James Kembi Gitura

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Apr 2013 in Senate: What is your point of order? view
• 24 Apr 2013 in Senate: Order! Sen. Karaba, you will have five more minutes when we next resume. Hon. Senators, it is now time for interruption of business. The House stands adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday 25th April, 2013, at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.30 p.m. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 17 Apr 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to stand here and support the Motion as has been amended. I am of the strong opinion that this is an extremely important Motion so that, tomorrow, as many of us as possible should be able to attend the opening ceremonies of our county assemblies. It is important also to note that it would have been ideal if each and every one of us was able to attend these opening The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard ... view
• 28 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Chancellor's foot! view
• 28 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. In supporting this Ministry's Vote, I would like to make a few remarks. One of the greatest things that have happened in this country in as many years as we have been independent, is the introduction of performance contracting in the various Ministries and also in all the Government departments. The reason I say this is because what gets measured gets done. So, you can know where you are starting and are able to know, at the end of the day, whether or not you have achieved what it is that ... view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to speak for a very short time, because there are many hon. Members who want to make their contribution. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to make a few remarks in support of the Political Parties Bill, that is now up for discussion in this House. I am happy about this Bill because, at last, we are moving towards introducing party or political discipline in this country. Over the last many years, we have seen a lot of indiscipline, whether in individuals seeking 940 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April ... view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is so much noise directly behind me that it is not even possible for me to concentrate in what I am trying to say. view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed Clause 3 of the Bill says that the office created shall be an office within the Commission, and it shall have operational autonomy. I have had an occasion to look at the proposed amendments by the relevant Committee of the House, and also the letter that has been circulated to hon. Members by the Chairman of the ECK, which raises several important issues. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am happy to see that the Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs has proposed to remove the words "operational autonomy" from the Bill. This is ... view
• 18 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to thank Ms. Abdalla for donating to me these two minutes. This is a very important Motion and all of us should support it. I congratulate our colleague for having brought it at an opportune moment in the history of our country. In 2004, I brought a Motion for the banning of alcohol sold in sachets which was passed and gazetted. I believe that it has gone a long way in saving young lives who were otherwise going to waste because of the indulgence in alcoholic drinks. However, the biggest ... view
• 11 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) According to the statistics collected by the Central Bank of Kenya, estimates of remittances collected from commercial banks indicate figures of US$494 million in 2004, US$494 million in 2005 and US$314 million in the first six months of 2006. The figures may, however, be higher since the figures provided above are based on the formal channels of money transfer. (b) Dual citizenship was amongst the proposals contained in the Draft Constitution that was rejected at the referendum in November, 2005. It is now one of the minimum reforms proposed in the report ... view