Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1731 to 1740 of 2469.

• 10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Minister in order to mislead the House that the blame goes to the KACC while there is a letter here which I will table, it clearly states that: “Be advised that the decision whether or not to accept your deliveries does not lie with the Director of KACC, but is a matter of contractual obligation with your client.” Is the Minister is order? view
• 10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, is the Minister again in order to mislead the House? He wants to give the impression that it is the KACC that is running his Ministry. I have another letter here which is actually advising him on how to do his job. I want to read that particular paragraph. It says: “Please note, it is not within the Commission’s limit to authorise or clear any payments or receipt of goods for use by the Ministry.” Is he in order to put the blame where it does not lie? view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what we are hearing here is very interesting. When children go to Standard One, they know nothing. So, even if they are taught in French, they will speak French. If they are taught in Kiswahili language, they will speak Kiswahili language. So, this is a very simple thing. Why can we not start using English language as the language of instruction? Let them learn from Standard One in English whether they are in the village or in urban areas. It is as simple as that. view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: The hon. Assistant Minister answer and even the point of information by Dr. Khalwale is totally misleading. In our neighbouring country, from nursery, they use a national language; Kiswahili. They do not have a system where we use our vernacular; using Kamba to teach English, or using Luhya to teach English. What we are asking the Assistant Minister is very simple; why do we have two systems for urban areas and rural areas? view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. A while ago, an issue came to this House concerning the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In particular, that CEO has questionable character and the police had recommended that he be prosecuted. In the same Government that the Prime Minister is serving, that same person was appointed as CEO. I am very curious--- view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is the Chief Executive Officer of Tana and Athi Development Authority. That issue has been before this House previously. How does the Government appoint people who the same Government or the previous Governments have recommended to be prosecuted? view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have had opportunities to fly over the Mau Forests on several occasions and nobody, in his normal senses, will be against people being evicted, compensated and removed from the Mau Forests Complex. But when this issue came before the House, I objected and said that, indeed, the Government does not need a Taskforce Report to act. In the first place, there are adequate provisions of the law. The problem in this country is that we are over-legislating. We are also appointing too many commissions and taskforces when we have enough laws and by-laws. view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to show that there is no emergency that we must have this taskforce’s report before the Government acts. Therefore, the relevant Committee should given ample time to go through the report. Enough law is there! We have the Forests Act which covers all aspects of the forests. There are other laws like the Chiefs Act which empowers the provincial administration to issue orders in relation to areas covered by forests. We have another law, the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, dealing with forests and wetlands. We have the Antiques and Monuments Act which deals with ... view