Charles Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 501 to 510 of 2469.

• 22 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in South Africa, during the apartheid regime, when the Government wanted to silence the black man, it came up with policies of allowing them to take this kind of liquor. Is it possible that this Government, because of the failure to provide employment for the poor, has adopted the same policy of the apartheid regime in South Africa? view
• 22 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We are at a loss because we are back benchers. When the Government comes and says that it is asking the Government, and it is the Government, we are at a loss. More so, this is a Minister who holds two Ministries. The Government thought that he is so good that he can hold two Ministries. Is he in order? view
• 22 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I support, I have noted with concern the culture by the Government to bring Bills at the last minute which forces us to rush. When we pass laws in a rush, we are likely to pass bad laws. Three Ministers in this particular Ministry have been a big letdown to us. Even when we organize seminars, they do not even bother to come or send a representative. Only the other day, all the key players participated, but nobody knows where the three Ministers were. I understand that very soon, we will go to an election year, ... view
• 16 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to know something from the Minister. He has been given advice from six different offices. There is the Office of the Attorney- General which has given him three letters which are very clear. You cannot terminate when you have awarded according to the law on procurement and he has quoted the relevant section. He has rejected the advice also from the Permanent Secretary (PS), Office of the Prime Minister on the same. He has rejected advice from Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission that this process should not be stopped. He has rejected advice from the ... view
• 16 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. With due respect to the Minister, is he in order to mislead the House that the matter is being awaited at the Cabinet while there is already a complaint from the Cabinet and there is one letter from none other than Mr. Francis Kimemia, the Secretary to the Cabinet, complaining about your Ministry? It is addressed to the Attorney-General and seeks further advice. He says:- “In my opinion, it is in bad taste and disrespectful to the Cabinet to attempt to compel the Managing Director to undertake such action behind the Cabinet ... view
• 16 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this one talks about ground breaking. This is addressed to the Permanent Secretary and the Managing Director. This is from the Secretary to the Cabinet. It says:- “It is imperative that ground breaking be held on 30th November 2012 at the latest” This is the Cabinet saying that, yet the Minister has been in public saying that there would rather be no ground breaking even if it takes how long. He needs to come out very clearly because we have shown you seven different offices which have advised your Ministry and yourself. It is only you who ... view
• 15 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Government is known to blame things on errors. The other time, it was the Ministry of Finance claiming it was an error, now we have the Ministry of Education. So, we need to know what kind of error was it. Was it a human error or computer error? What action have you taken to deal with the error? If it is computer software error, what are you doing about it? If it is human error, what are you doing to the humans beings who handled it? view
• 15 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: on behalf of view
• 15 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you did hear the Assistant Minister ask for more time. Now that he needs more time to receive these designs so that he can commit the Government, could I ask the Chair that this Question be deferred? view
• 15 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you have heard the Assistant Minister ask for more time. Now that he needs more time to receive the design so that he can commit the Government, could this Question be deferred to next month, since the report is coming in August? By then, he could have an answer. view