Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue we are talking about here is covered very clearly within our Constitution. Section 221 is very clear about how that happens. view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will repeat it again for the benefit of the hon. Member. Section 221 is very clear that the Budget Estimates will be tabled in the House. Once the Budget Estimates have been tabled, they then go to the relevant Committee which makes recommendations. That is Section 221(4). If you read it very carefully and then look through all the other bits and pieces, including part of Chapter 8 which is suspended, which also very clearly says what will happen when it is out of suspension--- It says that no money Bill can be altered without ... view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we need to be very careful that we do not take one bit of the Constitution and misinterpret it and then come here and pretend that we now know how budgeting takes place. view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not taking anyone back. Indeed, I am very conscious of the fact that the budgeting process is still in place. We are yet to come here and discuss the votes of individual Ministries. It is only after the votes of the individual Ministries have been interrogated that you can make a decision on whether we should move money from one vote to another. However, without the advantage of interrogating the votes, which the House Business Committee has already approved, you cannot pretend that you know where money should be moved. view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not discussing the Report of the Committee. I am discussing the amendment by Mr. Mbadi. Hon. Mbadi was in that Committee but was overruled. view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will ignore that because the reference to it is obviously suspended in the Constitution. These are issues which are within Chapter 8, which is suspended. However, I would like to explain to the Member that even at the full flight point, when we had to discuss this Budget within the framework of the new Constitution, there is a clear methodology that says how these things should be done. It is not just through an arbitrary way. We must remember these issues regarding the new Constitution coming in and placing responsibility on Parliament were done that ... view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish the Members would be more attentive to what I am saying and stop putting words in my mouth. Basically, I have recognized Section 221(4) which basically says that the Committee will review and make recommendations to the House. The Committee has made those recommendations through a Report. We are discussing that Report. But within the framework of that Report, an amendment has been brought; which attempts to reallocate funds from one department to another without telling us, as a House, what are the implications of removing Kshs2.7 billion from a body that has been ... view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me apologize for the absence of the Minister, the Assistant Minister and undertake to communicate to them that they avail themselves to respond to this Question at the earliest opportunity, preferably tomorrow. view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We will communicate to them. view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of Mumias and the Ministry of Agriculture, I will communicate to the Minister for Agriculture. Could I ask that that Statement be delivered on Tuesday next week? This will give adequate time for the searches and harmonizing of the information because it looks like there is much more than just meets the eye. On the request of a Statement from the Office of Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance, I believe we could get the same on the same day. So, the two Statements should be delivered on Tuesday next week. view