Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1561 to 1570 of 2469.

• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I strongly support this Motion. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know whether you have been following this argument very keenly. There are three arguments for those against this House approving the appointment of the Director. Most of their arguments are comic. One of the arguments which is very comic is that we are not looking for an orator, the fact that he is an orator they are convinced he should not be given a job. It is true this brother is very eloquent. view
• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this man has a gift of language. Because of that, somebody feels he should not be given a job. I can remind you that this is one country where a particular politician is being accused of being very handsome. This happens only in Kenya. Should we deny people positions because they are handsome or they are good and eloquent? Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other argument which is also very comic is that this man represented particular clients in Goldenberg cases. So, do we say that next time we have issues dealing with doctors ... view
• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the last one which amounts to a joke is because we are moving very fast to condemn somebody. In this House, we are saying he is not qualified for any office because he vied for a parliamentary seat. How many have sneaked into this House and they have very many corruption cases? They have sabotaged the entire judicial system. They are the ones who are fronting to say that this young professional is not qualified for this job. view
• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is a fourth argument which is a political one and hidden. I have always told Patrick Lumumba that he is a Nairobian from Jericho but they are bringing the argument that he comes from the wrong part of the country. That is not the country we want. view
• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: With these words, I support. view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the fact that this is a maiden answer given by the new Assistant Minister. He has talked about the next financial year. These are medical issues which cannot wait for that long. I thought he would have been a little bit more sensitive and talked about the coming Supplementary Budget, if not otherwise. view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. We are dealing with issues of human health. These are medical issues. If, indeed, there is going to be a Supplementary Budget, why can the Assistant Minister not consider providing for this programme in the Supplementary Budget? We know that includes construction of roads and other facilities which do not necessarily deal with human health. He keeps on saying “I”, yet we are talking about the Government. It is not about his money. It is the Government’s money. view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, part (b) is even easier than part (a) because this is on the staffing policy. This Question has been here in other forms, many times. So, what is this big deal about it being difficult? When we say the “Minister” we are not talking about him. We are talking about the Ministry. view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We are at a loss and we would really want your guidance on this issue. Your earlier ruling was that the Prime Minister, indeed, can delegate or can refer Questions to other Ministers, which we have no issue with. But according to the Standing Orders, that can only be done outside the Prime Minister’s Question Time, which means it is in order for the Prime Minister to refer the Question to hon. Saitoti, but that Question should not be answered during the Prime Minister’s Question Time. The Standing Orders are very clear. ... view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is Standing Order No.40 (3). With your permission, I may read it out for the benefit of hon. Members. view