Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1691 to 1700 of 2469.

• 3 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to contradict the two Principals who have been on record and have assured farmers that the Government has money to buy seeds? Is it in order for the Assistant Minister, who was appointed by the same Principals, to come to the House and contradict them? view
• 3 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. A while ago, the same Assistant Minister had confirmed that there are no funds provided by the Treasury to buy the harvested crops. But, now, he is twisting the story to another issue. The point of order is very simple: Is the Assistant Minister not misleading the House by saying that there is no money, when the Head of State and the Prime Minister confirmed that there is money? Is he not contradicting Government policy? view
• 3 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: , on behalf of view
• 3 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Assistant Minister for the answer. But the biggest challenge we have today on donor-funded projects and even the Government ones is that most of the funds are used on training and capacity building. As I speak now, cattle dips are not operational. I can comfortably say that in view
• 3 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: both the lower part of Eastern Province and even most parts of the country, 95 per cent of cattle dips are not operational. What is the Government doing to revive cattle dips as opposed to spending so much money on capacity building and training? view
• 3 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Government has failed livestock farmers. That is why every time there is drought rather than the Government buying livestock, they end up dying. It has also failed dairy farmers and that is why milk is being poured. It has also abandoned pyrethrum farmers and that is why people have stopped growing pyrethrum. It has abandoned maize farmers and that is why maize is rotting in the farms. Is the Government going to take the farmers of this country seriously? Could the Government take over cattle dips, so that they can become operational as opposed to ... view
• 3 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. My question was not whether they would be functioning; my question to the Assistant Minister was: “Could the Government take over the running of cattle dips as opposed to the current arrangement where they are being run by communities?” view
• 3 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the biggest setbacks of the Structural Adjustment Programmes was the laying off of technical staff and in particular, the veterinary doctors. What plans are there for the Government to reinstate and employ more officers? view
• 3 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to seek your guidance on this issue; if you read the Question, it asks what steps the Ministry is taking. If you read the answer, he is talking about the possibility of decentralization. What the Assistant Minister has done is to give an irrelevant answer and deny the hon. Member the right and the opportunity to ask supplementary questions in order to get the proper answer. What I am asking is, what action--- view
• 3 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: I am asking for your ruling, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the basis that the Assistant Minister did not respond to “what steps”; he answered verbally on the steps. But in the written answer, he answered a totally different Question. The Question which he answered here was basically like answering a Question asking: “Why is it not possible--- ”, but the Question here was: “What steps---.” view