Joseph Konzolo Munyao

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: (a)The following laws have been passed by EALA and have some impact on the economy of Kenya. (i) The East African Standardization Quality Assurance, Metrology and Testing Act, 2006, whose import is to standardize goods produced in the East African region, and whose impact has been to improve the quality of goods that are circulating in the East African market. (ii) The Inter-Universities Council for East Africa Act, 2008 whose impact is to also promote standards in higher education, common standards in the management of higher education in East Africa. This is the Act that establishes the Inter-Universities Council for ... view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: (c) The common market was formally launched and it came into effect in this region. We are now operating under a common market, but we have certain key issues that have not yet been sorted out to make the common market fully functional. One of the key issues is the domestication of the common market in terms of amending laws within the partner States that do not conform to the common market protocol. In Kenya, we have already done the legislations that are intended to bring our domestic legal regime in conformity with the common market. This omnibus legislation is ... view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have not answered the Question in a casual manner. The hon. Member has asked quite a very detailed Question that would require a lot of time to cover many of the aspects he has asked for. So, it is not fair to say that we have given it a casual approach. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, what I said from the very beginning is that the Common Market was formally launched, but the actual implementation has not completely taken place. So, that really, to assess the impact at this very early stage in terms of volumes ... view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is true that there are certain non-tariff barriers that make it difficult for trade to flourish in the East African region. Some of the non-tariff barriers are transport barriers, especially erected by security agencies like the police, that make it difficult for trucks to be cleared quickly--- view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the level of consultation in the House tells you how disinterested this House is in issues of the East African region. This House has become very inward looking and that is why we even pass constitutions that contradict treaties that we have even ourselves assented to. That is why you can see very little interest. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, what I was saying is that we are putting in place mechanisms to deal with non-tariff barriers that have been hindering trade and, currently, we are negotiating to come up with an enforcement mechanism that will sanction ... view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is true there is a pending Bill that is going to be debated this month in Bujumbura that is intended to control polythene materials and not plastics. The Ministry of Industrialization and the Ministry of East African Community are already working together to come up with a common position on--- view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Member is too eager to respond. I am not out of order. He is jumping the gun before I explain what I am talking about. The Bill is intended to control certain aspects of plastics that are called polythene. It is not intended to control or ban all plastics trade or use in East Africa. It is targeting polythenes that are harmful to the environment. The Ministries that are involved in Kenya are already in consultation to come up with a common position that we will take to EALA in Bujumbura. So far, we have ... view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, under the East African Community Treaty, it is the Clerk of the EALA who is supposed to transmit East African legislations or Acts of Parliament to the Clerks of the partner States. It is the Treaty that provides that. It is not the Minister who is supposed to do that. All the legislations are supposed to be transmitted directly from the EALA by the Clerk of the EALA to the Clerks of the National Assemblies. My responsibility is sensitization and education which we have been undertaking. view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I do not know what I am out of order of. I have only explained what the Treaty provides. I have said what my mandate is and I have been undertaking my mandate. That is why we have held several workshops with this Assembly to educate the Members on what is happening in East Africa. The rest is a formal process that happens whenever legislation is passed. It is always transmitted to the Clerk. It is the responsibility of the Members not to just sit around, but to go to the library and read those Acts ... view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also like to add my voice in supporting this Bill. This Bill is clearly an improved version of the previous Bill in the sense that it gives some strength and teeth to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Kenya to be able to manage elections effectively. It is a very good improvement. However, there are a few concerns that we have raised which need to be addressed so that the Bill can be improved further. One of the key concerns is the attempt by the Bill to put other conditions for qualifications ... view