Mutula Kilonzo Jnr

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is good practice that the committees obviously give us reports so that we have the benefit of the information they receive from the public. However, we should not allow the committees to stifle us; then the committees will not do their work and then the business of the Senate will then hang. This Senate is diligent, we have good Senators, we can proceed and then the Chair and the Committee can have an opportunity at some point to present those observations. However, since the Senate Majority Leader is on his feet and we slotted this ... view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for the opportunity. The Committee on Energy must listen to the mood of this House. The mood of this House is that this Bill is not compliant. If the Committee does not consider our proposals of amendments, we will reject it. My vote will be no. Let me explain; it is extremely unusual both in legal practice drafting to have contracts of this nature. If you read from 16 to 59, these are standard contracts. This is the most unusual thing I have seen in legislation. Agreements normally are put in books and there is ... view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: I was in a conference in AddisAbaba and there is a reason they do not want to come to Nairobi. They prefer to go to Addis Ababa or Rwanda. It is bad practice to have that. Secondly--- view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, there is a difference between the seat of the arbitration and the law applicable. I have done arbitration for Kenyans and the law is the law of England. That is the difference but we leave it to drafting. view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: Secondly, we have not enough on environmental impact and social reports. It is not here or done well. view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: Thirdly, if we look at Section 28 of the Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA), there is something called deposit bonds rules. The people who are going to do petroleum exploration are going to put Kenyans at risk like the Thange Oil Tragedy. We must ask them to commit to a bond so that just in case there is an oil spillage or disaster, there is money available. We must commit them because the law under EMCA is there. There is no contradiction in reiterating it. view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: Fourthly, I am extremely concerned about what we are calling five year strategic plans. Why would we do five year strategic plans? Seriously? Why? Is it because of elections? There is no basis. If we are going to do petroleum we must think twenty or thirty years. That is how our country behaves. view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: The public participation in this Bill and what the Senators were talking about upstream, ground stream is not properly factored. view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: The other issue that Sen. Orengo also pointed to; the thing about the Cabinet Secretary and Government holding things on behalf of Kenyans is unconstitutional. The polluter pays principle must also be incorporated in this Bill because it is in EMCA and it is not a contradiction. However, it is important to have it here. view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: Lastly, on disaster management, there is nothing called National Disaster Management Unit (NDMU). The National Government, as a point of information to the Senate Committee on Energy, has already passed the National disaster management authority. You are late in time. With those few remarks, Madam Temporary Speaker, I request that we have a meeting such as we had on the Physical Planning Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 34 of 17) and the Kenya Roads Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 47 of 2017), where the Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources, agreed to amend the law to become the Land ... view