Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1041 to 1050 of 2469.

• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when you have a Government which fails to plan for irrigation, obviously we will have a shortage of food, because importing maize is a big business in this country. In every famine, a few people become billionaires; these are the few people who are in the Government; they are the people who own the Government and not the Kenyan people. As we talk now, they are all busy. If you go to the offices of senior Ministers, you will find they want to import maize; they are looking for funds to import maize; this is a ... view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government has failed to introduce technology in farming. Why would a desert like Israel, or a country like Egypt, be able to feed itself and have more water than Kenya? It is because this Government has no idea how to rule people. Given the opportunity, a few of us seated here will effectively replace this Government and deliver. If a country like Malawi was able to address the issue of famine, why is it that a country like Kenya, which has so many professors and people in Government, is unable to do the same? Do ... view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support. view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to blame the legislature, which legislates and keeps the Government of the day on its toes? The position of the Legislature is that the current Ministers are not able to perform their duties because of incompetence. The feeling of the Legislature is that the backbench should be appointed to take over those positions. view
• 4 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not know whether you saw the Minister rise and bow to confirm that, indeed, his own Government here, being represented by the other Minister, is misleading the National Assembly. view
• 4 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I really wish that the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs could see our point. If you look at that Standing Order, that particular lady, Martha Samu, is from my constituency. When the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs says that they are waiting for the court cases, I am wondering because these are two judgements, and the Government has ignored them; this is clearly impunity in Government. That is why this matter is back in Parliament. If, indeed, the Government had implemented these two court orders, this Question would not ... view
• 4 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with your permission, I wish to read one of the judgements by Judge Gacheche; it says: “There can be no good reason in my mind to withhold her salary any further”. This lady has not been paid since 2008 and she has eight kids. In the second judgement, the mandamus order, there is a clear order that she be paid her salary. So, the Government has refused to implement court orders. I do not know if it is aware that we are under a new Constitution. That is why the matter is here. So, I would ... view
• 4 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said that one of the parties, Martha Samu has no court case. If you look at the judgement; the second last paragraph says as follows:- view
• 4 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: “It is clear by now that whatever Samu requires of the Commissioner, the second and third respondent, that is the PS and the Minister for Home Affairs, are statutorily public duties, where the three have failed to perform, duties that should have been performed without undue delay”. It goes on to summarise as follows:- view
• 4 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: “ In view of the above, I find that safe for the Attorney-General, apparently has turned to be a good boy in this particular case, against who no prayers were sought, the other three respondents have failed to act as required and I do in the circumstances allow our application and tender both orders”. Both orders are; “pay her salaries and dues”. I raised this matter because, only the other day, she sent an emissary to be assisted to pay fees for 8 children who are in school. So, my plea to the Office of the Vice-President and Minister for ... view