Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1411 to 1420 of 2469.

• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to tell Members that they must appreciate what the Government is doing? The Government cannot keep IDPs in camps for three years and then they tell us to appreciate while they are busy building big houses for Ministers and powerful individuals in this Government! view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not know whether you have noticed that the Minister has avoided responding to that issue. Is it in order for the Minister to avoid responding to this particular issue of vehicles which are past the cutline? I do not know what procedure would be required, because there is no way you can get this permission without the Minister’s authority. So, there is no way those 400 vehicles would have come in without authority from the Minister. So, could the Minister address this particular issue? view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Information and Communications the following Question by Private Notice. Why, in appointing the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation’s Board, the Minister failed to comply with the provisions of Section 4 (1)) of the KBC Act (Cap.221) of laws of Kenya? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you asked for a copy of the HANSARD which I believe you have. I would like to refer you to it. When this Question was deferred, you said the following from the Chair: “It is the presumption of the Chair that he (the Minister) will come with ... view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, there is the requirement for specialization or experience in financial management and administration. None of them has this qualification. That is why the Controller and Auditor-General had the following to say and I quote:- view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: “However, verification of the copies of the academic and professional qualifications and CVs of appointees to the Board of the Corporation revealed that the above section of the law was not complied with by the Minister in the appointment of the Board members. It is not clear why the appointing authority did not invoke the said section of the law while appointing Board members.” view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he says on implication: view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: “The appointing authority was, therefore, in breach of law and the KBC Board as now constituted does not comply with the provisions of Section 4(1)(f) of the KBC Act, Cap 221 of laws of Kenya”. view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is very clear. I have confirmed. So, I really want to know from the Minister what he has got to say. view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my Question is strictly on how the Board is constituted. It has nothing to do with the recruitment of the Managing Director. I am only asking what the law provides. The Minister has tabled CVs here which do not comply with the law. He has not given any certificates to show that these people have experiences in radio communication. Only last week, they said that this is a very rare profession while we have not less than four institutes and one university offering these degrees. Yes, these people have experiences. They are very qualified, but in ... view