Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 31 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on many occasions, I have always found myself on the other side of the Minister but for once I am with him on this case. I appreciate the indiscipline in the Government. Those are your problems. The Minister has brought up the issue of the AU. I want to know what this AU is doing on the murder of Patrice Lumumba who was the Prime Minister of Congo by the western countries. At the same time, I want to know what this AU is doing about this false war in Iraq. You know the pretext was that ... view
• 31 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Finally, I want him to confirm whether indeed this Government is in charge because we have evidence in many cases where the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), corporations, judges and Ministers starting with my good friend, Mr. Kimunya, have been threatened by a travel ban. Who is in charge of this country? Those missions or yourself as a Government? view
• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Vice- President and Minister for Home Affairs the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs aware that the recent wave of armed robberies within Matuu Town has been due to the recent release of hardcore criminals from prison through a Presidential pardon? (b) Could he indicate the criteria used to identify the beneficiaries of Presidential pardon? (c) What measures is the Government taking to ensure that only petty offenders benefit from Presidential pardon? view
• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am at a loss with the Government. In the first place, in Yatta, and particularly in Matuu Town, which is an area that the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs knows very well, is now one of the areas with the highest rate of crime. When this Question came up on Wednesday, on the following day, an armed gangster was shot dead within the town. Do you know what they did on Friday? They actually visited my Parliament Office and my Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) Office and swept away all the computers. While answering ... view
• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, do you know what the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs has just told us? Part of his answer is as follows:- “Hardcore criminals are, therefore, completely excluded from consideration for Presidential pardon.” view
• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: So, I am trying to figure out whether this is the same Government or two different Governments. This House cannot accept to be misled by the same Government on different days. I am, therefore, pleading with the Chair to make a ruling, because we cannot have a Government which says one thing today and another thing tomorrow. Obviously, this answer cannot be accepted. On Wednesday, the information came from the Government. It did not come from us. Now, the Government comes back and gives a different answer. So, I need you to look at the answer and guide the House. view
• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the case of insecurity, especially armed robberies, within Matuu Town is very worrying. Do you know that every supermarket in Matuu has a policeman? That is something that does not even happen in Nairobi. Even with the policemen, they are still stealing. Can you imagine that? To show who is boss, when I brought this Question in this House, they even stole in my own office. I suppose they were asking: U ta-do ”? Since the Government has denied that the crimes are not committed by the hardcore criminals, is it not possible when the ... view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Vice-President aware that the recent wave of armed robbery within Matuu Town has been due to the recent release of hardcore criminals from prison through a presidential pardon? (b) Could the Vice-President indicate the criteria used to identify the beneficiaries of Presidential Pardon? (c) What measures is the Government taking to ensure that only petty offenders benefit from presidential pardon? view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not have a written answer but--- view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as much as the Assistant Minister may want to take care of the communities living near the pipeline, we have seen before that the minute you tamper with the intended purpose of the project and start diverting water to cater for other people, the project fails. A good case is the Kilimanjaro Water Project which was meant to provide water to Machakos Town. Why can the Government not consider a separate programme for those areas in Ukambani and leave that specific project to take water directly to Coast Province? The Government should come up with an ... view