Mutula Kilonzo Jnr

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Jul 2019 in Senate: I went to Kibera through an organisation called Ufanisi. The people of Kibera recycle waste to produce gas which they use for cooking. Just like Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri said, we can use waste in Nairobi and many other places as something that is useful. I was in Berlin in 2015. The most amazing thing is that the lady who manages waste in Germany is a Kenyan, a Luo from Kisumu but we cannot manage waste in Nairobi. If we need the consultancy, it is there. The question of incinerators is serious. I have come across needles in Makueni County dumped ... view
• 2 Jul 2019 in Senate: We call him Pascolini the Italian Senator. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee on Health can help with the health component, so that when it comes to dumping of asbestos, solid waste and paper, it can be done a little better to help the people of Nairobi. It should not be like Sen. Wetangula mentioned. The question of waste management in Nairobi is under a cartel or mafia. If you touch it, you die. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity. I congratulate Sen. Sakaja and his team for the proactive approach to this matter. His Committee must reinforce what appears to be a mistake at Government level. Policy is not and will never be law. The Government cannot legislate through the back door. These policies are against the Constitution and the Employment Act. They are violating the rights of Kenyans who want to be employed and the ones in employment. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Bill of Rights that safeguards trade unionism and employment law is under Chapter 4 of the Constitution. It ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: The Government says that it wants to create jobs yet it wants to fire people and it has never rationalized how people are paid. Cabinet Secretaries (CS) and Permanent Secretaries (PS) are paid so well for jobs which I do not understand. Can we find a method where policy is first discussed at the Executive level and married to the law? We, the legislators, must speak about the law. The Executive must stick to policy. However, when it talks about Huduma Number and rationalizing civil servants and many other things, those are all policies where the national Government is taking ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. This matter bothered us in the last Assembly and that is why we came up with the Assumption of the Office of Governor Act, 2019. This Senate had envisioned this problem and we must address it. There are a few terms in Kenya which are the euphemism of corruption. The first one is budget deficit which is the euphemism for corruption in the counties and the national Government. The second one is stalled projects. The third one is pending bills. The one identified by Sen. Kibiru is another euphemism ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: it is Makueni, the people of Makueni in a certain ward have said we want “X”, “Y” or “Z” done. The county assembly appropriates, a plan is made and bills of quantities are done. Therefore, that project is not Professor Kivutha Kibwana’s project. Why would it stall? Why would the next governor of Makueni abandon a project which was started by the people, not by the governor? The governor is the person who is executing. It is a fundamental concept which must be addressed. I am glad that Sen. (Eng.) Maina is sitting here because he is a contractor. What ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: complete the projects; the governor is stuck firefighting. That is the problem about some of the things that we have allowed to get into our dictionary of acceptable standards. Pending bills is one of them. Stalled projects is another one. Government borrowing is another one. Madam Temporary Speaker, when we sat in the Mediation of the Division of Revenue Bill, we discovered that the pending debt of this country is not Kshs565 billion as budgeted for in the Division of Revenue that was tabled. It is Kshs800 billion. We are almost getting to the threshold of Kshs1 trillion in debts. ... view
• 19 Jun 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 48(1), to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, on the digital cab hailing applications (Apps) operating in Kenya. view
• 19 Jun 2019 in Senate: In the Statement, the Chairperson should address the following- (a) State the number of Uber and other digital hailing cabs drivers currently registered in Kenya; (b) Explain the payment agreements within the drivers, Apps managers, business partnerships amongst others under the Kenyan law or any other legislation; (c) Explain the rationale for the remission by the drivers of 25 per cent of their collection which is an unfair labour practice tantamount to latter day slavery and violates the minimum wage principle under the country’s labour laws; (d) State whether the Government through the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare has ... view
• 19 Jun 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. We did a lot of work, so I would have preferred if this report was given a little more time for Members to digest what we have done. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view