Asman Kamama

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1921 to 1930 of 2457.

• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to say that I support the Bill and confirm that a lot of what we have in the Kriegler Report, and a lot of what was in the previous Act, has been captured in this Bill. First, I want us to raise the bar in the recall clause. Secondly, we want the Returning Officers to announce the correct winner. Sometimes you have a situation where a Returning Officer announces the loser as the winner. Let us make it impossible for a Returning Officer to do that. Otherwise, on the whole, the Bill ... view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, I want to start by thanking the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to thank the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security for coming up with this very exhaustive and comprehensive Bill that will reform our Police Force. I am passionate because I have served as a Commander of the Administration Police, under Cap.85 - The Administration Police Act. So, I know the kind of problems that those officers face. At the same time, I have also worked with the Kenya Police who are governed by Cap. 84 - The Police Act. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am happy ... view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I come from this community called Talai. Those are my descendants. So, I want to sympathetically request the Minister to fast-track their case. I have a personal interest! view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, I want to support this Motion of Adjournment. At the same time, I also want to thank the hon. Members for a job very well done. This Parliament will go into the annuls of history as the most hardworking, the most prolific in terms of generating Bills and of course, it will be remembered for giving Kenyans the best Constitution in the entire African continent. I want to thank hon. Members for that and also wish them well as they go to their constituencies to deliver services to their constituents. Mr. Temporary ... view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware that the Commission for Higher Education (CHE) is frustrating educationists and investors. That is because nobody has made a complaint about the same to my Ministry or to CHE. I am aware that CHE operates within the laid down rules that guide the process of establishing a university. That mandate is drawn from the University Act Cap.210 (b) of the Laws of the Kenya. (b) I hereby wish to show hon. Members a list of pending applications for the establishment of the universities and the reasons why the ... view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what the hon. Member has said is quite true. Sometimes, we take a longer time to inspect or visit the place, to make sure that each and every university meets the standards or laid down regulations. I will refer him to the regulations that were formulated in 1989. He can access them through the website of CHE; www.che.org.ke. You can access that information from that website and I want to assure the House that we take time to ensure that those universities meet the proper standards that are supposed to be met by any university before it ... view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, CHE is under a performance contract. We have given them 15 weeks within which to approve, reject or give recommendations before they are given a certificate for registration or an interim letter of authority. view