Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 5101 to 5110 of 6175.

• 10 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the number can be provided, subsequently. However, the reason for the slow off-take of the vehicles is that previously, they were being sold on auction basis. The Government had, obviously, some reserve prices and did not want to throw them away, depending on the prices determined by the auction. The vehicles whose bids had not matched the reserve prices were retained to ensure that the Kenyan public gets maximum value from the disposal of those vehicles. A second batch has now been tendered and the process will continue until all the vehicles have been disposed off without ... view
• 10 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I believe that Question was responded to in this very House last year and the Minister tabled all the details of the whole tender process that arrived at the decision on the Passats. It is purely a matter of a combination of the cost of the vehicles, the maintenance cost and who was available to supply all those vehicles at the time they were required. All that went through a competitive process by the Treasury with all the major vehicle suppliers. The information is already in this House. view
• 10 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, the computations have been going on since 2006 when a transport taskforce was put in place to look at the Government transport. It identified the number of vehicles that were required, the number of vehicles the Government had and what it needed to go forward. The purchase of vehicles with less view
• 10 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is the Order for Leader of Government Business. view
• 10 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuat to provisions of Standing Order 36(4) I take this opportunity to make the following Statement with regard to the business for the week commencing the 15th of February 2011. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the House is expected to deliberate on the Motion on adoption of the Report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on the nomination of the Chief Justice, Attorney-General and the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the Motion on the adoption of the Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade on the nomination of the Controller of Budget. Mr. ... view
• 10 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: (ii) a Motion by Mr. Affey to the Ministry of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons. The HBC will convene on Tuesday the 15th of February 2011 to consider business for the rest of the week. Thank you. view
• 8 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The more I listened to hon. Members, who spoke before me, the more we were being reminded about the people who were blindfolded and told to touch various parts of an elephant and give a description of what, in their view, an elephant looked like. Those who touched the tail said that an elephant is a very thin animal. Those who touched the tusks described it in the way they felt the tusks looked like. Those who touched the legs described them that way. We were here last week and you pronounced yourself very clearly. ... view
• 8 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am surprised that suddenly, we are now talking about judges on a pedestal. We are talking about how the courts are good. We are the same ones who have been saying that we do not trust the judges. We got into this quagmire because we said that we cannot trust the Judiciary to make any decision, but because it seems to be making decisions in a certain favourable way, all of a sudden, it is our darling. The good thing is that, at least, we know that this Parliament represents the fullness of Kenya, through the ... view
• 8 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: I do not want to go into the merits or demerits of how judges do their work, but as a layman, I am confused. How does one give a ruling on a matter even before the matter has gone for hearing? People are seeking an injunction and all of a sudden, a final declaration on the matter is made. This is exactly the same frustration that I heard the Director of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission, Dr. P.L.O. Lumumba, who we voted for overwhelmingly in this House and a very learned lawyer who I have had occasion to consult. This is ... view
• 8 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: I believe this same Constitution gives power to Parliament. We swore to protect this Constitution in this House. That gives us power to do what is required of us. I would like to urge all the Members who would like us to give that power to the courts to go and take their oath in court to protect the Constitution from that angle and leave those of us who want to protect Parliament in Parliament to protect the supremacy of Parliament and let it do its work. view