Samuel Kamunye Gichigi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Currently, we have a major debate and governors are asking for more money. The Treasury has shown us how they are going to raise revenue at the national level. What are the governors doing about raising revenues at the county levels? Instead of going to the traditional areas where the local governments used to collect revenues, they wake up one morning and impose taxes without considering whether these taxes are harmful to the local economy. They are not focusing on proper revenue collection; instead of bringing in efficiency, they are targeting new taxes. My position is that we should make ... view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I just wanted to get a clarification from the Chair of the Lands Committee. He has given an good answer, but I would want to know whether the Committee is aware of the measures the Government is taking to, at least, enlist the people in this country who do not have land rather than dealing with this issue of landlessness in an ad hoc manner and get into serious problems. Every time the Government identifies some land to settle some squatters, the moment it starts to identify The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information ... view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: the local squatters, the number multiplies ten or twenty times. Therefore, the Government should put a plan in place to get a proper data base of these landless people, so that when it gets land or identifies land to settle the squatters, it does not have the problem of the many busy bodies interfering with the process. Secondly, is the Minister or even the Committee aware that there are what are called professional squatters, who have made a career of settling on a person’s land and the moment they are compensated, they move to on to another person’s land? They ... view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the clarification I am seeking is that some of these problems arise because of the fact that the Ministry has not posted the 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
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: relevant officers to different sub-counties. I am seeking a clarification whether the Ministry, indeed, intends to staff the new districts or sub-counties that we have created in recent years. For instance, in a place like Kipipiri, people have to go all the way to Kinangop to get their IDs, and details are likely to get mixed up if they go to places away from their own sub-counties. view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I will support this particular Bill subject to an amendment. Indeed, it has some provisions that are good like the one that is prohibiting discrimination in employment by reason of marriage. However, there are other areas that are of serious concern to me, and my colleagues have spoken to some of them, for example, the Criminal Procedure Code where a police officer and the court are being given power to arrest and put somebody in custody without giving them bail and without actually qualifying that particular provision. Indeed, the proposed amendment does not require the police ... view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I also have an issue with the proposed amendment to the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) Act, that is Section 4. While I have no problem with the amendment that is proposing that the membership of the board of NHIF fetches representation from the Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) and other federations of employees, I think it is high time we stopped now referring specifically to individual organizations. This is because there is the creation of several federations of employers and creation of federation of employees. So, we should not say FKE and the Central Organisation of Trade ... view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, on the other law which is the Copyright Act, I am supporting it because it is providing a mechanism for dealing with compensation for copyright owners whose rights have been violated. It also gives Kenyans the right to enjoy works whose owners are unduly refusing to allow it to be availed in this country. view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I am also supporting the provision on the Anti-Counterfeit Act as it is actually clearing the issue of governors. I am having a problem with the proposed amendment to the National Youth Council. Let us not necessarily go to specific organisations. These days whenever we create a law and we are looking for representation we are going to specific organisations. We are now saying that the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) should provide a person in the National Youth Council. Again, I would want us to refer to a principal rather than a specific organisation. The same issue ... view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I am also happy that most of the issues that I had with the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and the others have actually been withdrawn. So, I support but my colleagues, there are some issues that have been proposed here that might give us serious problems. I want to refer Members of this House to the proposed amendment to the Leadership and Integrity Act and look at the implication. It is actually on page 2620 of this Bill. The implication is that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) can actually come on its own and start delving into ... view