Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1681 to 1690 of 2469.

• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: What I meant is that I had filed a Question by Private Notice and I intend not to spend any other time in the future on the same. So, I will request that the same question not to be answered, that it be withdrawn. Only last week the Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Kareke Mbiuki, told MPs that he has sympathised with them, and that he sympathised with farmers. We do not want sympathy but action from the Government. The Government has been importing maize at Kshs3,300 per bag from South Africa and other countries. The Government buys the same ... view
• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: I do not know whether it is the problem of the Grand Coalition Government. The other day, his other Assistant Minister, Mr. Ndambuki, said that they were not going to provide seeds because these are the short rains. So, there are no seeds or fertilizer to be provided; now, the Minister seems to have changed his mind overnight. I want him to confirm what is the true position. It appears one day, the Minister tells us one story and another day, we get another story. view
• 4 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to bring to your attention that apart from Members of Parliament being ambushed by Ministers, the Chair is also being ambushed. I wish to refer to Standing Order 42(5), which is very clear. It says:- “When the Speaker directs that a Question is in order, the Clerk shall as soon as possible forward the Question to the Minister to whom it is directed and the Minister shall within five days of receipt of the Question, submit a written reply to the Clerk.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, it has become a common ... view
• 4 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: I was on the Floor, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 4 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Two minutes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 4 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I ran short of time yesterday, I was talking about corruption. view
• 4 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Corruption in this country has become like a lullaby song. The only way we can stop corruption is to strengthen existing institutions. For instance, we need to strengthen the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC). We have three cities in this country. KACC has its offices in Nairobi with a skeleton staff of about 250. We need to modernise the Police Force and improve the Judiciary. At the same time, if we are going to fight corruption, we need to address the salaries for police officers. Police officers are on call 24 hours. I am speaking from experience. Magistrates in this country ... view
• 4 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you are convicted of a corruption offence in China, you face a firing squad. If one is associated with corruption in Japan, he or she commits suicide. But, in this country, one would hardly even want to think about stepping aside. You must have heard the latest joke in town about a party that was formed barely a week ago to fight corruption. I am told that party goes by the name “PDM”. You should have seen the line up of the people who said that they are going to fight corruption. It was ... view
• 4 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg support. view
• 3 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is amazing because when it comes to importing maize at a price of over Kshsh3,000, there is always money. But when it comes to buying the same maize from farmers at a cost of Kshs2,300, this same Government is not keen. The Assistant Minister has confirmed that there are no plans to buy maize, when it is rotting in the farms. My question is: Is he sure that this Government has a heart for farmers in this country? view