Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, noting the recent changes in the composition of several Committees of the House, particularly those occasioned by the changes originating from the Majority Party, appreciating the need for further consultations and pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No. 256 (Exemption of Business from The Standing Orders), this House: – (a) resolves to exempt the filling of the vacancies and the election of Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons to the various Committees from the provisions of Standing Order 173(3) (Filling of a vacancy in a Select Committee within 14 days) and ... view
• 23 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, when these Standing Orders were being formulated, they did not envisage a situation where the discharged Members include quite a big number of people that may call for a reconfiguration of several committees which requires time and consultation within the various parties. As we are aware, much as several changes have taken place within the Majority Party, there are changes that are imminent within the Minority Party. Instead of taking Members through several elections and those elected are not even Members of that committee, say, a week later, we need to give Members a timeframe and stability within ... view
• 23 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: on Selection today, then the Committee sits tomorrow, still we will not have been able to report to this House on Thursday to facilitate elections on the same day. Realistically, it is not practical to hold elections within the deadlines that were envisaged in your ruling. For us to do justice to the membership of this House and reconstitute the committees, I would urge the House to make this resolution of exempting the provisions of those Standing Orders, so that the whips have enough time to look through their committees and reconfigure them. There are Members who want to be ... view
• 23 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to second that we reduce the publication period. Again, Members will appreciate that the Appropriation Bill is basically a reflection of what we have been discussing all the way since February. It is nothing new. We approved the schedules and the Appropriation Bill is a representation of the same schedules that we approved the other day. If it were in the old days where they were not discussed with the same level of detail, then it would have been necessary to publish this Bill for a longer period, so that people can look at ... view
• 23 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: I request Members that we grant the prayers of the Mover to enable the Appropriation Bill to go through and, hopefully, we have the Appropriation Act in the next couple of days and, certainly, beat the constitutional deadline. That way, this House will have lived to the expectations of Kenyans. I beg to second. view
• 23 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Kipipiri, JP): Yes, Hon. Speaker. I beg to second because I think it was an oversight at the point of processing that the two clauses were supposed to be committed and perhaps in the rushing to beat the 1.00 O'clock deadline, we finalised one and the other one was left in abeyance. Therefore, that is why we are doing it as a further amendment when they should have been done concurrently. I do not think there is a big issue on this one. I second and wish that the House processes this fast enough so that we can move onto ... view
• 23 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I want to first associate myself with the sentiments by Hon. Odhiambo-Mabona, because I was here in the morning and, indeed, when this amendment was brought. I think the first concern of Members was they saw it or heard about it for the first time this morning. Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah seemed to say that it had been sneaked in, we do not understand it, and it is a contradiction and seems to be inconsistent with what was rejected here and then brought in through a presidential memorandum, a matter that ended up in court. Between the ... view
• 23 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: the client will not be insured. Sub-section (1) states that risk will not be insured until money has been received. Sub-section (5) then states that people who had received money can keep it yet we are saying there is no insurance cover. There is a contradiction. I urge Members to either withdraw or defeat this Clause. Let us get a proper amendment that is not contradictory. view
• 23 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. Indeed, during my contribution during this debate, I alluded to the fact that we may need to open up tolling to include all services that might need to be procured through PPPs. However, for now, I would urge that we process what is ready and then we will bring a more comprehensive Bill that will cover a whole range of services. There might be different permutations of who does water, railway and all rather than trying to bring it within this Bill. We will bring the amendments not in the Finance Bill or the ... view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to congratulate the Committee for a job well done. When you look at the proposals from the National Treasury, and the list of the stakeholders who appeared within the report, and the diversity of views, to get the balance right is no mean task. I want to congratulate the Committee for striking that balance in terms of saying that we can live with this, and this, we cannot live without. I believe the stakeholders will understand for now. I am also very happy, as I listen to my colleagues and read the ... view