Amos Kimunya

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• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Chair. It is important. I know some Members may not have been here when we were in the Second Reading and, hence, are not following what we are doing. The current Act as it is says that for you to be registered as a student, you must be a member of the institute. That is what the current Act says. So, what this amendment is seeking to do is to create a new category for students’ membership. Then, further, in the event that, that student member is not employed, we are insulating them from being charged a ... view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended- (a) in the proposed amendments to the Universities Act (No. 42 of 2012) – In the proposed amendment to Section 24 by deleting the proposed new subsection (3) and substituting therefor the following new subsection−― “(3) The provisions of Part V of this Act shall apply to an institution established under this section with such modifications as may, with the approval of the Cabinet Secretary and the Commission, be specified in the respective Charter”. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the import of this amendment is that we have provided for the creation of specialised universities to offer security-related courses. We are saying that the provisions of Part V, which is the governance of those universities, may be modified for those people I had mentioned while moving. The Bill had excluded who will do the modification and the changes. We are now saying that with the approval of the Cabinet Secretary and the Commission for Higher Education which regulates universities and decides on who gets a charter or not, those will be specified in the respective ... view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Therefore, there are checks and control; a Cabinet Secretary who does it, the Commission will regulate and then the modifications will be part of the charter to make sure the university cannot abuse and will have to be straitjacketed in terms of what they want to do. It is a straightforward amendment and I know there was a similar amendment coming in from the Departmental Committee on Education and Research and one from Hon. Ichung’wah, but we have agreed that we consolidate everything into my amendment and the others will lapse. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I have consulted with the Departmental Committee on Education and Research and with Hon. Ichung’wah. I believe the amendment by the Departmental Committee on Education and Research, which also mirrors what Hon. Ichung’wah has, has merit. So, I would like to withdraw mine in favour of the amendment by the Departmental Committee on Education and Research. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, for good order, we should allow the Committee to move their amendment under Clause 24(c) because mine is The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: coming under Clause 24(3). So, if they first move their amendment in Clause 24 covering (c), which comes before my amendment on Clause 24(3), then we will not get the confusion that was coming in. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Out of abundance of caution, I beg to move my amendment to Section 3 as proposed in the Order Paper which is basically to capture what has not been moved by the Committee. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended- (a) in the proposed amendments to the Universities Act (No. 42 of 2012)- In the proposed amendments to Section 24 by deleting the proposed new subsection (3) and substituting therefore the following new subsection- “(3) The provisions of Part V of this Act shall apply to an institution established under this ... view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 1 of the Bill be amended by inserting the words “and shall come in force upon assent” immediately after the words “Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2020.” view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: This is to define the date this Act comes into force. I beg to move. view