Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2231 to 2240 of 2469.

• 29 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on top of that, we need to know what the Government is doing to address those problems as soon as possible. view
• 29 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me thank the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs and say that, so far, so good. But, still, we have problems on the ground. Perhaps, the Minister for Finance should take this advantage and bring those figures in the mini-Budget, especially for housing. view
• 29 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to know from the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs whether he finds it in order to charge all the Provincial Commanders in the Prisons Service for something which is so obvious. Does he find that in order? Mr. Speaker, Sir, secondly, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to know whether it is possible to provide, at least, prefabs. That is because houses takes a long time to put up - between 18 and 24 months? view
• 24 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of fertilizer was among the first Question which was discussed by this Tenth Parliament. The written answer, which the Assistant Minister has given, clearly shows that the Government is not serious in as far as the issue of fertilizer is concerned. It can also show that the Ministry itself is not in a position to deal with the issue of fertilizer. In his answer, the Assistant Minister says:- "My Ministry has authorised the NCPB to get into the fertilizer market, so as to stabilise the prices". Who does not know that the NCPB is ... view
• 24 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is very clear that this Question has not been adequately answered. All the House wanted to know was when and at what cost fertilisers will be available. Could I ask that the Chair rules that this Question be deferred and an appropriate answer be brought to the House? view
• 24 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to join my colleagues in supporting this Motion. In the last Parliament, I had the opportunity to sit in the Parliamentary Committee on CDF. Going to the nitty-gritty of the appointees, I am in agreement that the Minister has done a good job. Looking at the provision of the law, under Section 5(5), the Minister has addressed the issue of regional balance very well. With regard to the issue of academic qualifications and experience, again, the Minister has done a very good job. Looking through the CVs of the proposed appointees, we are proud ... view
• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is a tendency by Ministers that, when they are asked whether they are aware, they answer that they are not aware. The reason why we bring Questions to this House asking whether the Minister is aware, is for him to talk to his officials and bring a satisfactory answer to the House. When a Minister - and I beg your ruling on this issue - comes to the House and says he is not aware, is that not a way of portraying arrogance to this House? The Question has not ... view
• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. English is a foreign language, but the Question is very simple. We have not received funds for bursary. There are funds for free secondary education. There are also bursary funds for secondary schools. So, could the Assistant Minister clarify whether he is talking about free secondary education because funds for bursary are yet, to be received? That is the position! view
• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the good Assistant Minister is only trying to put across some justifications. However, we know districts in this country are given on how one is connected politically. There are some constituencies with two districts. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, all we are asking is for the Government to implement the policy of one constituency, one district. That is every constituency to become a district. There is no criteria we know of. We have seen Amagoro which is one constituency, but it has two districts. Mwala Constituency is now a district, which I neighbour, just because ... view
• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are dealing with a sensitive issue where children need this money as soon as possible. The Assistant Minister says that he will bring a satisfactory answer to this Question next week. Could we call upon him to bring a satisfactory answer tomorrow afternoon since he will be briefed by his Minister there? view