Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: I need a clarification! view
• 6 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will recall that I am the one who brought the petition on Charterhouse Bank, on behalf of the depositors whose money still lie there. The Minister says that they are not acting on behalf of certain foreign masters yet when these people appeared before the Committee, a letter was produced before it, which stated clearly as follows:- “The US Government used this information to press the Government of Kenya to close the bank and as a result, the bank was closed---” view
• 6 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: These are letters which the Minister has. So, is he in order to mislead the House? Secondly, his own Ministry has confirmed that, indeed, they are under influence of a certain foreign power. His own Permanent Secretary (PS) said as follows:- “The purpose of this letter is to request you, following the laid down procedure, to move fast on the closure/liquidation of Charterhouse Bank without any further delay. This matter is of high interest to the Government of Kenya and our development partners.” view
• 6 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, those are the foreign powers we are talking about. So, is he in order to mislead the House that there is no pressure from outside this country on the Government to close the bank and have depositors’ money held indefinitely? view
• 6 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Are the Minister and the Attorney-General in order to read the Constitution selectively to suit their purpose? The Minister has referred to Section 231, which says that the CBK shall not be under the direction or control of any person or authority in the exercise of its powers or the performance of its functions. However, the same Constitution, in Article 95(5) says that the National Assembly shall exercise oversight over State organs? The CBK is a State organ. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the bone of contention in this matter is that there is no law the Government ... view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I had forwarded a Question to the Office of the Prime Minister which was to be addressed today. That was last week on Monday. I had hoped that your office was also going to see the Question because it touches on intimidation of witnesses who appear before committees of Parliament. A good case was the Managing Director of Kenya Airports Authority (KAA). After he appeared before the joint committees of Parliament, he was sacked. So, because it has happened before, my interest was to know if the Executive is trying to hold ... view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is a point of information to the hon. Member who has just sat down. Of course, the Government is not serious. As far as they are concerned, it is public relations. That is why the Minister for Finance is not here. It is because we are talking about money. So, it is all about public relations. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I just want to inform the good hon. Assistant Minister – and I pray hard that he becomes the next Governor – that the teachers have been conned by the Government. They are being beaten by policemen, who have been conned by the same Government. They are taken to hospital and received by nurses who have been conned by the same Government and treated by doctors who have been conned by the same Government. All that is reported by the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation staff who have been conned by the same ... view
• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to inform my good friend hon. Shebesh and hon. Members that this Government has something called inferiority complex where a white man is involved. That is why if a young white man walked into the office of this particular Assistant Minister, he will start shivering. So, it is a disease within the Government where the Ministers, especially those of the older generation, when they see a lighter skin especially that of a white man, they shiver. That is why you find that they are at the mercy of the World Bank and the IMF. ... view