Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4961 to 4970 of 6175.

• 12 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, given the level of consultations that have taken place on this Bill, and the way it has been crafted and the need to have it passed in a faster time as possible and without having to change it materially - which is the tendency we have seen of late especially on most of the amendments that come on the Floor - I would like to take this opportunity to urge this House and my fellow Members that we look at the work that has been put by all the experts that have looked at this ... view
• 12 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am particularly very happy and I know comments have been made and I know the Minister may be replying on that; the issue of the staggering of the appointment of the Commissioners. It is very important. It is standard practice in the entire corporate world. You do not leave a vacuum in a board or commission. It is standard practice even in some of the advanced democracies like the American Congress. You never leave a vacuum by getting everyone to retire on the same day. It is important that we have some institutional memory ... view
• 12 May 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to support this very important Bill. I was fortunate to be in Bomas when the debate on this matter did come up. I listened to all the views that were being expressed by the delegates in Bomas in terms of the discrepancies as they saw them, in terms of the various civil servants working for the Government and being paid from the same purse, but all drawing different salaries for the same job. I could hear the passion by people who were agitated and said for once: “Could we have ... view
• 12 May 2011 in National Assembly: So, I just thought that it is an opportune time and I am very happy that this is coming so that, for once, we harmonize salaries within our parastatals. There should be a guiding factor. We will not be looking at parastatals which may be bigger than the other ones, but people who are doing the same work. If an accountant in a State parastatal is doing the same work as an accountant in another parastatal or the central Government, they should be earning the same. However, right now, the discrepancies are telling. I feel it is very unfortunate and ... view
• 12 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those words, I beg to support. view
• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I undertake to communicate the information to the Minister though, from the request, it appears that the genesis of the issue is the Statement by the Prime Minister. This being a cross-cutting issue, bringing together Treasury, the Ministry of Energy and the oil industry, we need to consult further to see whether we should come here with an update on where we are, arising from the Prime Minister’s Statement. The Minister for Energy issued a Statement last week on the same matter. So, again, we could be repeating the same issues that were discussed last week. In ... view
• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will communicate this to the Prime Minister, so that he can issue the update tomorrow, as to where we are on this matter. view
• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: That is okay, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 28 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.36(4), I take this opportunity to make the following Statement with regard to the business for the week commencing Tuesday, 3rd May, 2011. view
• 28 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the House will continue with the debate on the following two Bills; namely, The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Bill, Bill No.6 of 2011, currently under debate and The Salaries and Remuneration Commission Bill, Bill No.8 of 2011. Mr. Speaker, Sir, should debate on the foregoing Bills be concluded today, then the two Bills will be taken to the Committee Stage, hoping that the House Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs will have had the opportunity to consider them. Additionally, the following two Bills will be considered for the Committee Stage. The Nurses (Amendment) Bill, Bill No.25 ... view