Kimani Francis Kuria

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. We appreciate the debate we have this afternoon and the views held by Hon. Otiende Amollo and other Members. During the Committee of the whole House tomorrow, the joint departmental committees on Finance and National Planning, and Housing, Urban Planning and...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to add my voice to this discussion. From the onset, I would like to congratulate the County Member of Parliament for Nairobi, Hon. Esther Passaris, for bringing this Motion today. Hon. Temporary Speaker, it is...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Very well. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Mover.

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA)

Hon. Kimani Kuria (Molo, UDA) Is it in order for the Member to misinform this House completely? Before she contributes to this debate, let her take time to at least read what she is contributing to. Saying that we are introducing dubious and crafty taxes on this is completely wrong...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, is it in order for my good friend, Hon. Okello, to mislead this House? The statement that His Excellency the Deputy President said that there is no plan and anybody could come to advise is untrue. I was with His Excellency the...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to reply. I would like to donate two minutes to my neighbour, the Member for Sotik.

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I thank all Members who have contributed to the National Tax Policy. They took their time to read through it, sit in the chamber up to this time, and contribute to it. I also thank Members of the...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At the outset, I thank the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture, for the good work done on this Bill. However, as you are aware as per our Standing Orders – as the Chairman of the Departmental Committee...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. There is a meme going around of mwalimu wa maths, and how he runs to take over CRE classes when the CRE teacher is not attending the class. It is very funny. I will attempt to be that...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you Hon. Speaker. I am ready for the statement by CPA Mayaka on taxes at the airport.

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) I am ready with the statement sought by CPA Mayaka on the harassment of passengers at the airport. I am trying to catch my breath.

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) I am ready with one. For the one on cryptocurrencies, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the Treasury had requested for more time. We will be ready with that next week. STATEMENTS

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Speaker, on November 8, 2023, Hon. Irene Mayaka, requested a statement from the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on the directive seeking to tax travellers or passengers arriving into the country from international destinations to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) with...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) With those remarks, I submit. (Loud consultations)

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) For the other two Statements, the Cabinet Secretary has been out of the country on official duties. We started that engagement today. We will have the other two Statements ready next week.

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on its consideration of Sessional Paper No.2 of 2023 on the National Tax Policy.

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on its consideration of Sessional Paper No.2 of 2023 on the National Tax Policy, laid on the Table of...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I would really like to thank Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Mayaka for raising this matter and seeking 23rd November 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 7 Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA)this Statement. We are well versed on the matter. We held a...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Without over-emphasizing, we could have dealt with this issue before the Committee of the whole House. But that is water under the bridge. The import of voting on these clauses is that if we agree with the recommendations of the...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Asante Mheshimiwa Spika wa Muda kwa kunipa nafasi hii kuchangia mjadala huu. Kwanza ningeanza kumpongeza nahodha ama ni rubani? Ninampongeza Rubani Ruweida Mohamed Obo kwa kuja na mjadala huu na sheria hii kuja kuongeza wale wanyama pori wengine wakiwemo nyangumi na papa. Wakati kuna ile...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. We all agree there is need for equality and equity in distribution of resources; that, we should not use our positions of power to enrich ourselves and families and should be very considerate of other Kenyans. Some...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. We are currently in the Committee of Supply. I think Hon. Junet should tell us where we should deduct this money from. Maybe we should consider the capitation of Junior Secondary School (JSS) for the funding of these particular roads....

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. This addition of the Ksh80 billion is because – if you can remember – the passage of the budget was done before we started collecting the housing levy. Now that we are collecting this housing levy, it is going to...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I thank the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock and the Budget and Appropriation Committee for providing for post-harvest losses by budgeting for dryers and other facilities. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : I hope the money will be...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I would like to persuade my colleagues that the work the NIS does may not be work that they publish or show on the newspapers or news. Actually, they keep this country running by making sure that they avert threats of terror...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) We had a deliberation with the Controller of Budget, who agreed to this particular amendment. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Thank you. (Programme 0730000 agreed to) (Vote 2121 agreed to) VOTE 2131 – COMMISSION ON ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE VOTE 2141 – NATIONAL GENDER AND...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, allow me to clarify what this amendment is all about. Earlier on, we already voted and appropriated Ksh1 billion to Nairobi. This consequent amendment is money being moved from the education sector to the NG-CDF. We are having a great debate, but...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am not the Chair of the Finance Bill, but of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. Hon. Temporary Speaker, a lot of conversation has been around subsidy and I will try to take the first...