Mutula Kilonzo Jnr

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have seen the Statement requested by Sen. Halake. Sen. Halake, Sen. Mwangi and I sat in the Mediation Committee on the Land Value Index Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018 which, ostensibly, was an attempt to amend the Land Acquisition Act where the National Assembly shamelessly approved a law that would allow the national Government to take over land and pay in instalments or pay later. When we went to Kitui County, it was my hope that Sen. Mwangi and his Committee would visit the people of Makueni whose land have been taken by the Government ... view
• 24 Sep 2019 in Senate: We must never forget the Committee where Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri, Sen. Orengo, my late father and others sat. It was tasked to deal with Agenda No.4, which is land reform. We must always give value to the land that people own. That is the point where you will agree with Sen. Murkomen that you must compensate people and treat them well before you remove them from land which they have been occupying. view
• 24 Sep 2019 in Senate: I do not know who will save this country or whether we have enough resources to enable the Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources led by Sen. Mwangi Githiomi, the former Public Investments Committee (PIC) Chair and former Member of Parliament for Kipipiri Constituency, to challenge some of these issues to the extent that, first, there should be an injunction to stop evictions. The people of Isiolo - Sen. Halake and Sen. Dullo, champion of human rights - get Mr. Okiya Omtatah. So that I bring to your attention that the security agencies of this country are not above ... view
• 24 Sep 2019 in Senate: There are words that Sen. Orengo repeated on the Floor of this Senate; that if you do not stand up to be counted - I have said this before - the Executive will not vote for you when you are being challenged by the people of Isiolo for not defending them. view
• 24 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 24 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Bill. Sen. Murkomen is right, that Sen. Sang, now governor, played a big role together with the Senate Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, where Sen. Murkomen, Sen. Dullo and I, were Members of that Committee. The value of this Bill cannot be gainsaid. I will make a few examples of things I think we can do. I was very surprised when Sen. Malalah invited me to speak to the County Assembly of Kakamega about a month ago. Inside the building where the assembly sits, is a ... view
• 24 Sep 2019 in Senate: When Hon. Sang was a Senator, we visited the Talai Clan, a small clan in Nandi County that Koitalel Arap Samoei came from. It is a very small clan among the Nandi. However, for some strange reason, they are treated as outsiders yet the clan produced a soldier. You would imagine that you would go to a museum in Nandi County and find Koitalel’s writings or something that he did. I am glad that the Senate Majority Leader has identified scientific research as part of the recognition. I took time to visit the British Library. When you go there, there ... view
• 24 Sep 2019 in Senate: Other than the athletes in Nandi and Uasin Gishu counties, are there other people that should be recognised? Recognizing people as heroes is not enough. For people like me who did not know him, the only semblance of Muindi Mbingu is a statue at the junction to Mombasa that was done by Gov. (Dr.) Alfred Mutua in his usual theatrics. That is it. Hakuna kitukingine . The same thing can be said about Paul Ngei who was one of the Kapenguria Six. The only thing we remember about him are his bankruptcy proceedings and the fact that he died a ... view
• 24 Sep 2019 in Senate: Prof. Okoth Ogendo is known for land laws and Sen. Murkomen is famous for using his words. Maybe if you go to his native county, you will not find any recognition. I would have his first book or first manuscript put somewhere. I was reading a book, although fiction, but based on reality, about manuscripts of Scott Fitzgerald that were stolen and are guarded. We have handwritten notes by people who attempted to write books or books that have never and will never be published. They are there for recognition of people because they never found themselves in the hardcover, ... view
• 24 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I was moving the National Flag, Emblems and Names (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.8 of 2017), it interested me to know why it is prohibited to fly the Kenyan flag in private homes. I read the Bill that made it law prohibiting the flying of flags in private home as was moved on 28th November, 1963 before Independence. I learnt that the late Tom Mboya who was the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, based his argument on the fact that the kaburus and colonialists were putting the Kenyan flag in toilets. The reason for ... view