Maina Kamanda

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to thank the Members. I appreciate that they did not want to ask questions on this matter because they understand it very well. They know how far the SGR has taken this country. We want to assure the Members from western Kenya that this Committee is working day and night to see that the SGR is fast-tracked from Naivasha to Malaba. I also want to take this opportunity to ask the Clerk of the National Assembly to allow the staff to do this work because it will take almost 100 years for another project ... view
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, let the Member be honest. He has just hinted to me that he had never written such an amendment. He is just taking us round in circles. That matter was not even brought to our Committee. Hon. Gikaria has just whispered to me that he had not written anything. view
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. view
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with all due respect, I thought my good friend, the Hon. Member for Ruaraka should have, first, declared his interest on this matter. Personally, I know where he is coming from. He could have actually requested me or another Member to move that amendment. His wife is the Legal Officer or the Corporation Secretary. He is now fighting and hunting for that position for his wife but there is nothing wrong with fighting for your wife or daughter. However, it is good to declare your interest. We cannot be taken round in circles in this House ... view
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I second. I thank the Members who have contributed to this Bill and I want to say to my friend Hon. Kajwang’ that there is no ill motive from the Chair of the Committee. We are one and brothers in this House and there is no big issue. If you think this Chair has offended you, I apologise on behalf of the House. Thank you and I support. view
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to second. view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to table the Report on the five petitions. view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the third petition was presented in the House by Hon. Mwashetani on Thursday 26th May 2016, on behalf of the residents of Lunga Lunga Constituency, regarding the intended demolition of buildings due to expansion of the Likoni- Lunga Lunga Road. The Member and the CS appeared before the Committee and the CS gave an undertaking that no demolition will be done without compensation. The Member agreed that so far nobody has been evicted. The CS said that nobody will be evicted until people are compensated. view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House:- Reports of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing on its consideration of Petitions regarding - (i) the delayed reconstruction of Kathiani-Kangundo Bridge along Thakwe River; (ii) The deplorable state of a 28-kilometre section of Meru-Maua Road from Farm to Murera Gate, Meru National Park; (iii) the deplorable state of a section of Karatina-Jambo Road through Ihwage- Gaikaibei-Kagochi-Karatina University and Gitunduti-Gaikuyu-Karatina Hospital; (iv) the intended demolition of buildings due to the expansion of Likoni-Lunga Lunga Road; and, (v) the decongestion of Bomas-Ongata ... view
• 11 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I beg to second the Motion on the Second Reading of the Kenya Civil Aviation Bill 2016. This matter was referred to my Committee. The Committee processed the Bill and invited all the stakeholders including the ministry and other citizens concerned. I commend the Leader of the Majority Party for what he has said; that we never got any amendments from all the stakeholders that came to our Committee. Why did we not get amendments? This Bill is critical in addressing the findings of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) audit. It also incorporates ... view