Joyce Akai Emanikor

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I support the Committee in rejecting the amendment because it is not clear. view
• 9 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 9 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: THAT, Clause 50 of the Bill be amended by deleting sub-clause (2) and substituting therefor the following new sub-clause – (2) The Authority shall give access to information relating to non- exclusive exploration permits that have been issued under this Act to an applicant for such information and shall, for this purpose, avail such information– (a) for inspection by a person applying to inspect such information free of charge; (b) by supplying a copy to an applicant or, where such information is held by the Authority in electronic form, by submitting such information through electronic means upon payment of a ... view
• 9 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I concur. view
• 9 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: THAT, Clause 58 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new sub-clause immediately after sub-clause (2)– (2A) Parliament shall, in carrying out its obligation under sub-section (2), undertake public participation. view
• 9 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. We agreed with most Senate amendments because they added value in terms of aligning the Bill to the Constitution, access to information, improving areas on public participation and local content. The amendments seek to tame unscrupulous contractors who would otherwise abuse the provisions that were there before. The emotive issue of compensation has been dealt with well. view
• 9 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. It is long overdue. This country is suffering in terms of losing a lot of money through corrupt deals. We need to fast-track this Bill in order to salvage what we can. The Bill has created the Anti-Money Laundering Advisory Board in Clause 49 and the Financial Reporting Centre in Clause 21. The mandate of the Anti-Money Laundering Advisory Board is to analyse suspect transactions, monitor and regulate the cash flow. They have also been given the ability to confiscate and impose penalties, compile statistics and maintain databases ... view
• 9 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: We know very well that through corruption and fraud, many public servants in Kenya have a lot of ill-gotten money. Some of this money has been siphoned out of Kenya and some is hidden in people’s houses. People have dug big safes in their houses to put stolen money. Public servants have acquired a lot of assets within no time. Through devolution, public servants have acquired a lot of assets in less than three years in the counties. A lot of money is being transported by road and there are no checks. It is also being put in banks without ... view
• 9 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: What worries Kenyans and what has frustrated them is the fact that these criminals in money laundering and other crimes have taken advantage of corrupt individuals in the agencies which have been tasked by the Government to enforce the law. They have taken advantage of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 9 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: corrupt investigators. This has greatly frustrated Kenyans who know what is happening yet they feel helpless. Reports are taken to these agencies and nothing is done. This is happening because corruption has permeated all these areas. The penalty for failure to comply or giving false information and obstructing inspection should be higher than what we have in the Bill. The Bill provides for either three years imprisonment or a Kshs1 million fine or both, for individuals and Kshs5 million for corporate entities. These penalties should be 10 times more because we are talking of people who are already handling billions ... view