Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1811 to 1820 of 6175.

• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: We need to frame it very well, so that this law becomes clear. The responsibility is on the promoter to style the issue he or she is canvassing. I can decide that I want to style my issue by way of a Bill because Clause 2 to Clause 100 are inter-connected. You cannot come and cherry- pick one item from my Bill that I am promoting and you tell me to withdraw Clause 80 and pick Clause 7. At the end of it all, you can end up with a mongrel Bill that is not inter-connected or composite. As we ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: You are saying that the provisions on this Bill will apply in the counties. If Nyandarua County wants to know whether it should have some economic partnership with the neighbouring Nakuru County, the people of Nyandarua County and Nakuru County have to decide that. This needs to be in a language that they can understand. Simplicity is the issue. I believe that is the principle that is captured within our law. Our law on election should be simple, transparent and take into account all the special needs, including the people with disabilities and special needs. That is simplicity. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: You are saying that the provisions on this Bill will apply in the counties. If Nyandarua County wants to know whether it should have some economic partnership with the neighbouring Nakuru County, the people of Nyandarua County and Nakuru County have to decide that. This needs to be in a language that they can understand. Simplicity is the issue. I believe that is the principle that is captured within our law. Our law on election should be simple, transparent and take into account all the special needs, including the people with disabilities and special needs. That is simplicity. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: The Vice-Chair is taking notes. Let us not start thinking of whether we want the referendum that is being promoted by Hon. Junet Mohamed and Hon. Dennis Waweru on behalf of the people they are promoting and which was supported by four million Kenyans. Let us not use that to then say that Hon. Junet and Hon. Dennis should have done it like this. They are the ones who did it. How do we ensure that Kenyans support that initiative without confusion? That is up to them to explain. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: The Vice-Chair is taking notes. Let us not start thinking of whether we want the referendum that is being promoted by Hon. Junet Mohamed and Hon. Dennis Waweru on behalf of the people they are promoting and which was supported by four million Kenyans. Let us not use that to then say that Hon. Junet and Hon. Dennis should have done it like this. They are the ones who did it. How do we ensure that Kenyans support that initiative without confusion? That is up to them to explain. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: What we need here are timelines. At what point does it go to the people? When should campaigns end? When do we determine that the people can now be called upon to make a decision? Once we have those small bits done, we will have a good law. However, let us not blind ourselves that if we do this, it will change an ongoing process because the promoter has to be convinced. We cannot make a law for a certain Bill or process. We can only make a law for any process which is initiated by any person. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: What we need here are timelines. At what point does it go to the people? When should campaigns end? When do we determine that the people can now be called upon to make a decision? Once we have those small bits done, we will have a good law. However, let us not blind ourselves that if we do this, it will change an ongoing process because the promoter has to be convinced. We cannot make a law for a certain Bill or process. We can only make a law for any process which is initiated by any person. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: I agree with Hon. Mbadi. These masks are a bit tight. I have been here the whole day. So, I am a bit more stressed than most of you. I agree that there is some contradiction in Clause 8 of the Bill that I hope the Committee will sort out to make sure that it accords with what the Constitution says. I explained before. I believe that a referendum can have one question or a series of questions which are inter-connected or disconnected depending on what the original promoter wanted. We cannot be the ones to prescribe that the promoter ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: I agree with Hon. Mbadi. These masks are a bit tight. I have been here the whole day. So, I am a bit more stressed than most of you. I agree that there is some contradiction in Clause 8 of the Bill that I hope the Committee will sort out to make sure that it accords with what the Constitution says. I explained before. I believe that a referendum can have one question or a series of questions which are inter-connected or disconnected depending on what the original promoter wanted. We cannot be the ones to prescribe that the promoter ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: I am also very uncomfortable with public participation. This Bill should have a lot of public participation. If I am promoting that Kenyans should drive on the left or right side, I should convince them to vote my way, so that I cannot be told that I did not have enough public participation. I can be asked the number of drivers I asked. That should not be a question for me to respond to. It is the people who should say it. I believe that the law should provide for all these options and the people can then decide. Those ... view