Jeniffer Shamala

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: In future, and we need a directive from the Speaker on this, when a Bill is being debated, all Members of the Committee that is responsible for the Bill should be present in the House. They have done public participation and have researched on it and should enlighten the House so that when the House makes a decision, it is from an informed point of view. When we only have the Chairperson present out of 19 Members, then we miss the information. On sensitive matters The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: like nuclear energy, we need more information. Members of the Departmental Committee on Energy should come to the House to enlighten us more, so that we can make informed decisions. view
• 18 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Chairman. I am not entirely convinced about this amendment. The Chairman will have to explain to us why he wants to take money from TVETs to sponsor students in private universities. Technical and vocational education is an area that we must look at very carefully as a country. Countries like Switzerland or Pakistan have expertise in technical experience either in spinning carpets or making Swiss clocks. It is an area for the poorest of the poor in the country who may not have an advantage of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information ... view
• 18 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: a good education to go to university. So, what do we do with that large bracket? It is important we train them and give them the highest skills possible. Taking money away from TVETs to the universities… view
• 4 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support. When this Bill came before us at the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, our rationale was that a lawyer or advocate of the High Court with not less than five years standing is suitable. We did not want to increase the threshold and the reasons were twofold. One, you give a chance to the youth – the younger advocates to apply. Usually, advocates who have been in practice for 10 years or more have already got established practices. That was our rationale. view
• 4 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Having said that, I also want to clarify that it is not age that describes seniority, it is when your name was entered on the roll of advocates. So, somebody like Yash Pal Ghai who is several years ahead of me in biological years is still my junior as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya. I remain his senior. view
• 4 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Having said that, we agree that the threshold for county attorneys must indeed be high. County governments must be advised by attorneys who are conversant with legislation. With those few remarks, I support. view
• 4 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to also contribute to this Bill. It is a Bill that is long overdue. Perhaps, if we had begun by having this Bill at the beginning of this new dispensation of county governments, a lot of the challenges the county governments are going through right now would not have happened. Being a person who is interested in county leadership in the future, I am only too aware of the challenges that counties are going through in terms of getting themselves into contracts that leave them highly indebted and with ... view
• 4 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I thank all the Members who have contributed to the Bill this afternoon. They have brought up important issues in support. We have also had a number of Members that have made suggestions of amendments that they will propose at the Committee of the whole House stage. Therefore, I thank each one of them for the support they have given this afternoon. We have taken note of all the issues that have been raised in relation to this particular Bill. With those few remarks, I beg to reply. view
• 4 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I request that this Order be stepped down until Thursday. I have spoken to the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Energy who has said that the Report of the Bill will be tabled on Thursday. So, he proposes to move it to next week. Thank you. view