Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, the Constituency Development Committee (CDC) is defined in law. It is a committee of volunteers who have been appointed for a two-year period. Those people are supposed to be there to serve. They are not accountable to anybody because they as volunteers. To safeguard the public kitty, it is important to have people who are accountable to Parliament through the National Management Committee (NMC). But having them there does not, in any way, indicate that they are the chief executive officers of the Fund. But they are Fund Managers. They are there to help Members and ... view
• 25 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the CDF Account Managers are employees of the NMC. They will be funded directly from the amount of money allocated for the operations of the NMC. So, they will not occasion any expenditure at the constituency level. They can only help in reducing the cost at the constituency level, including monitoring and all that. So, you do not need to worry about their cost in terms of their salaries. All they need is an office and equipment, which are provided by Parliament. So, all you need to do is to allocate them where to sit so ... view
• 25 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I indicated, we recognise that this is the first time we have CDF Account Managers. So, it would not have been possible to get anyone with that kind of experience. There are induction courses that are being undertaken. They will work closely with the District Accountants and the CDCs. That is what will give the CDF Account Managers the experience in terms of what is required. But they have been given some thorough training. That training will be on a continuous basis. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in terms of where they come from, a deliberate ... view
• 25 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, should the issue require facilitation in that angle, I believe those are modalities that can be worked out. It varies from area to area. Some areas have already bought motor-cycles for their CDF. Other areas have other working mechanisms. So, I do not want to give a blanket solution. But I think that issue can be looked into on a point-by-point basis, so that those people can work. It is quite possible that the issues that are coming up will be looked into. That will be done by looking at the end-product, which is alleviating poverty ... view
• 25 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are taking cognisance of the fact that, CDF has been in operation for the last four and a half years. So, the monitoring has been going on--- view
• 25 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for once, I thought they were applauding me! Like I said, CDF has been in operation for the last four and a half years. So, the monitoring mechanisms that have been there in each of the constituencies have not been interfered with. We expect the Fund Managers to flow into those mechanisms. Where it is necessary, they will come up with their suggestions on how they need to be facilitated to actually do their work. If a constituency has been having a car, so be it. If it has not been having a car and monitoring ... view
• 25 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if I may start with your question, the recruitment process involved advertising. The jobs were specified in terms of the quality of the people that were required. It was advertised. People were given the opportunity to apply. All those who qualified have actually been employed. There is at least one person recruited from each constituency and then they are swopped around all the 210 constituencies. There are some constituencies that are yet to produce a person who will then be sent to another constituency. In such cases, re-advertisement has actually taken place. For all those who ... view
• 19 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I believe the Minister is hosting the President in western Kenya. Could we have the issue sorted out next week? view
• 19 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the two Assistant Ministers have been going around the country on a special exercise to determine the viability of local authorities. So, they may not be here. I think that is something of national importance. So, if we could have the Question deferred to next week, it will help all of us. view
• 19 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not imply that the Question is not of national importance. I said: They are on an exercise of national importance. The Question is also of national importance. That is why we are asking for it to be deferred until next week. view