Asman Kamama

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wanted to clarify on what transpired when Hon. Duale asked the CS for Interior and Coordination of National Government to come and answer questions here. At that time I was in Kerio Valley trying to preach peace to the warrying communities of the North Rift. So, I asked my friend, Hon. Lekuton who is a ranking Member of this House to chair the meeting. I want to confirm that the meeting went on very well and very many security issues were clarified by the CS. After that we gave him water. However, because we are ... view
• 30 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: treat the CS with lunch. I do not think it is a problem. The CS is a former colleague. So, they had lunch and that business went on very well and there were no issues. Thank you. view
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On behalf of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security, I take this opportunity to assure and confirm to the House that we do not take such reports lightly. Any security report, even if it is a rumour, must be taken seriously until it is confirmed that it is a rumour. So, the Petition on this matter was brought before my Committee through your instruction. We have met the residents from Kiambu together with the MP and we want to confirm to the House that, as we speak, we have received reports that there are ... view
• 28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion on Ratification of the East African Community Protocol on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. In 2012, I was the Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology and we were involved in some of these policies, especially in the enactment of the Biosafety Bill and Biosafety Act. We also realigned KEPHIS rules and combined them, so that the two institutions can work in harmony to ensure that plants and animal products are safe. We did it with some NGOs that are normally used for research. I support ... view
• 28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: By doing this, we will also be working in tandem with the rules of the WTO on sanitary and phytosanitary measures. We all know this economy is agro-based. We have not discovered very serious minerals, apart from oil in Turkana and the northern region which we intend to exploit in the next five to 10 years. By supporting this Protocol, we will enhance the agricultural sub sector to ensure that our economies perform well especially within the framework of the EAC. This has been long overdue. When you travel around this country, you find some places which are disease free ... view
• 28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: There is a lot of trade going on in the EAC especially in animals and plant products. In the former Western Province where my good friend, Hon. Washiali, comes from, there is a lot of trade in animals, animal products and plant products. There is a lot of trade going on along the border starting from Lake Victoria all the way to Karamoja region. We do not want our people to be exposed to diseases and very bad plant products which can harm our health. I support this Motion so that this Committee can fast-track the enactment of a Bill. ... view
• 28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: From a global perspective, what the British did is against what we learnt in school in Economics. I want to remind you of a book by a very known scholar, Adam Smith, who advocates for larger markets and economies because it is not economically viable to build a factory for 10 people. It makes economic sense to establish a factory for 100,000 people, so that they can benefit from economies of scale. So, the Brexit referendum on exit of Britain from the European market was not well informed by real economic paradigms. view
• 28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: We do not doubt the decision of the people because the voice of the people is the voice of God. Experts on the EU and even the current President of the United States visited Britain and advised them that it is good to stay in a larger market than boxing themselves into some cocoon or a small market which will not expand the economy. By doing that, currencies will be affected, there will be youth unemployment and recession. view
• 28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I advocate for this. I know that this Protocol was signed before we had a few issues with Burundi, but right now, it is going to be sorted out by the five heads of States. Now that other countries like South Sudan want to join our union, we will go far if we support this Motion and advise our Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives to fast-track a Bill to operationalise this Protocol. view
• 28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I beg to support. view