Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we need the Back Bench where they belong. There is no way we can have a strong Back Bench if they are serving in the Government. They have been silenced and they cannot talk freely. We want to thank those youthful hon. Members; the likes of Messrs. Munya, Kiunjuri and the rest. They should not be silenced because they are Assistant Ministers. We need to agree and accept this. With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, considering that Kenya has over eight million mobile telephone subscribers; considering further that mobile phones have almost replaced land line phones as the means of communication; cognizant that mobile phones can be used to spread hate messages through short message services (sms) as it happened during the post election period; aware further that in most countries all mobile subscribers are required by law to register with the service providers; this House do grant leave for introduction of a Bill to amend the Kenya Communications Act No.2 ... view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the mobile phone sector has grown. As a matter of fact, it has, indeed, virtually replaced the old land lines. Looking at the background of this sector, the figures at the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) indicate that there were about 11.4 million subscribers in Kenya at the end of the year 2007. This market is shared among the key players. The key player is Safaricom which has 9.2 million subscribers, both active and inactive. The Safaricom IPO prospectus which was issued recently shows that the subscriber base consists almost, exclusively, of prepaid customers. Out of ... view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is Parliament! When we left here yesterday, none of us knew that we were going to adjourn. We are not small children! You cannot wake up one morning, decide somewhere and in the next few hours you say that Parliament should go home! The Executive cannot hold Parliament at ransom. When you think you want to relax, you say that the entire House should go home. We were at home barely a month ago. Now you are telling us: "Go back again." We had plans. We had a work programme. There were Motions, ... view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Oh, definitely! Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is important to know that when Parliament is on recess, the Government is on honeymoon. Nobody will question them on their sweet deals they are doing. No Questions are brought here and no Ministerial Statements are asked for. So, basically, they are on honeymoon. When Mr. Ojode says that we are going on recess so that parliamentarians can be taken to Mombasa for holiday, let him be told that we have no intention of going there! We want to be in the House! Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are against having 95 Members ... view
• 13 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that we have a lot of faith in our good friend. But the way he has answered this Question was so casual that it worries us. We know very well that virtually all the major companies and organizations were donating money to the three major political parties. Therefore, they are all compromised! Because a simple Question like this one, (a)--- view
• 13 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in my own location--- view
• 13 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, these people have been living on the farm since 1910 and today they are being evicted, and the Minister has told us that he is not aware. I thought that when a Question comes to the Ministry, he sends his officers to the field! Is he going to send his officers to the field to establish the facts as brought to the House? view
• 13 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree that, indeed, the Minister has done his homework on this matter and taken the issue of energy seriously. The issue of high cost of fuel and petroleum products is likely to also increase the cost of food. We have witnessed food riots in several parts of the world. That is what we are looking at! So, I want to know whether the Ministry can consider fuel blending through ethanol or it can consider alternative sources of energy, that is electricity, and particularly on public and cargo transport and electricity as an alternative source of ... view
• 8 May 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I think the Assistant Minister is not taking the Chair or the rules of this House seriously. He has repeated the issue by saying that he does not understand why the Member has asked the Question because he comes from Kisumu Town East Constituency. It is very clear that according to the rules of this House, a Member can ask a Question regarding any part of this country. So, is he in order to repeat the same mistake? view