Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4461 to 4470 of 6175.

• 11 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he was expected to be here. I believe they were working on the assumption that all the other Questions preceding this one would be asked and answered. In any the event, I would ask that this Question be rescheduled to tomorrow, also taking into account that the hon. Member has not received a written answer. view
• 11 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed, the agreement in the House was not that the matter was going to be referred to the Attorney-General. We were going to facilitate debate between the Member and the Attorney-General to look at the matter because the matter seemed to have gone through the court process but there may well be remedies outside, that could be facilitated by the Attorney-General. I am still waiting for the Member to be available to meet the Attorney-General and we will take up the matter. view
• 11 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this very important Bill, which aims at catering for our public servants in terms of their pensions and more importantly, to put within a legal framework what has been agreed upon administratively and what has been tried elsewhere, and which has been seen to work; and to bring our pension schemes in line with modern times. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Bill is straightforward. One of its highlights as the Mover did mention, is to move our pension scheme from defined benefits scheme to a defined contribution scheme. Workers will ... view
• 11 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to second this very important Bill. As hon. Members will recall, as part of the Bills that were necessary for the implementation of the Constitution, we did pass some two very critical Bills affecting the police force – one creating the service and one defining the commission and all that. The last leg of this three-anchored platform for the police reforms is this police oversight body. It was not part of the schedule of the law that needed to be passed within the first 18 months, but it is very important. ... view
• 11 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is a very straightforward matter as contained within the Mover’s address. You cannot complain to the same people you are complaining about. That has been one of the weaknesses that have made people lose faith in our institution of the police. Whether the complaints they have are warranted or not, the fact is that you see a person in uniform and he is the one you are going to tell that his or her colleague has done something you did not like. People then feel intimidated. Creating this body will give people that confidence ... view
• 11 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Really, the way I look at it personally, it is the oversight body that will basically represent the entire populace, because we are all supposed to be the overseers of our police service. But we cannot all sit and arbitrate; some of us will then – the few - be called upon to serve on this Board. They will be the ones doing the job on behalf of everyone else. But the public should never lose sight at any one point of the fact that they are the overseers of the police service, which is supposed to be serving them ... view
• 11 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: So, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Bill is rather straightforward; it has created the institutions and the framework. It has created the mechanisms for how people will report incidents. It has also created a situation where if action is required and is not taken by “A”, “B” will know what to do to ensure that reports do not just disappear, and that people will not feel that their work is not being taken seriously. view
• 11 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: So, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think with those remarks, I would really like to urge this House that we pass this third Bill; it is the third leg, as it were, of the police reforms platform, so that we can now move with speed to ensure that our police service is responsive to the needs of the wananchi of the future, and is in line with the new Constitution, the Vision 2030 and the aspirations of the Kenyan people. view
• 11 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to second. view
• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, they are not here and it is all to do with the games in Maputo. We will try to ask them, but I think they are thinly spread out. view