Kimani Francis Kuria

Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Speaker, I know I am standing in the way of a very important matter due for consideration in this House, so I will only take two minutes. Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance and...

Yes, Hon. Speaker. RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR STATEMENT 1st July 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 41 THE AVIATOR GAME OF CHANCE On 16th April 2025, the Member for Gilgil, Hon. Martha Wangari, sought a statement from the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on the status of the Aviator game...

Hon. Speaker, I would like to add my voice to this particular matter. SHA is a game changer in our health sector. However, it is likely to increase the gap between those people that have access to free medical care and those who do not; in what we are calling...

Nashukuru sana, Mhe. Spika wa Muda kwa kunipa fursa hii ya kuchangia Ripoti hii iliyoshughulikiwa na Kamati ya Uwekezaji wa Umma kuhusu Huduma kwa Jamii, Usimamizi na Kilimo kuhusu Ripoti ya Ukaguzi wa utendaji ya Mkaguzi Mkuu wa Hesabu za Serikali inayohusu utoaji wa huduma kwa watu wanaoishi na ulemavu...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is out of order, Hon. Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I have been sitting here this afternoon. I am wondering when you turned from Madam Speaker to Mr Speaker, as alleged by the...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is out of order, Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning? Hon. Temporary Speaker, I want you to rule the Hon. Member out of order. If the organs he is referring to were for the opposite gender, you...

Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity. I begin by supporting this amendment to our Constitution to enshrine NG-CDF in the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya. I have been on record on the Floor of this House stating that I am a product of NG-CDF. I finished...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to inform my sister, Hon. Fatuma Mohammed and the Member who has raised the point of information. That, you can apply to the NG-CDF Board, if there was a project in your constituency that was started before the enactment of the NG-CDF Act...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am cognisant of the Members who have lined up all afternoon waiting to contribute to this Bill. However, I want to invite your wisdom in making a decision on this matter because if we conclude debate on it... Do not worry about that. Okay. The presiding...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, on the matter raised by Hon. Kajwang', it is important that we realise that once a Bill is tabled in this House, it becomes a property of the House. A Committee Report just informs the House. It does not mean that this House must abide by the...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I commend the Committee for the good Report and agree with them on one of the recommendations. You will notice that the stock of debt, particularly the Trade Development Bank (TDB) syndicated 25th June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 115 loan, is decreasing from Ksh173.8 billion...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Reports of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on its consideration of:

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 the Ratification of the Agreement Establishing the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, laid on the Table of the House...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for your indulgence. I apologise to Hon. Martha Wangari for the delay. As you are aware, there were several other businesses that were referred to my Committee. However, we will do our best to bring a response by Thursday. I did not put any pressure on...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, before I move the Bill for Second Reading, I want to take a minute to welcome these great girls to the National Assembly and to also inform them that the great Nakuru County is also bestowed and gifted with many elected women leaders. We have Hon. Martha...

On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I would like to inform Hon. Saney. I am really liking the contribution he is making and that is the whole objective of this Bill: to regulate that particular space. When a pastoralist sells his cows and trades in these virtual assets and loses all their money...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, one of the things that affect the volatility is facts like what we call insider trading, which has strictly been prohibited by this. We have also provided for fiat-based digital currencies, where that virtual asset is backed up by a physical asset. Therefore, that volatility is controlled...

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I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended in Clause 5 by deleting the words “by inserting the following new paragraphs immediately after paragraph (k) − THAT, Clause 6 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after Paragraph (b) - THAT, Clause 8 of...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, this particular amendment has been necessitated by the experience, for example, with the Significant Economic Presence Tax. The Ministry requires us to make particular amendments to the law, but then they take all their time to issue regulations. Therefore, we require them to have a timeline in...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I would like to assure Hon. (Dr) Oundo, that Mhe. Mwalimu Omboko is very conversant with these matters. He sits in the Speaker’s Panel and is also keen in following the proceedings of this House. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : However, the comment made by...

THAT, Clause 26 (c) of the Bill be amended in subparagraph (ii) in the proposed subparagraph (aa) by deleting the word “public” appearing immediately before the words “pension scheme”. 18th June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 22 This amendment is to allow for investment allowance for a spectrum license by a...

THAT, Clause 27 of the Bill be amended by -

THAT, Clause 28 be amended –

THAT, Clause 29 of the Bill be amended in paragraph (b) by inserting a comma immediately after the word “individual”. This is just a clean-up. The impact is to have a comma immediately after the word individual. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Thank you. (Question of the amendment...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that New Clause 5A be now read a Second Time. This amendment proposes to repeal Section 12 (d) of the Income Tax Act. As you may recall, in the Finance Act of 2023, we passed a law providing for minimum tax. However, the...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Section 12 (d) (1) and (1a) of the Income Tax Act of 2023 provided for minimum tax. However, that particular proposal was challenged in our courts. It was said that you cannot tax a loss and for you to pay tax in Kenya, you must...

THAT, Clause 36 of the Bill be amended –

THAT, Clause 37 of the Bill is amended by- Yes. New Clause 36A which seeks to amend the Value Added Tax Act by inserting the following paragraph: Where a person imports or purchases goods or services which are exempt or zero-rated and that person subsequently disposes of, uses the goods...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that Clause 38 be now read... The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : No, it is 30A. Okay. New Clause 30A. Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that the new clause 30A be now read a Second Time. This amendment seeks to...

We should begin with the moment a credit entity issues a loan to a debtor. The issuance of that loan is an exempt transaction. If the loanee defaults for any reason, but there exists collateral which was advanced whose transaction was tax exempt. When the creditor disposes of this asset...

Having listened to the concerns of Members regarding this particular clause, it is evident that this proposal requires further consideration. Therefore, I beg to withdraw this amendment to allow for further consultations, so that we do not disadvantage an already disadvantaged defaulter. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : That...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that the New Clause 40A be now read a Second Time. During public participation on the Bill, one entity that came to our Committee is called Koru Rum. This is a manufacturer based in Koru in Muhoroni, who converts sugarcane into methanol and...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that New Clause 41A be now read a Second Time. This is the matter we were debating earlier. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : You explained it very well. Micro-distillers are not required to have a flow metre that costs in excess...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I share all the sentiments that have been raised on the Floor of the House, including those raised by my senior, the Leader of the Majority Party. New Clause 41A (2B) provides that the production volume of such a licensed micro- distiller shall be ascertained...

I beg to move that New Clauses 42A, 42B and 42C be now read a Second Time. New Clause 42A seeks to impose a 5 per cent Excise Duty on amounts deposited in a customer's wallet. It seeks to impose excise on fees charged on transactions by a Virtual Asset...

THAT, Clause 47 of the Bill be amended in paragraph (m) by deleting subparagraph (v) . This amendment is seeking to remove the restriction from appealing. This clause is one of the clauses that were highly contested during public participation. When you are given a tax assessment and then you...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I totally understand where the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee is speaking from. But we must desist from using the Finance Bill as just a tool for raising revenue. The Finance Bill should inform policy for our country. For this, our Committee has stood aground...

THAT, Clause 51 of the Bill be amended in the proposed subsection (7B) by deleting the words “computed on” and substituting therefor the words “computed from”. This amendment is just a clean-up. (Question of the amendment proposed) (Question, that the words to be left out be left out, put and...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that the New Clause 49A be now read a Second Time. This clause brings even more clarity to the issue I spoke about earlier. It provides for the specific details that must be included in the certificate of origin. These include the name...

THAT, the Bill be amended in Clause 58- THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 59 and substituting therefor the following new clause− Amendment of the Third Schedule of cap.469C. 18th June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 59 Amendment of section 7 of Cap.469C56A. Section 7 of the Miscellaneous Fees...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I would like to give comfort to my Senior, Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu, that this particular provision is not creating additional funds. He has been one of the Members in this House who has been very vocal on the need to rethink the many funds we have...

Thank you, Hon. Members, for raising your concerns. I want to give clarity to what this is. Section 7 of the Miscellaneous Fees and Levies Act says: “There shall be paid a fee to be known as the import declaration fee on all goods imported into the country for home...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, this is the beauty of our democracy; engaging in such robust and constructive debate. I understand where the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriation Committee is coming from. (Hon. Samuel Atandi and Hon. Peter Kaluma consulted loudly) The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Order! Hon. Kaluma...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the House its consideration of the Finance Bill (National Assembly Bill No.19 of 2025) and its approval thereof with amendments. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Order, Hon. Members! (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to)...

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THAT, Clause 6 of the Bill be amended— Put the Question. (Question, that the words to be inserted be inserted, put and agreed to) (Question, that the words to be left out be left out, put and agreed to) (Question, that the words to be inserted in place thereof be...

THAT, Clause 19 of the Bill be amended by deleting subclause (3) and substituting therefor the following new subclause— “ (3) The Corporation Secretary shall— (Loud consultations) THAT, Clause 29 of the Bill be deleted. This proposal seeks to delete Clause 29 which was provided for consultant services offered to...

I beg to move that New Clause 4A be read a Second Time. This proposed amendment seeks to provide that the headquarters of the Council to be in Nairobi to ensure accessibility of its services. It also gives them the leeway to establish other branches across the country. (Question, that...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I have consulted widely, including with the Leader of the Majority Party. He is going to move the next Bill, the amendment to the Kenya Roads Bill, that will limit the term of the board members to three years. As a House, it is important that we...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that the New Clause 33A be now read a Second Time. The proposed amendment seeks to retain the substance of Clause 32 of the Bill on the transfer of assets and liabilities, but places it logically within the context of other amendments. It...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that the new Clause 33B be now read a Second Time. This proposed amendment is seeking to retain what we amended in clause 33, so that we make it on transitional basis for the employees of the Council. This will help us arrange...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that the New Clause 33C be now read a Second Time. This proposed amendment is seeking to provide for transition mechanisms for legal proceedings by or against the NCPD, established under the State Corporation Order of 2004. Once we move them into an...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that the new Clause 33C be now read a Second Time. I thank Hon. Raso for that contribution. To speak to the matter that he raised, this New Clause 33D speaks more to the rights of those that may have had contractual engagements...

THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended by deleting the definition “population” and substituting therefor the following new definition— “population” means the total number of persons inhabiting within the border of a country, region, or in a defined geographic area; Clause 2 defines population to mean the total number...

I thank you, our senior, Hon. Millie Odhiambo, for raising that particular point. This is one of the matters that were raised during public 18th June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 80 participation. Clause 8 of the Bill recognises the following institutions to nominate people to the board:

Hon. Temporary Speaker, before I move, I wish to thank the Members of this House for the robust debate we have had. I strongly believe it has enriched our Bill and informed how we will carry out this exercise in future. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that this...

Yes, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Sorry to take you back. But one of the conversations that this Parliament and this discussion has done, and also came out prominently during public participation, and if you read our reports, you will see that is one of our recommendations, we need to revisit our...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I support the amendments proposed by the Leader of the Majority Party. This is a call to action for Members of Parliament because we are considering amendments that were sneaked in at the tail-end of the term of the 12th Parliament. This is a...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, considering the materiality of this Bill and that we have two minutes to the end of business today, I request that we defer this business to tomorrow in the afternoon.

Hon. Speaker, bearing the sensitivity of this particular matter, we will endeavour to reply to this House within seven days. Further delay in this matter will mean that the Government will lose a very strategic investment that is made by the College of Insurance and the hotel they own called...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Finance Bill (National Assembly Bill No.19 of 2025) be now read a Second Time. For the last 32 days, the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning has dutifully and diligently discharged its mandate in accordance with Standing Order 245 through...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, there are three VAT rates in Kenya. A product can be vatable under the standard rate of 16 per cent, exempt from VAT, or zero-rated. The difference between a zero-rated and exempt product is that, for a zero- rated product the manufacturer is allowed to claim the...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, with your indulgence, I beg to donate... You want to donate some time? Yes, please. There is Hon. Omboko Milemba behind you and Hon. Zamzam Chimba. Yes, I would like to donate a minute to Hon. Omboko, another to my comrade, Hon, Karemba, and the same to...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I thank Members who have contributed to this discussion. I would like to respond to two particular matters: The first one was raised by Hon. Oundo. Clause 26 amending paragraph 53 of the First Schedule of the Income Tax Act says that: Provided...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: 12th June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 6 Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on its

THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Joint Committee of the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning and the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on the 30th April 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 39 approval hearing of nominees for appointment as members of the Board...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, all the board directors who have been following this debate have heard the concerns raised by Members. Therefore, it is up to them to do their best to ensure that the CBK is respected, authoritative, innovative, technology-driven, and has an interest in all the issues raised in...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Today's Motion concerns the discharge of the Public Transport (Motorcycle Regulation) Bill, (Senate Bill No. 38 of 2023) , which is now being officially withdrawn from the House. This Bill is sponsored by the Senator for Kakamega, Dr. Boniface Khalwale. I have gone...

Hon. Speaker, I first thank the Leader of the Majority Party in response to this Bill for agreeing to step it down. It is not the habit of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning to try to slow down any Motion or Bill that comes before the Floor...

Hon. Speaker, Hon. Martha Wangari is one of the leaders I look up to. She is serving her third term, one as a Senator and two terms as an elected Member for Gilgil, so she ranks higher than me in this House. I seek her wisdom as many times as...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have really enjoyed the contributions of various Members who have supported the nominations. I urge these two very dedicated Kenyans, when given a chance, to live up to their oath and to the expectations of Members. They will hold two very critical dockets: the...