10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the last 12 years, since that Authority was incorporated, there has been no single salary review upwards for the employees. Even the post of the Chairman has been vacant for the last two years. The Ministry only appointed somebody to fill that post after a Question was raised here. When will the Assistant Minister take the CDA seriously? When will he review the salaries of the employees upwards? This is the only Authority that does something within the greater region of Coast Province. Can you imagine that it is now 12 years since the salaries ...
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10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We raised this issue yesterday. We want to discourage this trend whereby Ministers come here to tell us that we should allocate more money to their Ministries! They are the ones who prepare the Budget and we only come here to examine it. With regard to the CDA, and I would like the Assistant Minister to pay attention to this matter, Kshs44.7 million was allocated to the development budget in the 2007/2008 Financial Year. Out of that amount, only Kshs30 million was released for that purpose. Where did the balance of ...
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10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the 2007/2008 Financial Year, the Development Budget for the CDA was Kshs44.7 million. Out of this amount, only Kshs30 million was released to the CDA. Could the Assistant Minister tell us what happened to the balance of Kshs14.7 million? Was it a plan to kill the CDA?
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10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
No, Mr. Speaker, Sir! I am very serious! I rise on Standing Order No.82. I am not challenging you either.
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10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, Standing Order No.82(2) states:- âIf a Member has sufficient reason to convince the Speaker that the Member is unable to substantiate the allegations instantly, the Speaker shall require that such a Member substantiates the allegations not later than the next sitting day---â Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am drawing your attention to the fact that Mr. C. Kilonzo---
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10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not want to be informed!
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10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
No, Mr. Speaker, Sir! I am informing the House that Mr. C. Kilonzo has until the next sitting day to give proper information to this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I always rise in this House on very serious matters. I am requesting---
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10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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