Mutula Kilonzo Jnr

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we are losing the point. What the Senate should be interrogating is something that I believe is unconstitutional. To the extent that the Cabinet Secretary has quoted Article 201 of the Constitution, the question that all of us should be interrogating is whether the discretion exists in law, when we pass the cash disbursement schedule, for the Cabinet Secretary to go in to the account of Makueni County and wonder why it has a billion shillings and why Elgeyo- Marakwet has half a billion. Does that discretion exist? That is what we should interrogate, so that ... view
• 8 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we had agreed prior to the commencement of the Second Reading that you defer the Division and my reply to await the public hearing that is ongoing. This is particularly because we are expecting the contribution by the Council of Governors (CoG). I was in a meeting this morning. Therefore, it will be important for me to respond to both the contributions by my colleagues on both sides and those by the public. So, I kindly request that you defer my replying until that time when I receive the committee report. view
• 7 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, maybe you need to give directions on this matter. My reading of the Standing Order No.46 (2) (b) confirms that Sen. Haji and Sen. Sakaja are wrong. It reads:- “A Senator may request for a statement from a Committee chairperson relating to matters under the mandate of the Committee.” The statement is asked of the Chairman, but through the Committee. The second portion states that:- “The Speaker may appoint a day for the statement to be made or direct that the statement be issued on the same day.” So, for the statement to be issued in any ... view
• 7 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the matter is not as simple as it appears. I want to bring to the attention of this House that when our soldiers were attacked in El Adde, those fellows posted on the internet the video of how thy carried out that attack. The Government caused that video to be erased immediately from the internet. Therefore, it is possible to follow the source because the minute you delete the video from there, it then informs any person who is circulating it that they are committing an offence. That is the purpose of doing so. However, to say ... view
• 7 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I must first thank my Chairman for seeking and getting these answers in the time that he did. I have two comments. Other than the fact that Kaiti and Makueni appear to have different figures of what has been allocated vis-a-vis what has been loaned out, there are two significant things. During the run up to the 2013 election, Uhuru Kenyatta promised that the money that was set aside for the run off would be given out to women and youth for purposes of their enterprise. It was not meant to be a revolving fund and that ... view
• 7 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the record shows that this Bill had been moved, it had been seconded and we proceeded to the debate. It is important you amend the direction you gave yesterday since this Bill has actually been moved. view
• 6 Mar 2018 in Senate: .: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to congratulate Sen. Kang’ata for this timely Petition. Through the last Senate and the Committee on Energy, Roads and Transportation, at the time chaired by Sen. Moi, the people of Kibwezi East Constituency managed to benefit from an intervention of the worst oil spillage in the country. So, this is also a matter that should be taken seriously. Part of the recommendations made by the Committee on Energy, Roads and Transportation at the time was that part of the failure in some of these disasters or events is the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA). ... view
• 6 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I actually thought that you would give me an opportunity to ask a follow up question. But on the issue raised by Sen. (Rev.) Waqo, two weeks is too long. First, I must declare that I have already issued a complaint to the Director of Public Prosecutions and NCIC. However, if we allow the music video to continue running and circulating in the manner that it is for the next two weeks, we will actually cause more animosity. When the national Government was aggrieved by a function on 30th January, they switched off the media. Therefore, there ... view
• 1 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to take a few minutes to welcome the Mandera CASB. From the outset, I congratulate the Governor of Mandera County for winning the petition. I am sure that it was not easy. I sat in the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights in the last Parliament that put your work in order. However, we are concerned about the high wage bills in all counties. We call upon you to ensure that Mandera complies with the law in terms of the wage bill so that it does not exceed the threshold of 35 per ... view
• 1 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am now addressing the Senate Majority Whip. Perhaps, in future, you should interrogate an answer before you bring it because you will get yourself into a lot of trouble, and you are a Member of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights. The Firearms Act is very clear. If a person violates the Firearms Act, Section 4 is clear; they will be charged for violation of the Firearms Act and the offense is disclosed. My first supplementary question is: Which of the Section, under 4 (a), which reads ‘offenses relating to specified firearms’ was ... view