Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3671 to 3680 of 6175.

• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as hon. Members are aware, Thursday morning is not a regular sitting day but the House has the power to create extra sessions. Again, this is based on the explanations given earlier. I am very thankful that we have extended the sitting time for today, but we recognise the fact that we can only proceed up to Order No.11. We will still have the Public Service Commission Bill. We anticipate having the Vote on Account tomorrow. view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity to put on record my concerns as a Minister on a Bill proposed by Mr. Jakoyo Midiwo which, although good in intension, may not be practicable and--- view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will appreciate if hon. Members could give me some more audience. view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: I am coming to that. As a result, on a balance of the issues I am compelled to oppose the Bill. However, as I oppose this Bill--- view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speak, Sir. Why I am explaining this is because hon. Members are not privy to the discussion that we had in the House Business Committee. As I said, we would wish to proceed on recess tomorrow but before doing so, it is important that we pass the Vote on Account to enable the Government access funds from 1st July, 2012. Secondly, the other day this House passed a constitutional Motion, extending the period for the passage of the County Government Bill and the Public Financial Management Bill by only five months, which ends on 27th July, ... view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: I am contributing, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have already taken sides and said that I am compelled to oppose this Bill. This is because when I look at the issues contained therein, I find that, perhaps, we are providing a very simplistic solution to a very complex problem. I also want to confirm to this House that as a Government and as the Ministry of Transport we have already looked at all these issues, consulted with all the stakeholders and have come up with a comprehensive Traffic (amendment) Bill which is only awaiting the disposal of this Bill, so that it ... view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will respond to that. The Cabinet approved the publication of the Traffic (Amendment) Bill which is very comprehensive. It covers every clause within the Traffic Bill and not just a few clauses. It has enhanced the entire fines regime and brought it in conformity with the current situation. That Bill could not be published because we had this Bill on the Floor of the House. Eventually, the Attorney-General advised that we go ahead and publish the Bill. I believe by now, it has either been published or it will come out in this week’s ... view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that was one of the issues that was raised. We have had a situation where a Private Member has a Bill and the Government also has a Bill. Even in terms of reference, the Bills would confuse everyone. We can only have one Bill at a time. The advice we received from the Clerk’s Office was to wait until we have disposed of the one by Mr. Midiwo to avoid creating confusion. We learnt lessons from the Agriculture Act and other Bills that run parallel and people got confused. Even in the media, the people ... view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said, Traffic Management is a very complex issue. It is not just a legal issue, but a social issue. I have heard comments like providing parking places for people who are coming into town, so that they can leave their vehicles behind to decongest the city. I can confirm that the railway station at Syokimau will serve that purpose. I went to inspect the work and which I hope will be open to the public from next month, we have created a situation where there is a lot of parking space for people ... view