Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I formally request that we step down Order No.12, for the reasons I advanced earlier. view
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to second. view
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: I thank both the Committee and His Excellency the President, for facilitating the creation of these funds within Parliament, so that membership can benefit from the utilisation of these funds in a way that can be fast-tracked without having to, every time there is an issue, refer it to the National Treasury. So, there is a lot of self-regulation that will build into this for the better management of the Fund for facilities for Members. view
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: I beg to second. view
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Refugees Bill (National Assembly Bill No.62 of 2019) be now read a Second Time. The principal object of this Bill is simply to provide mechanisms for recognition, protection and management of refugees, which will then give effect to the 1951 United Nations Convention that relates to the status of refugees, together with the 1967 Protocol that relates to the status of refugees, and the 1969 Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Convention – as it was known then – governing the specific aspects of refugees’ problems in Africa. Every Kenyan who ... view
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: and conventions that have been passed and which as per as our Constitution, we have already domesticated. Clause 3 of the Bill basically provides the definition of a refugee. The details of that are contained within the Bill. So, I really do not want to go through all that. We are talking of refugees in Kenya, who are obviously here because they fear persecution because of their cultural, religious or political beliefs. They have left their countries of origin and migrated into Kenya. We then need to figure out how we know that person ‘A’ is a refugee and person ... view
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: affirmative action for women, children and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) - as well as voluntary repatriation and resettlement of refugees within Kenya. Next are miscellaneous provisions, which are contained within Part VIII. This part covers issues of registration for refugees and asylum seekers, offences and penalties, repeal of Cap. 173 of the Refugees Act as well as the transitional provisions of moving from the existing law to the new law once it is passed by Parliament. Part X contains provisions on delegated legislation. It empowers the Cabinet Secretary to make provisions generally to give effect to this Act and prescribe ... view
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when I was moving, I indicated that it is a very important Bill. Indeed, I expected the House to be full because of the magnitude of the problem, but it looks like most Members are more interested in Committees than the business of the House. I must record my disappointment because on a matter of an international nature like this, with Kenya hosting so many refugees, one would have expected a 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
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: bigger turnout. I was expecting Members who interact with all these refugees to be more interested in knowing how to determine who a refugee is and once we know that so and so are refugees and we grant them status, we think of how to manage them and determine where they belong. Anyway, that is the nature of our politics. I accordingly thank the Members who stayed behind and were able to input their views. I also thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for bearing with an empty House as we debated this. Now that we have closed the debate, ... view
• 30 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House: Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements for the National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation for the year ended 30th June, 2017. List of nominees to 14 National Government-Constituencies Development Fund Committees from the National Government-Constituencies Development Fund Board for the following constituencies: i Ainamoi ii Banissa iii Bondo iv Dadaab v Ikolomani vi Isiolo South vii Kajiado North viii Kangema ix Kiambu x Kitui East xi Mandera West xii Rarieda xiii Sigowet Soin xiv Lugari Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view