Amina Abdalla

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 721 to 730 of 2343.

• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 5 and substituting therefor the following new clause─ “(5) The Council shall provide an overarching national climate change coordination mechanism and shall─ (a) ensure the mainstreaming of the climate change function by the national and county governments; (b) approve and oversee implementation of the National Climate Change Action Plan; (c) advise the national and county governments on legislative, policy and other measures necessary for climate change response and attaining low carbon climate resilient development; (d) approve a national gender and intergenerational responsive public education ... view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the amendment is intended to streamline the functions of the climate change policy to be a policy coordination and oversight. That is the import of the amendment to Clause 5. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting clause 6. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, with the amendment to Clause 4 that changes the institution from a ‘board’ to a ‘council’, it means that the Council is not a body corporate. Therefore, Clause 6 is no longer necessary. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon Temporary Deputy Chairman. To give clarification, the initial thought of the Mover was to set up a body corporate with a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who would run the Council. We felt after long consultations with all the stakeholders that the Council needs to be a body that gives policy direction. The secretariat of that Council must be domicile in the Ministry responsible for climate change. Therefore, we are forming a secretariat with a director employed under the public service, who is going to be the person responsible for the day to day issues. That means that ... view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 7. It follows from the deleted Clause 6 that the guiding principles of a board are no longer necessary. It is a Council. Our new Clause 3A will be providing for the principles of the Council. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 8 and substituting therefor the following new clause─ 8 (1) The Council shall comprise not more than nine members who shall be appointed by the President. (2) The Council shall be constituted as follows─ (a) the Cabinet Secretary responsible for Environment and Climate Change Affairs; (b) the Cabinet Secretary responsible for the National Treasury; (c) the Cabinet Secretary responsible for economic Planning; (d) the Cabinet Secretary responsible for Energy; (e) the chairperson of the Council of Governors; (f) a representative of the private sector; ... view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: (5) Except for members appointed under clause (1) (a),(b), (c),(d) and (e) each person shall be qualified for appointment as a member of the Council if such person─ (a) is a citizen of Kenya; (b) fulfils the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution; and (c) has at least ten years’ experience in the relevant field. (6) The president shall in the appointment of members ensure compliance with the two thirds gender principle. (7) The Council shall, at its first sitting, ballot to determine which of the members appointed under subsection (1) (f) to (i) shall serve for a two ... view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: This is because the board has been deleted and instead the provision provides for membership to the Council. This amendment also deals with the nature of the representation from the different levels of Government and other interest groups. Thank you. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, when you first allowed hon. (Eng.) Gumbo you said he was as old as I am in this House, but now the truth has comes out. He is serving his second term while I am serving my third term. Having said that, the words are two; “expertise” and “experience.” Most of what is out there could be either expertise or experience. So, it is either of the two. It is not that it is confining to expertise. I do not believe there are many masters degrees in climate change. It would be the same as what ... view