Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2401 to 2410 of 2469.

• 2 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Minister for having removed that tent from Uhuru Park. Uhuru Park does not belong to a particular denomination. The good job of beautification should be extended to other cities. However, I would like to talk about the City Mortuary. The Minister needs to do something about the City Mortuary. What is happening there is very bad. When people are alive, we like them. Or is it when they can vote for us, we like them? When they are dead and, therefore, cannot vote for us, we are not bothered about ... view
• 2 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 2 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to second this Motion; that this House urges the Government to implement free secondary education programme for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS and other causes. 2540 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 2, 2006 Children are the pride of any nation. The pride of a nation is the youth. They hold the future of this nation. That is why it is important to have healthy children and, most important, to have children who are educated. That is why the Free Primary Education Programme was a move in the right direction. Free primary education was evidenced ... view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, every time the issue of insecurity is raised in this House, the Assistant Minister always asks for information from Members of Parliament and the communities. So, I want to inform him on the structure of the Police Force. There are the regular July 26, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2335 police units and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). If he is not aware, the work of CID officers is to go out in the field and collect information. Is he, therefore, really, ensuring that the police are doing their work, so that this Kilunda gang, which is also ... view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to support this Motion. Despite many criticisms from the public, the CDF is a reality. It is the best way to approach development in this country. For us to improve the CDF, amendments are necessary. For purposes of efficiency, it will be necessary to amend the Act to provide for constituency co-ordinators. To reduce costs, it will be necessary to remove some of the bodies, for example, the National Management Committee (NMG), whose budget per annum is about Kshs300 million. For purposes of clarity, amendments are necessary. We need to know ... view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to second the Motion. For over 40 years, this country has experienced hunger and drought, and for all those years, there has been no legislation to address the issue of famine and drought. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, famine and drought are permanent features in our country today. Countries with similar climatic conditions like Kenya, for example, Israel, have been able to address the issue of drought to a level where there is no drought any more in those countries. Drought and famine have now brought poverty, more so in the ASAL areas. ... view
• 25 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Water and Irrigation:- (a) when the proposed Munyu Dam would be constructed; (b) whether he is aware that the dam was to provide a second canal to the lower parts of Thika District and Yatta plains for irrigation; and, (c) whether the Government could classify this project as a poverty alleviation strategy and fund it urgently. view
• 25 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the Assistant Minister for the answer. The biggest problem we have with Government is that it keeps on doing studies, investigations and designs. That exercise was done on two previous occasions. Why can the Ministry not look at the previous designs and investigation reports and start the project as soon as possible? view
• 25 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what is most amazing is that Ministers and Assistant Ministers give priority to their own constituencies. The Assistant Minister has already allocated Kshs6 billion for construction of dams in his constituency. Could he consider re-allocating part of that money to this project? view