Samuel Kamunye Gichigi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I am happy that today we were very thorough when scrutinizing the provisions that were brought by this ordinarily feared creature called the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill. I am also happy that we have tackled a variety of issues today like the Crops Act; we have also dealt with issues related to the county. view
• 22 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: The fact that the House was very alert, although almost missing out, we were able to arrest the likelihood of creating a situation in the country that would have given fodder to people to say that we oppose devolution. I am very grateful and thank the Leader of Majority Party and the people who brought to the notice of this House the dangerous provisions. view
• 22 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I had indicated that I was supporting the Bill. I was supporting the Bill because the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources had indicated that they were going to bring serious amendments to the Bill that would reduce the powers of the Cabinet Secretary. There were very many provisions and several clauses that were vesting so much power on the Cabinet Secretary, in terms of appointing board members and approving applications for licences. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am made to understand that in Norway; when they drill oil, a certain percentage ... view
• 22 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: As we speak, we are exploiting soils and indigenous forests. Literally, we have cleared everything and our great grandchildren will have challenges knowing what this country had. We are almost wiping out the animals this country was given by God. We are clearing elephants and rhinos. What are we going to retain for our great grandchildren? I, therefore, suggest that we have that particular amendment so that this generation does not use all that we get from those minerals. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am happy that this particular Bill has provisions forcing investors to employ Kenyans. I implore the Committee ... view
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support this particular Bill but--- view
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to start by saying that I support this Bill despite the fact that there are very many areas that it requires amendments. The reforms in the mining legal regime are long overdue as others have indicated. We can choose at this particular juncture in the stage in our country to 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
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: take the route where what God has given us as our wealth and what we are currently discovering to be either a curse or a blessing. We can decide to go the Congo route or we can go the South African route. view
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I pray and I am hoping that the law that we will come up with after we refine the Bill that has been brought by the Ministry assists this country to create a lot of wealth for itself. view
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the one amendment that I will be moving if the Committee has not done it, is the necessity of saving a bit of the money that we get or the State gets as royalties or taxes from the mining sector. Once we exploit those minerals, posterity will not get anything. We are exploiting them and that is the end of the matter. They are not resources that we can recycle or renew. It is important that we create what a country like Norway has, which is a reserve for posterity and a certain percentage of --- view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Bill and like my predecessors in this debate, I congratulate Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona for bringing this legislation to Parliament. view