Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank the Seconder and the Member who has contributed. It is understandable the fact that Members had expressed their debate on this and we are only doing it for technical purposes to help complete what had not been completed. I understand the reduced interest in contribution. But nonetheless, I thank the Members for being here and having contributed. view
• 9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: I beg to reply. view
• 9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, aware that the history of any institution is key to evaluating its development; further aware that documenting history provides a knowledge bank for future generations; noting that the history of the Parliament of Kenya is largely unrecorded, scattered and piecemeal; further noting that most comparable jurisdictions have elaborate records of their history which are periodically updated to capture new developments; cognisant of the fact that the Parliament of Kenya marks its 115th anniversary this year having been established as the Legislative Council (LegCo) in August 1907; further cognisant ... view
• 9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: We had started debate on this Motion in the last Session. Obviously, that died with the Fifth Session. So, this is a reintroduction of that intention in the realisation that our Parliament has come a long way. For those who have read some history, the first legislative council, the LegCo, sat in a small corrugated iron building on Haile Selassie Avenue which was then known as White House Road, just across from these Chambers. It remained there for 17 years. We also know the Bank of India Building on Kenyatta Avenue has its history. The LegCo started meeting there in ... view
• 9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: When you go to the Congress in the USA, there is what they call The Centre for Legislative Archives. This is where you find all the historical records of the House of Representatives as well as the Senate. The New Zealand has historical Bills which are again accessible online. They have a massive collection of as far back as 1854. These are just examples that are to buttress the point that this is a path others have trodden with success. There is no reason Parliament of Kenya cannot do the same. We also know we will not be starting from ... view
• 9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I thank Members. I was actually excited to see the interest that this Motion has had given the number of Members who have contributed. Members appreciate the need for this documentation. I also take note of the comments that were made by Members, including Hon. Oundo. He had two issues including why the special focus on the National Assembly. Like I did mention, people have usually known Parliament to be this House. In fact, when you say you are a Member of Parliament, people hardly think of Senators, never mind that they have also ... view
• 9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: Indeed, there has been a change in the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. They were also very busy on the Supplementary Budget and had requested that this business be placed at another date when they would not be engaged. So, I wish that it be stepped down for now. view
• 9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: The Chair of the Departmental Committee on Health has been processing the Bill and are yet to bring a report on it. They have requested that they be given more time to process the matters within the Committee, report to the House and then, be in a position to move this Bill. I ask that we step down this Bill for now. view
• 9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this is my Bill which I have prepared to move. However, the Committee and the Ministry have a meeting this weekend with a couple of other stakeholders to fine-tune the issues within it. It will be good to get that feedback so that as I move it, I will have the benefit of the stakeholders’ input into the Bill. The Members will also have the benefit of the Report of the Committee which I was told it would be ready by next week. view
• 9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: I ask that we step this Bill down for now. view