JJ Kamotho

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, looking at the list tabled by the Assistant Minister, on page three, is he aware that Mathioya is a division and also a constituency and yet it does not appear in his list? So, this list leaves a lot to be desired. view
• 10 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the hon. Members who made very useful contribution to this Report. In particular, I would like to mention those who spoke, starting with hon. Poghisio who seconded the Motion. We also had hon. Capt. Nakitare, hon. Wambora, hon. Syongo, hon. Dr. Rutto, hon. Prof. Oniang'o, hon. Lesrima, hon. Wetangula, hon. Ojaamong and hon. Prof. Maathai. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to agree with all the hon. Members who made very constructive contribution to this Report. It is very ... view
• 10 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the Assistant Minister has just come in. He was not here during the debate. The only person who was here and made a very useful contribution, is the Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, hon. Wetangula. The Ministry of Trade and Industry is the one that is in charge of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). It is also involved in negotiations. Therefore, I am right to say what I said. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, secondly, it is important that Parliament is involved in the EPAs negotiation. This is because EPAs negotiation, which will most ... view
• 10 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I was saying, the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) is a partnership between two groups of countries. The ACP particularly, includes Africa, south of the Sahara, the Pacific and the Caribbean countries; they are all 77 countries. These countries send a maximum of two hon. Members from each Parliament: One from the Opposition and one from the Government side. The European Parliament also brings a similar number: 77 hon. Members. The JPA operates like our Parliament. We debate and also have committees. We have three standing committees, namely: Standing Committee on Economy, Trade and ... view
• 10 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said earlier, the issues I am more or less repeating are the issues which hon. Members have raised here. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, without going any further, to avoid repetition, I wish to move that the House adopts the Report. view
• 10 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have already said so much about the Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) and without engaging in repetitions, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Sixth ACP Assembly and the 12th Joint Parliamentary Assembly, which were held in Bridgetown, Barbados, from 15th to 23rd November, 2006. I would now like to focus on the ACP Assembly, and state that the assembly was formally created in April, 2005, in Bamako, Mali. view
• 10 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I get the point. I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Sixth Session of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly and the 12th ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly held from November 15th to 23rd, 2006, in Bridgetown, Barbados, laid on the Table of the House on 29th March, 2007. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I, would, therefore, like to focus on the ACP Assembly April 10, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 497 and state that the assembly was formally created in April, 2005, in Bamako, Mali, with the aim of providing an institutional ... view
• 10 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the assembly normally meets prior to the commencement of each JPA to consider the issues to be discussed, both in plenary and committees and adopt common ACP positions ahead of the joint sessions. Unlike the JPA, the ACP Assembly meets four times a year, namely, twice during the JPA Plenary and twice during the JPA Committee sessions. After formalising the assembly, ACP can hold independent meetings before the JPA meeting. But because of the resources constraints, ACP is unable to do that. Turning to the 12th JPA Session, I wish to state that the following ... view
• 10 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: The fifth issue was the reports of fact-finding missions. Various reports on missions undertaken ahead of the 12th Session were presented, including the Mission to Ethiopia, in which I personally participated, the election of the Observation Mission to the DRC and the Report on the Mission to Malta and Spain, which focused on migration. In conclusion, I wish, on behalf of the Kenyan delegation, to thank all those who helped the Members of the delegation to participate and achieve what we achieved in the conference. I also wish to thank the Clerk of the National Assembly and the Kenyan Mission ... view
• 5 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, considering the fact that many people have expressed concern about the location of that airstrip in Marsabit, what plans has the Government put in place to relocate that airstrip to an area far from the mountainous region of Marsabit? view