Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1471 to 1480 of 2469.

• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I need to know the way forward. I want to be very fair. The Chairman of my own party, hon. Poghisio, is still a Minister, and State officer. The man who understands the law very well in this House, hon. Mutula Kilonzo, is the Secretary- General of my party. The Chairman of KANU is the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, hon. Uhuru Kenyatta. We all know that the Prime Minister is the Party Leader of ODM, and the Chairman is none other than hon. Henry Kosgey. If I may remind you, hon. Henry Kosgey is ... view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Prime Minister in order to mislead the House? I am not a lawyer but I am told that there are as many opinions as there are lawyers. That is an opinion from the Attorney-General and it is not cast in stone. If we move to the High Court, the opinion might be different. Ministers are state officers who are appointed by the President. That is the end of it. So, the Attorney- General might interpret the way the Government wants because that is his role. Could the Prime Minister come ... view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this House, in its wisdom, enacted relevant laws to ensure that the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) is empowered and has teeth. Indeed, NEMA has teeth. view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you do recall, although the Assistant Minister has apologised, that his officer misled him until he was forced to go to the ground. This means that officers from NEMA are, indeed, conspiring with these water companies. Pollution of water resources is not only in Naivasha, but also Athi River is polluted. The issue of Athi River being polluted has already been brought before this House. What is he doing to ensure that anybody who is in contravention of the Act of Parliament in as far as issue of environment is concerned is taken to court as ... view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First of all, let me appreciate the comments by the Assistant Minister for Water and Irrigation. In view of the comments he has made and the position his colleague has taken, I plead that this issue be deferred to give the Government time to form an inter-Ministerial consultative committee that will bring a concrete answer to this matter. They should bear in mind that the Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources only enforces the law. They cannot actually put up the structures. So, if the Assistant Minister has, indeed, confirmed that ... view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. There are two issues here. The Assistant Minister is in charge of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) which falls under his Ministry. However, the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources cannot put up the treatment plant. That is the role of the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. We agreed with his colleague that they need to have an inter-ministerial committee to deal with this issue. This is because even if he prosecutes all of them, the sewage will still not be processed. So, we plead with the Chair that this ... view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Education:- a) whether he could explain why the Government has not been providing funds for Free Primary Education (FPE) to Katangi Special School; and, (b) when the Government will start availing the funds. view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am amazed that this Ministry does not know what it is doing. The Assistant Minister has said that this school is not registered, but it was registered on 6th August, 2009. If he bothered to talk to the District Education Officer or teachers, he would have been given those details. The registration certificate is No.SP/ED/121/09. When this Question was brought here, we knew that the school is already registered. view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not need to lay it because I am helping him and appear to know what is happening in the Ministry. Indeed, as I speak now, there is a file already open on this matter. So, all I wanted to know is why there is so much delay. The issue of the school not being registered does not arise. When are we going to get this money because this special school has not received money over the last one year? view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the school was registered on 6th August, 2009. Just to inform the Assistant Minister, just in case he has forgotten, hon. Members sit in the District Education Board meetings. So, the information we have is with the District Education Board and the officers on the ground. view