Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 5031 to 5040 of 6175.

• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, within the next one or two months, we should have resolved the matter, but some patience is required. We are still operating under a construction site. I would like the Members to appreciate that fact. We are testing and piloting the transport and the logistics, but the Kisumu Airport has been designed and is being constructed as an international airport and will have services commensurate with that status. view
• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is exactly the kind of instructions we give to the KAA. So, I thank the Member for reiterating the same. All those things will be looked into to ensure that all the passengers are accorded the necessary comfort to move and transit the airport in the different conditions that they are in, namely; the aged, the disabled and those who may not be able to use the current facilities. It is being looked into. Let me just ask for patience. It will not happen today, even with the best of intentions because we will ... view
• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, like I said, within a month or two, we will do that. Even as the current contract expires, unless you want us to short-change the procurement process, which we do not want to, we will still need to go through a process to identify the right person to supply that kind of vehicles or if the KAA will have to buy them itself. So, just give us some time. To me, it does not matter who provides the service, but what matters is whether we have the right service available for the passengers at the ... view
• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when His Excellency the President addressed this House, he gave us a full list of the Bills which are expected to be passed during this sitting. So, that is our programme. Our commitment is to have all those Bills coming to the Floor of the House. So, repeating the same on Thursday would be repeating the Presidential Address to this House, which we discussed and agreed on. Our Standing Orders basically limit the Statement to be issued on Thursday to the Government Business for the next week, and not the Government Business for the next ... view
• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as requested by the Member for Makadara, Mr. Mbuvi, I wish to make the following Statement on the sale of Kenya Railways houses in South B. Mr. Speaker, Sir, some of the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) operations were concessioned to the Rift Valley Railways (RVR) on 1st November, 2006. However, various assets were retained by the corporation. Part of the Government’s strategy to improve the corporation’s financial position, included disposal of some of the non-strategic land and assets by outright lease or sale. In order to implement this strategy, an Inter-Ministerial Committee was formed and they prepared ... view
• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, KRC is a body corporate with power to own, contract, have properties and dispose of property. It is no different from an individual who has a lease from the Government. The same conditions that apply to anyone who has a lease will apply to any other body corporate. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know we have gone through this. We have also looked through it. There are different legal interpretations on this matter. But in this particular case, I would like to state that the Inter-Ministerial Committee that was formed in 2007 to look at this specific matter, ... view
• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: So, the Ministry for Lands was well represented and the Office of the Attorney-General gave its advice. It was agreed that, that could be done according to the Kenya Railways Act. The Act stipulates how the Corporation’s assets can be disposed of or leased. In the meantime, just for the comfort of hon. Members, and because this matter is going round and round, we have put efforts together to get this matter re-looked at afresh, have a Cabinet Memo that will then guide this process. That way, we can have one voice coming out of the Government through the memo ... view
• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as far as we are concerned with regard to those properties, that matter had been cleared. But before the conclusion of that process, the matter will be looked at afresh. In any case, the transfer process will have to be a joint effort between the Kenya Railways Corporation and the eventual buyers. So, we will have a look at it and if there is a hindrance to that, we will come up with the best way to ensure that nobody gets documents that are doubtful in terms of their legality. view
• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a Statement. Pursuant to Standing Order No.36(4), I take this opportunity to make the following very brief Statement with regard to the business for the week commencing Tuesday, 5th April, 2011. view
• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, on the Order Paper, there is still quite a lot of business and when the HBC meets, they will then prioritize all the Bills based on the ones that are considered critical. There is also the issue of the availability of the Ministers and the Attorney-General who need to be in the House to respond. I believe that Bill has suffered that fate because of the unavailability of the Attorney-General to come and lead hon. Members through the process. So, it is just a matter of time before we get a match between the presentation of ... view