Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 341 to 350 of 2469.

• 27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Masinga Constituency is a district. It hosts one of the major dams in this region, leave alone Kenya but it has only a police post whose officers are posted from the Embu side while the other part of the district is served from Yatta. This affects the services being rendered to the residents of Yatta. Could the Assistant Minister ensure that there is adequate security because Masinga Dam is a major investment? That can be achieved by setting up a police station, as a matter of urgency. view
• 27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I understand that the Minister is going through painful moments having been left out of this marriage, which is a conspiracy by the Deputy Leader of Government Business who is with us here. But is it in order, no matter how much the Minister for Energy is frustrated with the Mbus, not to come to the House for two weeks consecutively? Could he consider being relieved of his duties? view
• 27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am wondering whether the Minister is in order to purport that it is the responsibility of Government to decide where elections will take place and where they should not take place, bearing in mind that if the Government, indeed, saw a problem they should have raised a red flag to the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC) of Parliament. We do not forget that the particular Minister is a Presidential candidate; he has said he has gone round. Who knows? Perhaps, he realized that the Diaspora was hostile to him ... view
• 27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Minister in his earlier statement used the following words. He said:- “Integrity of an election starts with the voter registration process.” Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, he also said that it appears that they were ill- prepared to handle the voter registration outside Kenya or in the Diaspora. So, I want him to clarify whether they are also ill-prepared here on the following basis. The whole of last week when they started they were not accepting old generation cards. Is that not a sign of being ill-prepared? The whole of last week the ... view
• 22 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me thank the two hon. Members for bringing this petition on behalf of the chiefs. Dealing with a Coalition Government the way we are doing and in particular the Executive which has very little regard for its own civil servants, we need a good law to protect them. In this particular case we are talking about chiefs. This is a Government which on many occasions on the Floor has given different interpretation in terms of restructuring of the Provincial Administration. On one side, they imply that in the new Constitution the positions of chiefs and the ... view
• 22 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is amazing that the Minister would refer to an Act of Parliament while he knows very well that there is a new Constitution which is very specific. If the Minister can bother to look at Article 35 of the Constitution which is very clear and for his information, it reads as follows:- “Every citizen has the right of access to:- (a) Information held by the State” We are not even talking about who is the Government. This is the National Assembly. We are asking one arm which is the Executive to give information to the other ... view
• 22 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know the Minister comes from a party which is not known for keeping gentleman’s agreements; so, I know my brother is asking for too much. Nevertheless, we have been waiting for the amended Bill from the Government. As he comments on that, he should also tell us when we should expect it. I am aware that this Ministry, from time immemorial, has been against the existence of the CDF. view
• 22 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is a tendency by the current Government that every time there is a problem, there is the temptation to rush and use the military. We will give you free advice. The more you do it, the more they will find out that the civil authority is not able and will remove you from those offices and take over. This is not Congo. I think there is something very wrong with the Government because this is the first Government where, when policemen are killed, a Minister who sits in the Cabinet will call a press conference and ... view
• 11 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, likewise, I want to support this very crucial petition. We need to ensure that those who have been attacked by wildlife are fairly compensated. At the same time, we do not want to get rid of our wildlife. A good case is what happened the other day when three lions were killed by the Maasai morans. The only way to discourage that is fair compensation for all the victims, whether it is their crops or individuals affected. I wish to support. view
• 11 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, likewise, I want to support this very crucial petition. We need to ensure that those who have been attacked by wildlife are fairly compensated. At the same time, we do not want to get rid of our wildlife. A good case is what happened the other day when three lions were killed by the Maasai morans. The only way to discourage that is fair compensation for all the victims, whether it is their crops or individuals affected. I wish to support. view