Kiema Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank you for your ruling. I would not want to be seen to be questioning your ruling or contradicting it. The poor farmers are crying to this august House that they are being fleeced. They are looking at this House to protect them. While I do not want us to discuss the contents or the merits and demerits of the matter, would I be in order to ask you to exercise your discretion by asking the Minister for Information and Communications and the Minister of Co-operative Development and Marketing ... view
• 21 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of diversions, when the main roads are being done is of concern to this country. If you look at the Mombasa Road, for instance, you will find that the diversions are causing a lot of havoc to vehicles. There is no stipulated period within which the road should be completed. Could the Minister tell us when Mombasa Road will be opened and the diversions closed? view
• 21 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank the Minister for terminating the contract because this contractor was slow and did a shoddy job. However, for a long time, the road from Kwavonza through Syongila to Kitui Town, is not motorable. The resident engineer has been saying that he cannot do periodical repairs and seal potholes because the road is under the contractor. Now that the Minister has terminated the contract and the people of Kitui are suffering, could he instruct the resident engineer to at least seal the potholes because the contractor has moved from the site? view
• 21 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a very serious Question and I think the Minister is taking it for granted. Is the Minister in order to say that he cannot commit himself yet we are saying there are potholes on this road and the contractor who was there has left the site? The Minister is telling us he cannot give us a definite time. Is he in order not to give us a commitment that those potholes will be sealed before the rains begin? view
• 21 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, last year, when new districts were created, and divisions and locations split, DCs asked Members of Parliament in their respective districts, including those in Kitui District, to give their proposals on creation of districts, divisions and locations. Could the Assistant Minister confirm to this House that he has received those specific minutes and more for Kitui District, and when the same proposals will be implemented? view
• 21 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Chair did order the other today, we be given a Ministerial Statement on the status of Discount Securities and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and the Minister is here. view
• 21 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to begin by thanking the Minister for the intervention that he has made. Kshs2.3 billion, being money for the workers, is a lot of money. The workers take their money there so that the Government, and particularly the National Social October 21, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2839 Security Fund (NSSF), can take care of it. The House may want to know that Mr. Murungu, who is the Director of Discount Securities Limited. was also the Director of Pan African Bank, which was the genesis of the Goldenberg scandal. The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) did warn the ... view
• 21 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I take your counsel very seriously; I just want the Minister to confirm that the Directors who have been involved in this scandal in NSSF will not find their way back to the new NSSF Board of Directors that we are going for. view
• 16 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: to ask the Minister for Information and Communications the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Could the Minister confirm that Econet Wireless Kenya Limited (EWK) plans to roll out mobile telephone services in the country without the involvement of Kenya National Federation of Co-operatives, despite the latter having been part of the consortium that was awarded the licence? (b) What urgent steps is the Minister taking to ensure that the interest of the millions of Kenyans in the co-operative movement is safeguarded in the venture? view
• 16 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Information and Communications the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Could the Minister confirm that Econet Wireless Kenya Limited (EWK) plans to roll out mobile telephone services in the country without the involvement of the Kenya National Federation of Co-operatives, despite the latter having been part of the consortium that was awarded the licence? (b) What urgent measures is the Minister taking to ensure that the interests of the millions of Kenyans in the co-operative movement are safeguarded in the venture? view