Mutula Kilonzo Jnr

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this Motion by Sen. Kittony. Under the Fourth Schedule, one of the obligations of county governments, and I would like to refer to it for purposes of the HANSARD, Article 10 says that the county governments are under obligation to implement specific national government policies on natural resources and environmental conservation which includes soil and water conservation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, although the Constitution and its framers had envisioned that county governments would implement national policy with regard to water conservation, I am not certain that there is a deliberate policy on water conservation, ... view
• 30 Oct 2013 in Senate: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the Motion and the amendment. It is fair that I mention that the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights had the privilege of meeting the TA yesterday. This issue is alive, serious and must be addressed as quickly as possible. From the admission of the TA, this matter will create what they call, an industrial strike if it is not addressed as quickly as possible. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support the sentiments of Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale on rationalisation of the members of the local authorities ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: .: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Land and Natural Resources regarding logging of trees at Kivale Forest in Mbooni, Eiwani Forest in Kaiti and Nzaui Forest in Makueni Constituency. In the Statement, the Chairperson should state the following:- (a) Names of persons logging at the said forest. (b) The number of trees so far cut by the said persons in each of the forests. (c) Whether there is any policy by the national Government on logging and selling of trees to individuals for commercial purposes. (d) ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support Sen. Muthama’s Motion. I will start by saying that this Motion touches me on a personal level because my late father was educated using proceeds from coffee. The coffee is still in bonding and my father was growing it as a hobby because it was not making any money. I have a feeling that I will continue doing so as a hobby if this Motion by Sen. Muthama does not see the light of day. More importantly, I would like to say that unknown to many people, the coffee that is grown in ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I had the privilege when I was practicing to represent Sen. Musila in a suit that he filed in 2006 concerning this issue, which, in fact, led to the enactment of law to make this practice of withholding certificates illegal. In fact, at that material time, after filing our legal suit, I remember then the Government came up with the policy of free secondary education, et cetera. But it is even worse, because in 2006/2007, the people who were most affected during that time were from Makueni and Kitui. But it was much worse than ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support the recommendations made by these two committees. I will start with the last recommendation. I do not think that it is viable to attempt or even state that the Committee will prepare a report at the end of the financial year. My recommendation would be that these reports be made periodically to the Senate, so that we follow what the county governments and assemblies do periodically. This is because it is possible that if we wait for the end of the year, it will be too late and we might find our counties ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: national Government is absolutely unacceptable and contrary to devolution. It is unacceptable for the County Commissioner to be occupying several floors and the Governor and his County Assembly staff are put in a building which suggests that they are squatters. Therefore, I agree with the finding on auditing of assets and this must be done as quickly as possible. Madam Temporary Speaker, in terms of sampling of the counties that they have done, I would suggest that instead of having two counties like Kilifi and Mombasa which would most likely have similar issues, we should suggest that this Committee travels ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: This particular section of the Act leaves the pressure of settling displaced persons to the national Government. We have proposed that the county governments be involved in this process. The law as it is today leaves this particular provision in Section 11 of Act 56 to the national Government alone. You saw the Jubilee Government giving Kshs400, 000 to people in Rift Valley while squatters in Kibwezi have squatted for the last 15 years yet they have not been resettled; but they were given allotment letters. The only way to remove this skewed allocation for resettlement of displaced squatters is ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: “Implementation of specific national government policies on natural resources and environmental conservation, including— view