Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: Standing Order 210(2) relating to Tabling of Statutory Instruments, this House orders that during the period of the May Long Recess (14th May to 7th June, 2021): (i) should a Bill be published during the said period, or a published Bill become due for First Reading during the period, the Speaker shall, upon lapse of at least seven days following the publication of the Bill, the fulfilment of the provisions of Article 110(3) of the Constitution and following a determination that such Bill is of priority, forthwith refer the Bill to the relevant Committee for consideration pursuant to the provisions ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Public Private Partnership Bill be read a Second Time. view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: This Bill went through the First Reading on 26th March 2021 and thereafter, was committed to the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning pursuant to Standing Order No. 127. As you all know, our great Republic has been engaged in a whole set of activities to do with infrastructure development ranging from roads, hospitals, railways and all other forms of social development that are critical for opening up the economy and creating job opportunities; creating the transport corridors that will facilitate farmers to get their inputs into their farms and outputs out of their farms and facilitate industries in ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: products into the market. We are talking about our interconnectivity with the rest of the region and as part of enhancing our trade capabilities, our airports, our ports and all the infrastructural development that we can see, including ratification of programmes. They are all over. However, we all know that these investments are capital intensive. We also know our limitations in terms of our revenue streams, including taxation. Kenyans are constantly saying that they do not want any more taxation, they do not want to burden their future generations. I believe that is within Kenyan people’s view. So, when you ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: This Bill broadly has 87 clauses. It is now a comprehensive Bill encompassing what was there in 2013 and the amendments that were there in 2017 which was bringing in the issue of counties. The Bill was passed by this House and subsequently taken to the Senate. The Senate brought it back with amendments and it went for mediation. In between the waiting period to discuss the mediated version of the Bill, it became clear that there were still some other issues that needed to be amended. Based on experience and the feedback from people wanting to engage, it became ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: and do a comprehensive Bill that covers both national and county projects within a holistic framework, hence the birth of this new Bill. This Bill seeks to provide the participation of the private sector but this is not possible now because there are challenges chiefly attributed to the legal framework. So, it seeks to provide for the participation of the private sector, not only in financing but also in construction and operational maintenance of infrastructure and development projects through the partnerships. It will also streamline the regulation framework for the PPPs. I did mention that this is now a consolidated ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: Mandera, there will be some provision for using local content so that the local community also feels a sense of ownership in the project. I do not want to belabor the point but I just highlighted those four items to see the difference we have between the 2013 and the 2017 versions. So, this particular Bill is an improvement. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this Bill also proposes timelines on key project processes and stages for a more efficient and predictable project development environment. This is critical because of the need for that predictability. For those of you who may be ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: environment. We are opening up Public Private Partnerships. When you keep money in the bank, especially in the West where the interest rates tend towards the negative, you lose it by having it there. You would rather release that money into a project that earns you some return in the future, especially when you believe that the country can provide you the conducive environment. view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: This Bill also expands the scope of arrangement that qualify as PPPs and available procurement methods by introducing direct procurement as one of the approved methods. Previously, all you needed is the Government to say that they wanted to construct a certain road and people would then bid on who can do it better. However, here we have a situation where you want something to be done, including privately-initiated investment proposal where somebody comes and says that he would like to dualise Mombasa Road to Voi Road section. He does his maths and believes that he can make money. He ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: When you come now with your Lunga Lunga to Kiunga Road construction project and you have done all your numbers, you are told that under the law, we need to advertise it. Your project is then used to compete with other people who have not even invested in it. Knowing the seepage or leakage of information that we have, your data is used by your competitors and before you know it, your project is given to somebody else. We want to have this situation where you can come up with an innovative project which can help the public in a ... view