Asman Kamama

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• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Joint Sittings of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security of the National Assembly and the Standing Committee on the National Security and Foreign Relations of the Senate, on the vetting of nominee for appointment to the position of Inspector-General of the National Police Service, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 3rd March, 2015, and in accordance with the provisions of Article 245(2) of the Constitution and Section 12 of the National Police Service Act, 2011 as amended by the Security Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014, approves the appointment ... view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Security and Foreign Relations of the Senate. This is unprecedented and has never happened before. The Joint Committee held two preliminary sittings on Wednesday, 18th February, 2015 and Wednesday, 25th February, 2015 to prepare for the vetting and consider memoranda from the members of the public. The Joint Committee complied with the constitutional and legal requirements and established procedures for vetting. It ensured public participation and openness in carrying out the proceedings. Notifications inviting the public to submit memoranda were placed in the mainstream print media on 18th February, 2015 in tandem with the law. On 25th February, 2015, the ... view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: I wish to appeal to the House to approve the nomination of the said candidate. I wish to state that the candidate is very qualified. He served in the former National Police Force now the National Police Service as a police cadet from 1985 and rose up to the level of Senior Superintendent of Police; an Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD). He then joined the then Special Branch or the National Intelligence Service (NIS) where he rose up to the level of Assistant Director. He has also served in the Diplomatic Service for many years. He has 31 years of ... view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: The International Council for Adult Education of which the University is a member is an affiliate of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and Kenya has been a member State of UNESCO since April 1964, after ratifying the requisite treaty under Article 26 of the Constitution of Kenya. Any treaty or convention ratified by Kenya shall form part of the law of Kenya under this Constitution. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: The candidate has two Masters Degrees, one from the University of Australia and the other one from the University of Westminster where he attended classes when he was in the diplomatic mission. Before I conclude, I want to quote Section 5(1) (g) of the Universities Act of 2012. It states that the Commission for University Education shall recognize and equate degrees, diplomas and certificate conferred or awarded by foreign universities and institutions, in accordance with the standards and guidelines set by the Commission from time to time. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: I also wish to invite Members to Section 3 of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act of 2014, where we amended the University Act. The amendment reads that the University will promote, advance, publicise and set standards relevant in the quality of university education including the promotion and support of internationally recognized standards. The import of this amendment is that the internationally recognized standards of higher education are recognized by the Commission for University Education. Under The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard ... view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Article 25 of the Constitution, the general rules of the international law form part of the Laws of Kenya. Kenya is signatory to the UNESCO Constitution as established under United Nations Charter, the UNESCO Charter on ranking and accountability. I just wish to say that since we are signatories to these instruments - the UNESCO Charter since 1964, the first degree should be recognized because we are part and parcel of the Charter. Also, the treaty is ratified in the Constitution and everything is provided for. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: In a nutshell, I just want to plead to the House that let us approve this candidate so that the President can appoint him, and we will have a person who will be in charge of the National Police and who will be leading the police force in the best way possible. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: I am sure those of you who watched that vetting exercise noted that the candidate demonstrated his knowledge of what the job entails. I beg to move and ask my deputy, hon. Lentoimaga, to second. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. view