Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4721 to 4730 of 6175.

• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, it is important for the correction of some facts that have been brought here. view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will be consisted with what I said last week that the Government is serious to do business. We would appreciate if we could move with speed to dispose of the matters ahead of us. We would support any initiatives in that direction. I believe that I have made a ruling on the matter of the chief. If the matter could rest there, then we could move on with the other business as we wait for the four weeks to get the comprehensive report. view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I would like to urge this Committee to look at this matter broadly. We have two amendments on the same matter. The amendment by the Minister, which will come after this, aims to delete and amend, in order to solve the problem that the Members who also deleted are talking about. Unfortunately, if the first amendment by the Committee which is to delete goes through, it means that we have lost the opportunity to amend the matter because there will be no clause to amend. I believe what I am hearing is, we are talking ... view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I would urge Mr. Nyamweya to be more attentive now and in future. The point I am explaining is that we have two amendments. If we just delete this clause as per the first amendment which has been proposed by Mr. Ethuro, on behalf of the Committee, there will be no Clause 14 to be further amended by the Minister. The proposal by the Minister is not only to delete the clause but to also amend it, and accord it to the Constitution, which will give the opportunity for coalitions to be formed before or after ... view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, let me respond. The import of the amendment is not to allow people to have a coalition, but it is to regulate the manner in which those coalitions will be governed and force them to deposit their coalition agreements with the Registrar of Political Parties, so that he or she can sort out the messes in the coalition, should they arise. It is important we appreciate the fact that the Constitution gives the power to associate and recognizes the coalitions, but they need to be managed whenever they are formed before or after by the Registrar ... view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I just want to throw some light on the amendment by hon. Eseli. It is all very well to say that coalitions should only be allowed after an election, but remember elections take place every five years. Now, if you just delete “before an election” and say ‘after an election”, which election shall we be talking about? Are they the 2002, 2007 or the 2012 elections? We must be very clear when we are passing laws. I think the important thing is that if you want to move an amendment, let us not create a situation ... view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Yes, Madam Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 11 be further amended by inserting the following words between the words “county assembly” and “as an independent member”; “and may join another party or opt to be”. This will basically mean that a Member shall continue serving as a Member of Parliament or the County Assembly and may join another party or opt to be an independent member for the remainder of the term. view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: It is obvious that when you force somebody to be an independent member, there are some legal implications arising from what an independent member can do or cannot do as defined in the Constitution. By allowing the member who has been “orphaned” by the parties’ merger to decide what to do, you are giving them a choice. view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: How can you allow a conversation? view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chair, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 22 be further amended in sub-clause 2 by adding the following words at the end after “independent candidates”, “or as members of other political parties”. view