Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: I was just interrupted, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not know why my good brother is wasting too much energy on that. We all know, in the words of Dr. Nuh, that we are dealing with a wheelbarrow Government. That said, my question is why the Managing Director was sent on compulsory leave. There is a tendency of the Executive, when somebody appears before a Committee of Parliament, he is sent on compulsory leave. That is like intimidating any potential witnesses appearing before Committees of Parliament, thereby sabotaging the role of Parliament. The issue is not on the ... view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. With due respect to the Rt. hon. Prime Minister; when he says that Parliament can only act when the Executive has done its bit, that is totally misguided. Only this morning we were dealing with the case of Tana Delta where Parliament is urging the Government to take action. That is purely because the Government has failed. The reason why Parliament is coming up every now and then to urge the Government is because the Government is not able to move. That is why Dr. Nuh said that we are ... view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate that the Office of the Prime Minister, like other senior Government Offices, the three top ones, are very busy offices and perhaps because of the responsibilities in those offices, he might not have been privy to what transpired in Parliament. The Cabinet Sub-Committee he is referring to; the Sub-Committee on Infrastructure, was in disagreement with the Minister for Transport and the Permanent Secretary. At the same time, the Secretary to the Cabinet, Mr. Kimemia, complained and there are letters which were tabled in Parliament that the action which was being taken by the ... view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: I will accept that information, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I information is power. view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as he says, he has given instructions to the Board not to molest the MD. I am also curious whether he can give the same instructions to the PS and the Minister not to keep on molesting the MD because what they are doing is threatening the Board because if the Board does not act, it is kicked out and a new one brought in. The problem is within the Cabinet, the Minister and the PS. That is why there was a complaint by Mr. Kimemia on the PS being disrespectful of the Cabinet itself. view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. This is a House of honourable Members. The hon. Member has said that there is some membership or Members in this House who are actually involved in a very serious matter; where women, kids and men are being butchered. Is he in order to impute that the hon. Members of this House are actually involved? If, indeed, they are, could he, as a man, mention their names without hesitating? view
• 6 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs the following Question by Private Notice. When will the term of the current Members of Parliament end under the current Constitution? view
• 6 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have discussed with the Assistant Minister why I asked that Question. I sit in the Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations. This is a matter that came up purely because of Article 241 (3) (c) in regard to the deployment of our Defence Forces. For the benefit of Members, I wish to read. It says as follows:- “The Defence Forces may be deployed to restore peace in any part of Kenya affected by unrest or instability only with the approval of the National Assembly”. view
• 6 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with the Assistant Minister that he can be given more time to respond after consulting with the Ministry of State for Defence. view
• 6 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to raise an issue which truly needs the guidance of the Chair. I know that we are in a new Chamber with new technology. When a Minister speaks from that seat, as the hon. Minister did and others, is he speaking on behalf of the Government or on behalf of his political party or as a Member of view