1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is amazing that the Assistant Minister should claim that this is not a constitutional office when he quotes the Articles of the Constitution that provide for the establishment of Central Bank. Nevertheless, would the Minister tell us for how long the Central Bank of Kenya has gone without a board and whether any action was taken to replace the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank in accordance with the recommendations made by the board?
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1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly:
Bearing in the mind the exact provisions of Section 13 of the Central Bank of Kenya Act which constitutes the Governor, the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, the Principal Representative and the person responsible for its management, he is required to work with the board and make consultations with the board. Bearing in mind that there
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1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly:
has been no board and the Deputy Governor has been on sick off for the last 11 months, who has been advising the Governor on the day to day operations of the Bank? Would the Assistant Minister agree with me that there has been no meeting of the board for a period of more than one year now, and if there has been, would he be prepared to lay the minutes of those meetings on the Table of the House?
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1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for hon. Kimunya not to declare his interest in this matter when he is adversely mentioned in the same report?
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1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. While answering the clarification sought, the Assistant Minister only referred to one regarding the members and undertook to bring the minutes, but he did not say anything about the Deputy Governor, whom there was a recommendation to send on retirement on medical grounds. The Minister has not said anything on that.
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24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly:
You are encouraging him.
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24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Minister, would you like to respond now?
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23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Questioner and the Assistant Minister are in agreement that the matter is in court. Is it in order for them to even ask for time to discuss an issue which is alive in a court of law?
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23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have requests for two Ministerial Statements. The first is to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance regarding the filling up of the post of the Governor of Central Bank.
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23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly:
We are aware that this position falls vacant next week. I will seek a Statement from the Minister confirming that the filling up of this position, being a constitutional office, will be transparent, competitive and will be preceded by advertisements so that we do not go into a crisis similar to what we have just gone through with regard to the four nominees to the various constitutional offices.
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