Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 May 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. We must not at any time appear to be flouting the rules of the House. The Standing Orders are very clear. If Mr. Nyamai did not come to ask this Question, he gets the same treatment as other hon. Members who are handicapped. view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology:- (a) whether he is aware that the Commission for Higher Education is frustrating educationists and investors by refusing to approve applications to establish universities without justification, (b) whether he could provide a list of all the pending applications for the establishment of universities and reasons why the applications have been denied and/or are pending, provide the names of the applicants, dates of the applications and indicate the reasons why each application has not been approved; and, (c) how long should an application to establish a university take. view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is a Swahili saying that goes: “ Akufukuzae hakuambii toka.” If you look at the applications in 2001 - that is ten years ago - 2004, 1998, 1996, 1999 and 2005, most of them are six years and over. What happens is that the CHE keeps on shifting the goal posts. What is the Government doing to fast-track registration of universities? view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to avoid answering my question? My question is very simple. What is the Government doing to fast-track registration of new universities? It is just as simple as that! view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is easier to register a university in Uganda. That is why there are over 20,000 students from Kenya in Uganda. Ugandans have relaxed the rules for setting up universities. Now, the Assistant Minister has said that it takes 15 weeks to respond. In your answer, there is No.20. The name of the proposed university is Riara. It was submitted to you in December. This is almost six months. That is 24 months and the CHE has not responded. That is a clear-cut indication that your answer is misleading. Why has CHE not responded to a simple ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Lands:- (a) whether he could table the report by the probe Committee led by the then Deputy Provincial Commissioner, Calistus Akello, on the problem of squatters in Ndalani Location of Yatta District, which was conducted in 1989- 1990; (b) why the Government has failed to solve the problem of the squatters; and, (c) what action the Government is taking to ensure that the squatters are not harassed and/or evicted by the “absentee landlords”. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Speaker, Sir, is the Assistant Minister in order--- view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to mislead the House that co-operatives operate independently? We know very well that in every annual general meeting of SACCOs, Co-operative Officers from her Ministry must be there to ensure the proper running of the SACCOs. This has been there for the last 20 years. Is she in order? view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to mislead the House that they would not have been in a position to tell when the fire exits were done while we know very well that in order to do any amendments in construction, you need approvals from the City Council? If he had ordered to get that information from the Nairobi City Council, he would have seen the approved drawing showing when these works were done. So, is he in order to mislead the House that the police force is not in a position to ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when the current Government took over from KANU, the first budget was Kshs256 billion and we still have the same problem of shortage of teachers. Today, the budget is four times. It is Kshs1 trillion and we still have the same problem. So, is it about shortage of money or is it lack of commitment and poor planning? view