Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4371 to 4380 of 6175.

• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I really did not want to get myself into this matter, but I have been dragged into it by the insinuation that has been made by the previous speaker that the HBC, and, indeed, the Government has been sleeping on the job and has allowed this Motion to come to the Floor. Indeed, I want to confirm that the HBC was not sleeping on the job as this Motion got onto the Floor. I want to confirm that yes, the Motion was properly approved by the Speaker, voted for by the HBC and that is ... view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: What we need to look at as a House is guided by the new information that Members are obviously at liberty to make a decision as to whether they want to wait for the report of the Finance, Planning and Trade Committee, which is already looking into this matter or to duplicate the work of the House by giving the same work to another committee, and then have two reports that will then have to be dealt with by this House. However, in terms of the propriety of the Motion in the House today, I want to allay the fears ... view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. As hon. Members will be aware, there was an interruption, but I contributed to the points of order that were there. I have been waiting patiently to contribute to this Motion, which was brought before the House. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to, first of all, react to the subject matter of this Motion. One, it is stated in the Motion that the Central Bank of Kenya has just been maintaining “a watch and see attitude.” In other ... view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this House needs to appreciate that the matter of currency and management of the economy that we are attempting to trivialize through all these interruptions is a very complex matter that affects us all. The more we--- view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if hon. Members are serious, it will be very important that we continue on this. view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think it is important for Members to appreciate that when a private Member brings a Motion he or she is given two hours. Let us ensure that all Members can contribute within those two hours so that a final decision is made based on the contributions done on the Floor of the House. That is why we prioritize it. It is important that we appreciate the fact that what is happening to our currency is not unique to Kenya. You need to look at what is happening to the Kenya Shilling versus the Uganda ... view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not want to challenge the qualifications of the Committee but I believe one of the reasons the Committee is looking at this is to inquire and understand the issues that lead to inflation. That is what I am saying. The Committee should educate itself and the House on these matters. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the only choice we have in this country in matters of inflation is, we must produce more. Whenever we produce maize, what happens? At harvest season, there is agitation in this House that the price of maize must ... view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other thing that we need to look at--- view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other thing that we need to start thinking about is when you look at what is happening to the economies around us. People have mentioned Rwanda, Ethiopia and Uganda; one thing that we must ask ourselves, as leaders, is why an investor prefers to go to our neighbour instead of coming to Kenya. One of the things people will tell you is that the cost of labour in this country is exorbitant. I was in Ethiopia on Monday and I looked at what they are doing, and they were all telling me the fact ... view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for your protection. The point we are making, and we need to be serious as leaders--- view