James Mathenge Kanini Kega

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I beg to move: view
• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: THAT, Clause 5 of the Bill be amended by deleting the word “Nairobi” and substituting therefor the words “Kenya, at a place designated by the Cabinet Secretary and published in the Gazette.” view
• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: The justification is to provide flexibility on the location of the headquarters. It may be in Nairobi and next time in Machakos or any other place without changing the Constitution. view
• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: I thank you. view
• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting clause 6 and substituting therefor the following new clause— Functions 6. The functions of the Service shall be to— of the (a) assess and accredit conformity assessment bodies; Service (b) promote accreditation in Kenya; (c) promote mutual recognition of the competence of accredited bodies and equivalence of accreditation schemes; (d) establish and nurture relations and cooperation with regional and international accreditation bodies, persons, associations and organisations that the Service may consider necessary for the furtherance of the objectives of this Act; (e) participate in the formulation and monitoring of national, regional and international ... view
• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: (p) advise the Government on designation of conformity assessment bodies; (q) Ensure that accredited bodies implement appropriate actions related to their conformity assessment activities; (r) establish and maintain, in the prescribed manner, a register of the status of accredited bodies; (s) design and issue accreditation certificates and symbols to accredited bodies; (t) publish quarterly in the Gazette, and on its website a list of all accredited bodies in the prescribed manner; and (u) promote the use of accreditation symbols on certificates or reports issued by conformity assessment bodies. view
• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: The justification is to provide clarity of the functions as set out in the Bill and an express requirement of assessment of conformity by assessment bodies and mutual recognition of the competence of accredited bodies. It is also to provide a requirement for the service to establish, review and maintain accreditation schemes for conformity and assessment bodies which are consistent with international practice. Facilitate trade and address identified needs of manufacturers, consumers and regulators among other entities. view
• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Further, to provide for the participation of the service in the formulation and monitoring of the relevant national, regional and international guidelines and provide symbols applicable to the accreditation sector. Finally, to make provision for the service to undertake awareness, training and advocacy programmes on accreditation including collecting, dissemination of information on accreditation as well as related research and other services. view
• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: The Majority Whip said this is an elitist Bill and I do not agree with him. To me it is a bit technical. When we got this Bill, we benchmarked and the only area in Africa with a similar Bill is South Africa. We also had an opportunity to send a team to the United Kingdom (UK) to benchmark. So, the amendments and justification is after doing due diligence and the Committee making a study visit. view