Asman Kamama

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The hon. Member, my friend Jirongo, should actually justify why hon. Litole should be removed. If it is on the basis that these people come from that area, then I would propose that hon. Litole, together with hon. Ethuro--- At least, those people who come from those regions. Do not discriminate just like that! So, I oppose that amendment. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support this Motion. I also thank hon. Linturi for coming up with this very important Motion that will go a long way in assisting our councillors who are very desperate in this country. Councillors have really lobbied for better remuneration. They have even gone as far as seeing His Excellency the President. I am happy that the President approved some allowances, but that is not enough. I think that this Motion has been brought to the House twice. This House is the last line of defence for our councillors. We must assist them to ... view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: I wish to suggest that the money that is usually collected by the local authorities should go to the Kenya Revenue Authority, so that there is that justification of having a better scheme for councillors in this country. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not want to talk so much about what our councillors do. They really play a very critical role in mobilising wananchi for development at the locational level. The councillors also control what is called Local Authority Transfer Fund (LATF) the way we control the CDF. So, if we do not give them a better pay, most of them will be tempted to divert that money. So, I want to say that councillors deserve a better pay and we should have done it yesterday. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: I remember that in the last Parliament, when this Motion was moved, hundreds of councillors came to this House. They were actually in the public galleries to see whether this House could assist them. I am happy that most hon. Members would support this Motion. We need to support this Motion so that hon. Linturi can proceed and come up with a Bill. I know that, at the moment, as we speak, most councillors who are in urban areas such as Nairobi, Nakuru, Kericho and Mombasa get a slightly better pay. But when you go to the ASAL regions, the ... view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: (a) Mariwenyi Campus is the name used in Taita Taveta to refer to the recently established Taita-Taveta Campus of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, before the establishment of the new campus, it had been proposed that this place be a teacher training college, but its development stalled for about 10 years until last year, following the recommendation of the Public Universities Inspection Board, when it was upgraded to a university campus under JKUAT. The handing over of the campus to JKUAT took place in September, 2008 and its inauguration took place two weeks ago. My Ministry was involved in this exercise. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, lastly, since the establishment of this campus has just taken place, there are no plans to immediately upgrade it to either a constituent college of a university or a fully fledged university. However, subject to appropriate development of staff, physical facilities and other learning facilities, the upgrading of the campus to initially a constituent college should take place within a period of two years. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view