Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1721 to 1730 of 2469.

• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, for a PS in the Office of the Prime Minister to write a letter to the Minister is taking us to the days of “I received orders from above!” We want to thank the Minister for the position he has taken but my questions are very clear. The law is very clear: It was meant to ensure who advises the Minister. Could the Minister assure this House that he will follow the law and take the advice from the council? Secondly, when the Office of the Prime Minister realized that the current council will go ahead and ... view
• 15 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 15 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: As I second this Motion, I am on record as having objected in the first place the issue of the task force to be there. My position has been that there is enough law. So, for task force to have gone on and made recommendations which are against the Constitution is an exercise in futility. We all took oath of allegiance. I want to remind Members how the oath of allegiance goes. It says: “I do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Republic of Kenya and that I will preserve, protect and defend the ... view
• 15 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: “No property of any description shall be compulsorily taken possession of, and no interest in or right over property of any description shall be compulsorily acquired, except where the following conditions are satisfied---” Those conditions “a” and “b” are on public interest, but “c” says as follow: view
• 15 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: “Provision is made by a law applicable to that taking of possession or acquisition for the prompt payment of full compensation.” view
• 15 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, according to the law, that provision is provided for under the law of the Compulsory Land Acquisition. The law on Compulsory Land Acquisition does not even talk about titles. I want to quote the law itself. Clause 8 of the law talks about compensation to be paid. view
• 15 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Land Acquisition Act, Cap.295 says: “Where land is acquired compulsorily under this part, free compensation shall be paid promptly to all persons interested in the land.” It does not even talk about titles. It talks about persons interested in the land. It is very clear. view
• 15 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, two wrongs do not make a right. When this land was being dished out, senior Ministers who were in this House were sitting down in the Cabinet and never raised a finger to object. Majority of us were in class learning. What I am saying is very simple. If the previous regimes failed to use the applicable law to protect the forests, the current regime should not make the same mistake by repossessing the forests by flouting all the laws of this land. view
• 15 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the consequences of the Government flouting the law are very simple. Under the Constitution and also under the Land Acquisition Act, there are provisions for the affected parties to go to court. We do not want anybody to go to court. Under what law did the Task Force recommend selective compensation? Some of the recommendations are very clear. Some companies will not be compensated. But some of those companies sold the land to third parties, and they are still companies. So, what happens in such cases? How we handle the issue of Mau will determine what happens ... view
• 10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We are all looking forward to the reforms in the Prisons Service. I am due to be a beneficiary by having a prison in my constituency that was promised by His Excellency the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs. When people saw how 300 prisoners at Kamiti were beaten, they started having second thoughts about the prisons. What I heard the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs say was that he was given a blank video cassette. Is it possible that the Department is seeing no evil? How could he have been given a blank ... view