James Ndungu Gethenji

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• 30 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: protect one another and ensure that we maintain the stability that we require for growing economies, then capital will tend to flow towards this region. This is what we must continually encourage and achieve for Kenya and for our neighbours. In fact, you will see another area which is often overlooked. If you look at other Mutual Defence Pacts between countries such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), it is a huge employer within its member-states. For us, the creation of the Eastern Africa Standby Force in a country which is looking to employ and increase employment opportunities for ... view
• 30 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: I wish to thank all the Members who have spoken here today and previously when we first raised this Motion for their positive contributions and for their attention to the details of the Report. Once again, I thank the Members of the Committee and the secretariat. I beg to move. view
• 28 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. It is a proud moment for Kenya and Africa to have our most famous son return home in the form of a state visit. In fact, it was the first ever state visit by a sitting President of the USA to this country. The visit marked two specific occasions: The official opening of the GES, which is the second time it is being held in Africa, having been held for the first time in Morocco; and a state visit during which the President of the USA enjoyed state honours like receiving a 21-gun salute ... view
• 28 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Our local entrepreneurs are challenged in terms of accessing capital. The level of capital that was represented at the GES was nearly in trillions of US Dollars. It was a statement and an opportunity for young people, entrepreneurs and the world to see that Kenya is now open for business. It also showed that Africa is now open for business. Even global business leaders and the President of the USA recognised our potential. Kenya has officially arrived amongst the community of nations. Kenya’s time in the sun has officially come. The visit also offered us an opportunity to learn some ... view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations on a Protocol, Pact and Agreement relating to Defence Affairs, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 7th July 2015, and pursuant to Section 8 of the Treaty Making and Ratification Act, 2012, approves the ratification of: (i) The East African Community Protocol on Cooperation in Defence Affairs; 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
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: (ii) The Mutual Defence Pact between the Republic of Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda; and (iii) The Agreement on the Establishment of the Eastern Africa Standby Force. Even as I proceed to move, it would be remiss for me not pay tribute to the 14 Kenyans who lost their lives in the Al Shabaab attack in Soko Mbuzi in Mandera, 12 of whom are from Nyeri County. Eleven of those who lost their lives are from Kieni Constituency and one young man of 28 years, David Mwangi, is from Kangaita Village in Tetu Constituency, which I have the honour of representing. ... view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the MDF according to Article 17 of the East African Community Protocol requires conclusion of all mutual defence pacts within one year of entry of force of the Protocol. The establishment of Paragraph 8 of the MOU of the tripartite initiative for fast-tracking the East African Community integration requires the following: An establishment of a defence pact with a summit as a supreme organ. It also provides for establishment of a collective defence territory. The MDP was signed by Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda on 20th February 2014. The Pact is open also to signatures from other ... view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: The pact also provides for a practical framework for pursuit of common defence and joint operations. It also consolidates the EAC integration by solidifying cooperation on security forces and defence. The pact is an important mechanism for providing a framework for tackling transnational threats such has terrorism which I alluded to earlier, epidemics and protection of critical infrastructure such as the collective infrastructure arrangement we have in the EAC in the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Project and in the Northern Corridor. It facilitates the sharing of intelligence. view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Elimination of mutual suspicion and costly arms race is also one of the consequential benefits of the MDP. It also provides a framework for settlement of disputes which is very much needed in the area of conflict resolution, particularly in the neighbourhood that we sit in this country. view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Parliament must also approve the deployment of forces in Kenya and of KDF for regional peace support operations as per Article 240(8) of our Constitution. Parliamentary oversight has been retained by the MDP amendment instrument No.1 of 2014 which was an amendment that was moved by Kenya which requires the summit to take into account the provisions of respective constitutions and national laws of member states. This was an important amendment. The amendment instruments subordinate the pact to constitutions of all the partner states. Examples of MDP include the Northern Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). view