Charles Kilonzo

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• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: able to attend the funeral of his children. I have known him for long. Even at that advanced age, I have seen him attend functions in my constituency, more so functions where he had friends and clansmen. Mr. Speaker, this country has lost a great man. If there are people we need to consider when naming places, it is those people who fought for independence and the second liberation. May his soul rest in peace. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for granting me this opportunity. In the morning, the Member for Kamkunji, Hon. Yusuf, did alert the House of the passing on of Hon. George Gregory Nthenge who was a Member of this House for very many years. We had requested you to afford this House more time to enable us to recognise the role Hon. George played in this country. First, I want to pass my condolences and those of my constituents to the family. Hon. George Nthenge was judged an icon of Kenya’s Independence struggle. He was in the league of the founding fathers ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: survive. He was a visitor and a commoner once in a while in our restaurant. One strange thing about Hon. Nthenge is that he would not accept any Member to buy him lunch or a cup of tea. I had the opportunity to know him because he was my dad's and also my clansman. On a few occasions he would accept to take lunch from me. Those who were there will remember one of the worst accidents in this country on 9th November 1978. This Mzee lost nine children plus his wife in a single accident. It has been the ... view
• 7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The need for this Bill is as a result of many visits by Members of this Committee from the 9th to 12th Parliament. I sat in the same Committee in the 10th, 11th and the current Parliament. In those visits and, of course, from interaction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, Members realised that there is need to professionalise the activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Just like any other Ministry, you cannot run the Ministry of Foreign Affairs without an Act of Parliament and claim to be professional. The Ministry of Agriculture ... view
• 7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: 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
• 7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, there are loud consultations over there. view
• 7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Part IV of the Bill provides for staffing and conditions of the personnel we post out there. Staffing is very important because we give a free hand to the officers we send out there to conduct recruitment without following any particular law. A simple case is during the 10th Parliament. This Committee visited our High Commission in Canada. It was very embarrassing because the staffing did not reflect the face of Kenya, but the face of one community. This Act intends to ensure procedures are laid out on how to recruit and post personnel to a mission. Part VIII of ... view
• 6 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 6 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: I had the opportunity to serve in the 9th Parliament with Prof. Wangari Maathai. If you look at her curriculum vitae, Prof. Wangari Mathai had over 24 international awards. In her CV, she 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 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: had five honorary degrees and she had about 10 professional affiliations. On academic appointments, sometime in 1976, she was the Chair of the Department of Veterinary Anatomy at the University of Nairobi among others. On personal achievements, she was a director of the Red Cross, a founder and coordinator of the Green Belt Movement, among others, and not to forget Member of Parliament for Tetu Constituency in the 9th Parliament. view