Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 5231 to 5240 of 6175.

• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not sure what we can do to hon. Members asking about the implementation of the new Constitution and its provisions on nepotism. That is because the new Constitution came on board effective from 27th August. There are people who have been in place and I want, with your permission, to join this with the request from hon. Mbadi that three of those people may be coming from one region. As I said, those people have been in KAA for the last five years. So, should we now sack them because of the coming into force ... view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, KAA and KPA are not part of the Foreign Service. I am not sure about the policy he is quoting. The point I am making is that we all would like to see the face of Kenya in all organizations, including Parliament and other places. After the current census results, my dream would be to see the percentages of the population figures being reflected in every organization. However, what do we do with the people who are already in place? I said, in my answer, that as their positions expire, it may be a good time to ... view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the reason I used the word “perhaps” is because the same Constitution bars discrimination on account of someone’s ethnic background. Therefore, we need to be guided as we do the implementation in terms of---- view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was responding to a specific question that related to the Constitution as requested by hon. Wamalwa. I am yet to get to the issues as raised by the others. view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not quite convinced, myself, that looking at the KAA in totality that we do not have the face of Kenya. Indeed, when you look at the other senior officers--- The question asked was about general managers. There are other officers above or below the general managers. For instance, the Deputy Managing Director is Mr. Matthew Wamalwa. The Chief Legal Officer, who is now on suspension, is John Ditoo. We have Eng. Chamwada. view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for protecting me on that. I could go on with the list. As I said we have two positions that are vacant. I believe the sentiments of this House and my own sentiments in terms of wanting to see the face of Kenya represented will be taken on board. It may well be that when we put up the advertisement, we will specifically bar some regions from applying if that is what Members would like to see happening. However, I am not sure how constitutional that would be. So we need to get some guidance ... view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, putting up an advertisement, from my training in management, is because you do not have the people. When you have five people to select from, what extra are you looking for from outside? I think it is important that we look at the fact that you have five candidates. With five candidates, you first of all ask yourself: “Do I have the talent that I am looking for in this place?” If I have the talent, why do I need to look for talent from outside? Now, because of the other factor--- view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I believe that not only the 40 million Kenyans but also the 120 million in East Africa have an opportunity. However, the competition must be created. I think the point I am making here is that there is some injustice we have been doing to people working in Government parastatals. In the private sector, you groom succession from within from the beginning so that you have successors who understand the organization and can take the organization forward. However, every time we have a position falling vacant, you advertise and lock out all the people who are inside. ... view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in her characteristic self, Millie asked for a very comprehensive Statement. I have done enough justice and covered it within a full four pages. If you do agree, I could table it. A lot of details were requested and I tried to summarize them in four pages. It might require Members to look at it and then we can have a discussion. view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will try. view