Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4291 to 4300 of 6175.

• 17 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, all these things come with challenges. One of the challenges that we have had at the port is: What do you do as you expand all these facilities? Do you still continue with business as usual in terms of having all the old and new operations performed by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA)? Is it not time to start opening up on a progressive basis for other players to come and do what they do best at the port, while the KPA management is left with the core job of developing ports. It should not be ... view
• 17 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: In terms of efficiency, the Bulk Grain Handling Company has proved that, that is the way to go. I want to give an example. I believe that the Committee has noted this. Just recently, we had some importation of fertilizer and, because of the way it was packaged in the ship, it had to be handled manually. It took over two months to off-load that fertilizer. From the time the ship docked to the time the fertilizer got to the farmer, we may well have missed the opportunity for the farmer to use it for the season because of the ... view
• 17 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have accepted this challenge and I am happy to note that one of the Committee’s recommendations is that we should be talking the current fertilizer licensee and work out a situation where they either put it into use within the 112 months or we have it revoked. It may well be that the licensee is willing but, perhaps, the politics around the port have not facilitated the licensee to actually operationalise the facility, so that the fertilizer can get to the farmers when they need it and at reduced costs. However, this is something ... view
• 17 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: It is on schedule. view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg for the indulgence of the House. The Minister for Foreign Affairs has just been called to attend to the visiting heads of state who are coming for a discussion on the Somali crisis; he is not in a position to answer this Question. view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would request that this Question be rescheduled for next week when all these matters would have been sorted out. We agreed that he works out a schedule to show when he will be available in the House, and then communicate to the Speaker. view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we discussed and he left in a hurry. He left with the answer. What he gave me is the Order Paper. I would have loved to discharge his duties. He had actually come to answer this Question but he left. He told me that he had just been called. What he gave me was just the Order Paper and not the answer. view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Tuesday next week is fine. view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The residents of Kyang’ombe and Maasai village in Embakasi area of Nairobi were evicted because they had settled on the land that part of the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) land, which is title L.R. No.21919. The land has been specifically set aside for aviation purposes, and as such it is not available for human settlement. With regard to the development that we allow, statutory approvals must be issued by both the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA); this was not adhered to in the case of ... view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me say without any fear of contradiction that the City Council constantly issued notices telling residents that all the structures they had put there were illegal, and needed to be removed. Those notices were issued all the way from 2005 by the City Council. So, it is not true to say that they were paying their rates to the City Council. view