G.J. Munuve Mati

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: With those few remarks - I promised not to consume all my time – I rest my case. view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker. I am just wondering whether hon. Angwenyi has been practicing these small cuts. He seems to be well versed with surgery. I have never known him to have gone to any medical school that is known in the Republic of Kenya. He is talking as if he has participated in cutting, or in observing or assisting--- Is he in order to treat this House to that kind of analogy in cruelty that poor kids have suffered in this country? Has he or his children suffered that kind of cruelty by undergoing the ... view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I feel privileged to speak after Stone Age Zinjathropus Angwenyi has left the House. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am standing to respond to a question by the Lagdera Member of Parliament in relation to Van oil Ltd. The hon. Member had asked whether the Government was aware that Van Oil Ltd, a Canadian firm that had invested US$32million in exploring of oil and gas in Block 3A and 3B in Lagdera Basin in Garissa County, had been using the latest, and the first of its kind, technology of 3D seismic in exploring activities in Kenya. In addition, ... view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, there is something we call “democratic centralism. Democratic centralism is sticking to what is collectively agreed. The committee on Energy--- view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you Deputy Speaker for protecting me. Before I was rudely interrupted, I was saying that that democratic centralism demands that whatever is collectively agreed binds those concerned. I am a neighbour of a Member of the energy committee, and the committee decided that I was the best person to answer to this question; I will proceed and do the same. This is not a matter of opposition or ruling party. I am first and foremost a Kenyan and a legislator in the Kenya National Assembly before I becoming a CORD Member The company has been using the latest, and ... view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: extended by the Ministry to a total of 20 months on the application of Van Oil as indicated below. (I) It was extended from 16th January, 2011 to October 30th 2011, an extension of 9 months. (2) The other extension was from 30th October 2011 to 30th September 2012, an extension of 11 months. (3) 30thSeptember, 2012 to 30th April, 2013. That is another extension of seven months. (4) 1st May, 2013 to 31st July, 2013. That is three months extension. (5) 1st August, 2013 to 31st December, 2013. That is another five months extension. view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: No, hon. Deputy Speaker. I am almost coming to the end. Given those extensions, we called the Member of Parliament and the Cabinet Secretary to respond to the questions. According to an auditor’s report that was submitted on Vanoil Energy Ltd., it was a bankrupt company that did not have enough money to execute what it had asked to do. view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: The financial statements that were submitted to the Committee through the Cabinet Secretary revealed that Vanoil Energy Ltd. had incurred a net loss of US$2,812,029. So, the company was unable to execute what it had asked to do. This is not to mention that the company had asked for extensions and had been given extensions of six years. It had not been able to drill even one well in the Republic of Kenya and yet, that is what it had agreed to do initially. view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the last cash-flow report that was done on Vanoil Energy Ltd. revealed that the company had only US$474,912 in its accounts as opposed to the colossal amounts of money that are required to undertake that task. view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Lastly, we feel that the decision of the Ministry to terminate Vanoil Energy Ltd. contract is valid because that company was not able to undertake the contract it had entered into with the Republic of Kenya. view