Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House: Legal Notice No. 184 of 2021 relating to the Breast Milk Substitutes (Regulation and Control) (General) Regulations, 2021, and the Explanatory Memorandum from the Ministry of Health; Legal Notice No. 194 of 2021 relating to the Kenya Defence Forces (Pensions and Gratuities) (Officers and Service Members) Regulations, 2020, and the Explanatory Memorandum from the Ministry of Defence; The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Report to Parliament on all new loans contracted by Government from 1st April 2021 to 31st August 2021, from the National Treasury and Planning; Annual Report for the 2020/2021 Financial Year from the Kenya Law Reform Commission; Report of the Auditor-General and Financial Statements in respect of the Central Bank of Kenya for the year ended 30th June 2021, and the certificate therein; Report of the Auditor General and Financial Statements in respect of the Wiper Democratic Movement for the year ended 30th June 2020, and the certificate therein; and, Reports of the Auditor-General and financial statement in respect of ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Annual Report for the 2020/2021 Financial Year from the Kenya Law Reform Commission; Report of the Auditor-General and Financial Statements in respect of the Central Bank of Kenya for the year ended 30th June 2021, and the certificate therein; Report of the Auditor General and Financial Statements in respect of the Wiper Democratic Movement for the year ended 30th June 2020, and the certificate therein; and, Reports of the Auditor-General and Financial Statement in respect of the following constituencies for the year ended 30th June 2019, and the certificates therein: a. Bomachoge Borabu; b. Homa Bay Town; c. Kabondo Kasipul; ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am actually surprised that we have hijacked debate on a Bill by trying to pre-empt it from coming to the Floor. I want to, first of all, clarify that contrary to what the Senior Counsel has said that this Bill purports to link the Act to the Constitution, it is very clear you have not read the Bill. If you had, you would see that Clause 9 is about changing the nomenclature to “Cabinet Secretary” in line with the new Constitution. That is across many other laws. So, it is actually true that the Bill ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am actually surprised that we have hijacked debate on a Bill by trying to pre-empt it from coming to the Floor. I want to, first of all, clarify that contrary to what the Senior Counsel has said that this Bill purports to link the Act to the Constitution, it is very clear you have not read the Bill. If you had, you would see that Clause 9 is about changing the nomenclature to Cabinet Secretary in line with the new The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: the Committee of the whole House. Members suggested that instead of having many Bills, why do we not have one omnibus Bill that basically changes all reference to “Minister” in all laws to “Cabinet Secretary?’’ It is not true to say that this is a miscellaneous amendment Bill. This is specific to laws within the health sector and it covers various bodies. There has been talk about the Mwongozo Code and harmonisation. Since I came to this House in 2017, every law that changes composition of a board, and you can check in the Hansard, has been clear that we ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Constitution. That is across many other laws. So, it is actually true that the Bill is premised on aligning various laws in the health sector to the Constitution. The Bill is not based only on professional bodies. KEMSA and NHIF are not professional bodies but they are being affected. The Bill affects several laws in the health sector and this is not the first time this is happening. We did it in 2017. We have done it with the Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, where we looked at all laws to do with tax and amended them within one omnibus Bill. ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: I am not a lawyer, Hon. Speaker, but I am a lawmaker. I know, even when you go for judicial interpretation, the question that will be asked is: What was the thinking of the lawmakers when they made the law? We may not be guided by all those things, but at least this House has been guided by a certain code, the Mwongozo Code, and it has been quoted extensively. I sit in every Committee of the whole House. If you look at the Hansard, it is very clear that the justification has been that we are doing this to ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: I am not a lawyer, Hon. Speaker, but I am a lawmaker. I know, even when you go for judicial interpretation, the question that will be asked is: What was the thinking of the lawmakers when they made the law? We may not be guided by all those things, but at least this House has been guided by a certain code, the Mwongozo code, and it has been quoted extensively. I sit in every Committee of the whole House. If you look at the Hansard, is very clear that the justification has been that we are doing this to accord ... view
• 5 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I am not quite sure how that fits in. What I was basically requesting of you, as you make a ruling on this matter, is not to dismiss the references to the Mwongozo Code because it has constantly been used in this House. If we challenge it now, what will be the implication of all the other laws that have been premised on application of the Mwongozo Code? What we are doing here will have the impact of people going to court to argue that this has been quashed. So, what happens to other laws that have been ... view