Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2101 to 2110 of 6175.

• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the House its recommendation of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, and its approval thereof, with amendments. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I read this differently. If an offence under this Act is committed by a body corporate, then what this is intending to do is to insulate the officers acting for that body corporate. So, if you look at it from that angle, it is probably the construction that has a problem, as Hon. Millie has said. That if the offences committed by a body corporate, or any association of individuals, if you stop at that point, then a director, partner or any other person involved in or purporting to act for that body, is ... view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I am happy with it. I think we are all clear. Basically, we are saying that all officers are liable for the offence of the company unless they can prove that they did not know — the act took place without their knowledge — or they took reasonable steps to prevent the commission of the offence. So, a director or anyone who was on duty and who did not know that there was coffee or tea in the store being taken away on that night cannot be taken to court because of whatever happened in the ... view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, maybe, Hon. Momanyi explained the amendment wrongly. It says that any person who has a reason to believe that the provisions of this Act have been, are being or are about to be violated, may petition the High Court. It does not say a person who is aggrieved. A person who believes that the provisions of the Act are being violated may go to court to seek an injunction, mandamus and any other lawful remedy. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: The amendment empowers any person to be a policeman of the Act. If you feel that the Act is being…. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: The amendment may be superfluous. However, let us not reject it because a person is aggrieved. This is somebody who believes that the provisions of the Act are being contravened. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said Report. I also request the Hon. Millie Odhiambo to second the Motion for agreement with the Report of the Committee of the whole House. view
• 26 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No. 44(2)(a), I rise to give the following Statement on behalf of the House Business Committee, which met on Tuesday, 24th November 2020 to prioritise business for consideration: On Tuesday next week, the following business has been prioritised for consideration: (a) Consideration of certain business received during the month of December 2020 to January 2021 recess period. (b) A Motion on the exemption of business from the provisions of Standing Order Nos. 141, 227(1) and 256(A) to save Bills from lapsing pursuant to Standing Order No. 141 and provide for an ... view
• 26 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: The House Business Committee will reconvene on Tuesday, 1st December 2020, to schedule business for the coming week, which is the last week of the Fourth Session of the 12th Parliament. I now wish to lay this Statement on the Table of the House and thank you. view
• 26 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Report of the Committee and commend them for a job well done. When we look at the full Report and the annexures, we appreciate the depth of the inquiry. view