Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This concerns the arrest of one hon. Abdi Ahmed Haji Farah, who is a Member of the Transition Federal Parliament of Somalia. The said Member of Parliament was arrested about three days ago at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The Government, together with the European Union (EU) and Inter- Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) had sent a plane, specifically to go and collect the Members of Parliament from Mogadishu, Somalia. The Government knew that, indeed, these were Members ... view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to second this Motion that the Constitution of Kenya be amended to provide for the National Assembly to control its own calender. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to start with an example. If you go to Section 58(1) of the Constitution, it reads:- "Subject to this Section, each Session of Parliament shall be held at such place within Kenya, and shall commence at such time as the President may appoint." Section 58(2) reads as follows:- "There shall be a Session of Parliament, at least, once in every year, so ... view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: I want to give an example of a country down in the South. In the last two years, when they conducted their general election, they elected a Head of State. The Head of State defected from the party he was in and went to another party. He realised that if he allowed Parliament to sit, it would pass a vote of no confidence and throw him out. So, what he did was that immediately he defected, he sent the Members of Parliament (MPs) home. For two years, that House never sat. They went back last year and the election is ... view
• 28 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the major sources of drinking water, a while back, has been Athi River. But, to date, Athi River is just one big sewer line! What is the Ministry doing to ensure that people living along Athi River are provided with clean drinking water through, maybe, drilling boreholes? 3030 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 28, 2008 view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, it is good that he has given us the formula. Some parts of this country have trained enough teachers while others, particularly, most parts of Eastern and North Eastern Provinces of this country, have less trained teachers. Could he revise the formula to ensure that he does not take into account the number of vacancies in colleges for these areas? Those areas need affirmative action. What will he do to ensure that there is affirmative action to train more teachers? view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Speaker, as we talk about the--- view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are talking about food being reduced in Turkana. But from the list laid on the Table by the Minister, from Ukambani, it is only Kitui and Mwingi districts. In Makueni, Machakos, Yatta and Mbooni districts, there is no relief food. What are you doing to ensure that those areas get relief food? view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We are dealing with a very serious issue. I come from Yatta where there is no relief food. I have gone through the document which the Minister has read out here. It says, on a percentage basis, that the food needs in the districts that she has mentioned is zero. It further says that there are no interventions by the Government. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we all know what is happening in Makueni and other areas like Yatta. Could the Minister come out very clearly. There is no relief food on the ground! view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, this is one of the Ministries that we are hoping to get a change from the Minister to the rest. That is because 12 years is a very long time. I am very sure that, if hon. Chanzu had not brought this Question to the House, no payment would have been made. It appears that this Ministry has colluded with the employers. At the same time--- view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: I am getting there, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Apart from colluding with the employers, the same Ministry has gone into a slumber. We saw the Minister accepting yesterday, that he was not aware when funds were being invested elsewhere--- view