Asman Kamama

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: In the interest of the other Members, I wish to support the Bill and encourage many Members to come with amendments. I also wish to congratulate the author, Hon. Agostinho Neto, for working round the clock to ensure that this Act is repealed. It is not easy to repeal an Act of Parliament. We are all in agreement with all the arguments he forwarded to the Committee. view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: I support the Bill. view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I oppose this proviso. I agree with the Leader of the Majority Party and the Member of Parliament for Bondo, my friend from the other side that this is micromanaging elections; you predetermine. Let democracy prevail. When it comes to selecting members of the secretariat and other staff, the two-thirds gender rule can apply. This can apply especially when it comes to administration. view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the National Honours (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No. 16 of 2014) be now read a Second Time. 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
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: These are very short amendments. The object of this Bill is to amend Section 6 of the National Honours Act, No.11 of 2013. It is to include the Senate’s Leader of the Majority Party and the Senate’s Leader of the Minority Party Bill in the membership of Parliamentary Honours Advisory Committee so as to ensure equitable representation of both Houses of Parliament in the Committee. The Bill neither delegates legislative powers nor limits fundamental rights and freedoms. So, I call upon Members to support this amendment because the Bill concerns county governments in terms of Article 110(1)(a) of the Constitution ... view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. On behalf of my family and the people of Tiaty who are great friends of the family of Otuoma, I would like to send my condolences to the family of Hon. Otuoma. I had the privilege of hosting Hon. Otuoma in my place when he was a Minister together with Hon. Washington Jakoyo Midiwo. At that time, he had just jetted in from Angola and we had a very good Harambee. From that time we have had a very close relationship with his family. I have been to Funyula where he had a very ... view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: I thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security on the vetting of the nominee for appointment to the position of Chairperson of the Board of the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA), laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 15th November 2016, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 6(1)(a) of the NACADA, Act, 2012 and Standing Order No.45, approves the appointment of Lt. Col. (Rtd) Julius Ayub Githiri as Chairperson of the Board of the National ... view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: In moving this Motion, I wish to inform the House that on Tuesday 18th October 2016 and pursuant to Standing Order No.42, the Speaker of the National Assembly conveyed a Message from His Excellency the President that Lt. Col. (Rtd.) Julius Ayub Githiri had been nominated for appointment to serve in the position of Chairperson of the Board of NACADA and the name of the nominee and his curriculum vitae were, therefore, forwarded to the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security to conduct approval vetting. The Committee held a preliminary sitting on Thursday, 27th October 2016 to prepare for ... view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: In conducting the hearings, the Committee was guided by among other documents, the Constitution, the NACADA Act of 2012, the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act No.33 of 2011 and the Standing Orders. The nominee has significant experience in public service having served for two decades in the military and 19 years in the corporate security sector. He has no integrity issues. He is tax compliant and has been cleared by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB). He has also been cleared by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigation ... view