Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1431 to 1440 of 2469.

• 26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the second reason why this transaction is suspect is advance payment. On 1st July, 2009, the Government before transfer and registration of the property in October paid 80 per cent of the purchase price. Do you know what the lawyer had to say about that? These were his words:- “In Japan, we do not pay 80 per cent of the purchase price upfront. We usually pay 10 to 20 per cent of the purchase price and pay the balance on the day of changing the registration.” This is what is done even in Kenya. This is historically ... view
• 26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thirdly, no lawyer was used to transact the business. Despite the advice given by Mr. E.K Korir and the technical committee which went to Japan, no lawyer was used. The Minister did appear before us and said that the reason behind that was that it was going to be too expensive to engage the services of a lawyer. He said that the lowest quotation they got was Kshs45 million. When we went to Japan, we saw evidence and documents which were in the document of quotations of as low as Kshs3.5 million. The Minister and his team ... view
• 26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is a member of staff cautioning the Ministry that this person they are calling “a lawyer” is not a lawyer. This person is what we call a “registration clerk.” When we went to Japan, we actually interviewed the man on a one-to-one basis and one question that we asked him was: “Are you a lawyer” and he said “No.” What are you? Through a translator, he said that he is a clerk. Basically, the translation was that he is a clerk. Lawyers do know that there are clerks in their offices who assist in registration matters. ... view
• 26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are men of experience here. I do not see my good friend, Amos Kimunya here but he went through that and finally he is back in office. This is a good recommendation! Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister continued to mislead this Committee. Therefore, the Committee further recommends that the appointing authority be advised that the conduct of Hon. Moses Wetangula is not compatible with that of a Minister. We say so because the Minister submitted documents and contradicted himself. He misled the Committee in very may occasions. With those remarks, I beg to second. view
• 26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Minister, indeed, is referring to a letter he wrote to the Office of the Clerk which was very clear. He wanted to come to the Committee to respond. According to the letter, he wanted to respond to issues that were raised by the media. The ruling of the Chair has been the following: We do not respond to issues raised in the media, either in the Committees or on the Floor of the House. So, is the Minister in order to say that he was denied the opportunity by the Committee? view
• 26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Perhaps, the hon. Member has missed it. There is a valuation done by Coral Corporation. It is an assessment because they are not valuers. The assessment for the entire piece of land as of October last year--- Maybe, you need that and it is part of the presentation that I made here. view
• 21 Oct 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 did the Minister, in appointing the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation’s Board, fail to comply with the provisions of Section 4 (1) of KBC Act (Cap. 221) of the Laws of Kenya? view
• 21 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister is partially accepting that the Board is not properly constituted. The Controller and Auditor-General who wrote a letter on 20th of May this year said as follows:- “Verification of copies of academic and professional qualifications and CVs of the 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 members of the Board”. view
• 21 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the section is about who should qualify to sit in the Board. He further says:- “It is not clear why the appointing authority did not invoke the said section of the law while appointing Board members”. He then recommends that the appointing authority should consider reconstituting the Board membership which satisfies the requirement of Section 4(1) (f) of the KBC Act to enhance good corporate governance of the corporation. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the Controller and Auditor-General has seen that the Board has not been constituted according to the law, how comes the Assistant Minister ... view
• 21 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. If the Controller and Auditor-General has already perused the CVs, and has found them wanting and not complying with the law, is the Assistant Minister in order to say that he cannot bring them here? There is a contradiction between what the Controller and Auditor-General said and his answer? If, indeed, they are qualified, why is he holding the CVs? He should bring them here. view