Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1951 to 1960 of 2469.

• 10 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. You have given circulars which show that on Thursday and Friday, we are going to be away attending a workshop. So, can we get the Ministerial Statement tomorrow? view
• 10 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this issue is a little bit sensitive because the leaders from that region seem to have taken sides. The bosses of the Assistant Minister in a sad function very holistically issued a statement in favour of one company. Could he assure this House that no company will be favoured in this issue? view
• 10 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have a lot of regard for the Chair, but the proceedings of this House are governed by the Standing Orders. view
• 10 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to refer you to Standing Order No.25 on Page 13, which clearly states what happens when there is no quorum or the Division lacks the numbers. Standing Order No.25(1)(a) provides:- "If Mr. Speaker be in the Chair he shall adjourn the House without Question put until the next Sitting." That is what I wanted to draw your attention to, and the next Sitting is tomorrow in the morning. view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs:- (a) if he could provide a list of OAU/AU treaties and state which treaties have been ratified; and, (b) if he could also explain why the Government has not ratified the African Youth Charter (adopted in 2006) and the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (adopted by the Eighth Ordinary Session of the Assembly held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 30-1-2007). Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have not received the written answer yet. view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs:- (a) whether he could provide a list of OAU/AU treaties and state which treaties have been ratified; and, (b) whether he could also explain why the Government has not ratified the African Youth Charter (adopted in 2006) and the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (adopted by the Eighth Ordinary Session of the Assembly held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 30- 1-2007). view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister says that he is happy to announce that they have since been ratified. The answer here is very clear; both what he has tabled and the written answer. They are not ratified. The Government has signed, but they have not ratified them. Is he changing the position from what he has given us? view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, part “b” of the Question says:- “Could the Assistant Minister also explain why the Government has not ratified the African Youth Charter on Democracy.” In his answer, he has said that, that is the work of the Ministry responsible for that particular issue. I would have expected him to have brought an answer on behalf of the Government. Is he telling me to follow the respective Ministries? view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance obviously falls under the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs. It was signed in January 2007, three years before we got the new Constitution. So, obviously, the Government was holding this document. But one would understand why the Government is not very keen on ratifying that treaty. If you look at the principles of this Charter, some of them say: “Respect for human rights and democratic principles”, something which has been a challenge to this Government. Another one is holding of regular, transparent, free and fair elections. ... view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: So, there is no way they would want to ratify this particular one. The last one is transparency and fairness in the management of public affairs. This Government is still using stamps of “top secrets” in its documents. Finally, another principle they do not like is condemnation and rejection of acts of corruption, related offences and impunity. That is why whenever a Minister is told to step aside and he does so, he is reinstated later. That is because they do not believe in the principles in this Charter on governance. So, without going very far, is the Minister for ... view