contribution. We have a proposal of changing tax on ceramics from Ksh50 per 500 kilograms to Ksh50 of the excisable value. That also increases the cost of building. We are trying to protect...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, it is in the Bill. Hon. Temporary Speaker, how did I mislead the House? There is a proposal imposing a 5 per cent Withholding Tax on dividends for the East Africa Community (EAC) citizens. Is that true or not? Kenyans are the biggest investors in East Africa....

Thank you, Temporary Speaker. We have been very disciplined. We are here on very important business to ensure that we reject this punitive Finance Bill. We must protect Kenyans from a regime that appears intent on taking more money out of their pockets. We must reject it. Thank you, Hon....

On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Yes. Hon. Mbui.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Mbui misspoke. He meant the tax on new clothes that was to be introduced, as proposed in the Finance Bill. I want the Leader of the Majority Party to confirm that. (Several Members spoke off the record)

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Report. I come from Mt. Kenya West and my constituency is Kigumo. We have three tea factories. This discussion is important because even in my constituency, we do not get the same pay across the different factories. There are many...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was here the whole night with the Leader of the Majority Party. I stand ab initio opposed to this divestiture of Safaricom shares. First, a lot of work has gone into defining the pricing. We have been discussing the price-earnings ratios. Hon. Ariko is talking...

Hon. Speaker, while I agree with that, I was just referring to the summary that was shared with us. I counted the counties from the list that was shared. This is from the Committee. If that is what happened, they need to correct what they shared with us.

Hon. Speaker, I speak with facts. There is a summary that Hon. Ariko had here, which we were counting from. The one that was shared with us. We had it last night. If it is not, then let us proceed. One of the challenges and concerns many Kenyans face is...

Even after listening to the Hon. Member for Gatundu South, Hon. Kagombe, I remain opposed because we represent small-scale farmers. Our worry is that someone will come and decide to appoint 20 board members, or whatever number they wish. That cost is borne by farmers. How do we protect them?...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I also support the amendment because we had issues with farmers when they said that it would be paid directly. I support the amendment. (Question, that the words to be left out be left out, put and agreed to) (Clause 12 as amended agreed to)...

I needed more clarification because in the original Bill, the Senate Bill, Clause 13 (2) says that the prices offered at the direct sales shall be competitive and shall be sold at a price above the highest price recorded at the auction. Remember, this is a direct sale. You have...

Sorry, we need more information from the Mover. New Clause 14A of the Bill says all tea buyers or exporters shall, which means including local tea buyers, value-add at least 40 per cent of their annual Kenya tea exports within 10 years from the commencement of their business. The word...

I think this affects us, the people who come from the tea-farming areas. While I support the amendment, I have told the Mover that my worry is the capacity. To add to what Hon. Nyikal said, I think we are trying to address the situation where someone buys tea and...

I am not satisfied. I would like to know what happens when a Question is not answered. Do I re-submit the request for a Statement? Will they invite the water service provider so that we can have a discussion? I think they completely misunderstood the issues. There is one simple...

Yes, I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At the outset, I rise to support the Bill. One of our challenges in this country is that we have become predominantly a litigious country. We go to courts either with genuine concerns or with nuisance concerns and we become litigants. All those manner of...

I thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. My point has been, as much as we want to litigate, again the word I used before, the makers of our Constitution had history to go by. I also agree that there are nations that do it differently. However, the current Constitution that we enjoy...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order 35, I rise to raise the issue of insufficient quorum in the House. I do not believe we currently have sufficient quorum to continue conducting business.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to request for a Statement regarding the review of water tariffs charged by Murang’a South Water and Sanitation Company Limited (MUSWASCO) in Murang'a County. Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a Statement...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to welcome Njiiri School. That school was named after the Senior Chief Njiiri wa Karanja. That is why the school was renamed to Njiiri; that was his actual name. I welcome them and all other students attending this session. I would like...

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Report. The issue of timelines cannot be overemphasised. I have heard my colleague talk about NACADA whose 2017/2018 reports we are discussing. We also have reports from KBC from 2000/2001. It is shocking that we are debating reports...