Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you bear that in mind, I wish to plead with you because this matter could be best handled at the Committee level because of its nature. In any case, Committees are open to all Members. view
• 18 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister and his staff have already appeared before the Committee. I was, indeed, surprised that he could allow this Question to come here knowing very well that it was before the Committee. I do not know whether he is losing focus on his work. view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Could the Minister explain why City Council of Nairobi has given notice to withdraw from LapTrust Pension Scheme and how much money does the Council owe Lap Trust? (b) Could the Minister confirm whether before Treasury releases LATF money, Local Authorities must get clearance certificates for their staff retirement benefits schemes to confirm they do not have any debt? (c) Could the Minister inform the House whether the Council has a mandate to interfere with the Workers ... view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the second time I wish to ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Could the Minister explain why the City Council of Nairobi has given notice to withdraw from LapTrust Pension Scheme and how much money does the Council owe LapTrust? (b) Could the Minister confirm whether before Treasury releases LATF money, Local Authorities must get clearance certificates for their staff retirement benefits schemes to confirm they do not have any debt? (c) Could the Minister inform the House whether the Council has a mandate to ... view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank the Assistant Minister for the very good answer. I would like to encourage him to ensure that it is effected. However, it appears the trend within the Nairobi City Council is that when it cannot pay its debts, it opts for other suppliers. In this particular case, it owes LapTrust a lot of money. Rather than pay LapTrust Kshs8.2 billion, it wants to start another scheme. We know very well that it is also supplied with materials and it is not able to pay, it sources the same materials from other sources. What ... view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have no further question. view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Minister in order to evade the question? This is an American Ambassador running the Government, and in particular, his Ministry. Why did the Minister act on this letter, because all protocol was thrown through the window? Why did he not refer this matter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? If this Government is being run by foreign ambassadors, then it has no business being in Government. Did the Minister raise the issue of protocol with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cabinet? view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am concerned about the issue of procedure. The Member for Juja has made a very serious allegation. The procedure is that when a Member makes an allegation, then he must prove he is right. My challenge is based on the rules of the House which are very clear. When you make an allegation, then be prepared to substantiate. All I am asking is whether the hon. Member could substantiate or apologize. view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir, or apologize because he cannot make accusations--- view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, he mentioned some names of Members who were not in the list tabled by the Minister. You have warned Members not to mention others. view