James Ndungu Gethenji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: With regard to the financial implications of this agreement, the two Governments are required to share expenses arising from joint activities under the Defence Cooperation Agreement. Some activities under the scope of the Defence Cooperation Agreement touch on the mandate of the counties, such as humanitarian operations like veterinary and health care outreach services, protection of the environment and mapping and land survey. The process leading to the adoption of the Defence Cooperation Agreement was negotiated by the Ministry of Defence, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 37 and 283 of the KDF Act. The execution of the Defence Cooperation ... view
• 19 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Agreement through the involvement of relevant Government ministries and agencies such as the State Law Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the National Treasury and the KRA. view
• 19 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: The Defence Cooperation Agreement was signed by the two Governments on 9th December 2015. It was determined that no additional expenditure of public funds is foreseen in the implementation of the agreement as the cooperation activities contained in the Defence Cooperation Agreement are already ongoing and being undertaken under the terms and framework of the existing memorandum of understanding. Some concerns were raised in the ratification of the Defence Cooperation Agreement that led to a few Members of the Committee dissenting on this Report. The Committee observed that under Article 6 of the agreement, the sending nation has jurisdiction where ... view
• 19 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: The Committee observed that under Article 9, the sums of the licences on Laikipia Air Base and Kahawa Garrison do not reflect the situation on the ground. The tabulation of the amount to be paid for licence fees was pegged on the evaluation of the permanent infrastructure in the training area and not on the commercial value of the land. In comparison, the United States of America (USA) pays Djibouti US$ 63 million, which translates to about Kshs6.6 billion a year for the use of Djibouti Air Base for the Horn of Africa group. Further, the amount indicated only relates ... view
• 19 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: The Committee noted that there was compensation arising on civil claims. Article 11 of the Defence Cooperation Agreement provides for a framework where an aggrieved person may obtain compensation. This is the first time the Kenyan people, who may have been affected, can have an avenue to voice their grievances and get compensation for the same. You will recall this matter has been in the history of our relationship between the visiting forces and our nationals. This has squarely been addressed through the articles of the Defence Cooperation Agreement to the satisfaction of the Committee and all the negotiating parties. ... view
• 19 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: termination notice is a short period and proposed that the CS should consider proposing amendments in future on the same with a view to extending it from six to 12 months. The Report concludes that the National Assembly approves the ratification of the agreement as it is in Kenya’s national interest. The Committee is, therefore, thankful to the offices of the Speaker and Clerk of the National Assembly for the logistics and technical support accorded to the Members for its sittings and during the sittings. I, therefore, beg to move the Motion that this House adopts the Report on the ... view
• 19 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with great respect and humility, my good friend, Hon. Chris Wamalwa, is a PhD holder, a lecturer at the University of Nairobi, an erudite man and a Member of this House. He has come to the Floor to mislead the nation that this treaty has already been ratified. He needs to go back to school to learn the meaning of “ratification”. We are here trying to ratify the agreement. It has not been ratified. There was an MOU. This is the first time in the history of independent Kenya that we have a proper Defence Cooperation ... view
• 19 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: I listened very carefully, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 19 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I stand by my earlier comments. My Hon. brother needs to go back to school. This is not a renewal. This is the first time in history the Defence Cooperation Agreement is being executed and subject to the Constitution of this Republic. For him to tell us that this is a renewal is a fallacy, total misrepresentation and misunderstanding of what we are here to do. He does not know what he is doing in that Committee. view
• 19 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am aware of his sentiments. I understand where he is coming from. Unfortunately, he is misleading the House that what will happen post this the Defence Cooperation Agreement is what has been happening in the past. What is important for all Members of this National Assembly and the public to understand is that this Defence Cooperation Agreement is now curing all the challenges and the areas of weakness that we suffered under the MOU. view