Kiraitu Murungi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 871 to 880 of 1237.

• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Orengo is getting a bit old! The sovereignty vests in the people, but is exercised by this House as per Article No.2 of the Constitution of Kenya. This House, in approving or disapproving, should base its action on facts, objectivity and impartiality. The allegations made against Tobiko are motivated by malice, jealousy and revenge. If you look at the characters who came to give evidence, they all had an axe to grind with Tobiko. Those are not credible witnesses and their evidence should be disregarded by this House. Allegations were made against Dr. Willy Mutunga ... view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: allegations? It is discriminatory against Tobiko to single him out from the rest because allegations were made and we need to do further investigations. It is the duty of the police to carry out investigations. They do not need to be directed by this House. That is what they are paid for. If Tobiko has committed any crime, it is obvious that the police will investigate that. So, we do not need to deny him his constitutional right on the basis of these innuendos and baseless allegations. We also heard that Tobiko should not be supported because he is not ... view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I would like to second the amendment to the amendment by Mr. Kioni. view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: The whole purpose of this panel is to ensure that we have an independent, non- partisan panel which will enable us to pick independent members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEC). I have tremendous respect for His Excellency the President and the Right Hon. Prime Minister but these are politicians and they have political interests. The President is the party leader of the Party of National Unity (PNU) and the Right Hon. Prime Minister is the party leader of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). If we want a neutral body, it would be good for us to remove ... view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, what criteria will the President use to nominate the two people? What criteria will the Prime Minister use to nominate the two people? It is true that they will nominate one man and one woman. They will nominate people who support them politically. Those nominees will represent whose interests in the selection of the members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Kenya (IEBCK)? So, the IEBCK that we want to appoint will be compromised from the start. It is for this reason that I support this amendment which has been proposed by Mr. Kioni that ... view
• 5 May 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, yesterday, Mr. Polyns Ochieng Onyango, the Member for Nyakach and Mr. John Mbadi, the Member for Gwassi, asked me to issue a Ministerial Statement on the current super petrol shortages. They requested me specifically to clarify five things as follows:- (i) The reasons for the shortage. view
• 5 May 2011 in National Assembly: (ii) The measures that I will take to ensure a sustainable availability of fuel products. view
• 5 May 2011 in National Assembly: (iii) Punitive measures that I will take against the dealers, who are responsible for the shortage. view
• 5 May 2011 in National Assembly: (iv) I was to explain why a company called “Gulf”, which was awarded a tender to import 70,000 metric tonnes of petroleum products has not been able to offload its vessel and whether this has caused the current fuel shortage and the possibility that buyers have refused to accept products from Gulf. view
• 5 May 2011 in National Assembly: (v) I was requested to give details of the petroleum products in terms of volume held by the Kenya Pipeline Corporation (KPC) tanks and, more specifically, the volume meant for transit against the volume meant for fuel for local markets. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in response, allow me to make the following Statement. The Government is aware that there have been fuel shortages in Nairobi in the last five days which have greatly inconvenienced motorists and consumers. The Government is also aware that fuel shortages have far reaching implications for various sectors of this economy. I would like to ... view