Chrysanthus Barnabas Okemo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, after consultation with the Minister, we have decided to drop the amendments because they have been catered for. There are provisions within the Bill which cater for what we wanted to achieve through the amendment. So, we drop the amendments. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Absolutely, because both are catered for, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I have a similar amendment. So, I will drop my amendment. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 5 of the Bill be amended- (a) in sub-clause (2) by deleting the word “may” and substituting therefor the word “shall”; (b) by inserting the following new sub-clause immediately after sub-clause (2)- (3) The chairman and members of the Commission shall be non-executive and shall perform their functions in accordance with Article 216 of the Constitution. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, in part (a) of the amendment, we are substituting the word “may” with the word “shall” because we believe that the Commission should not be on a full time basis. However, we have saved the existing Commission under Clause 27 because there are already contractual obligations. But for future commissions like this one, the Commissioners will be part time. So, that is the import of the amendment. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 6 of the Bill be amended in paragraph (a) of sub-clause (1) by inserting the following words immediately after the word degree- view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: “ in economics or public finance” Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, we felt that this being a very specialized Commission, the qualifications should be very specific. If you look at the Bill, they are just talking of a university degree. However, we believe that it should be a relevant degree. That is why we have said, “a degree in economics or public finance”. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I thought the Chair was supposed to be impartial view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: But the way you have acted in the last few minutes persuades me that you have taken a particular position and you have influenced the outcome before we actually vote! view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT Clause 10 of the Bill be further amended by inserting the following new words at the end of paragraph (c)- “including recommendations on the amounts earmarked for specific purposes like the constituency development fund, among others”. view