Mutula Kilonzo Jnr

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: (a) soil and water conservation; and view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: (b) forestry.” Whereas county governments are supposed to implement these national Government policies on soil and water conservation, there exists, to my own knowledge, no policy on water conservation anywhere in the country which the national Government can implement. Therefore, the recommendation made by these two committees is timely 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
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: so that, then, the national Government can be compelled to have such policies, particularly in areas that are challenged, like in my own county, so that we can have water harvesting instead of waiting for rain. Madam Temporary Speaker, coincidentally, while most people are waiting for rain in counties like Makueni, God has blessed us with rivers that do not dry. But unless we harvest this water, it does not make sense while people wait for rain and water is passing through the county throughout the year. Therefore, this recommendation is timely and it must be implemented to its logical ... view
• 15 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support this Motion. In my case, I must say that although I agree that this was a timely move, we must admit that we have waited for far too long as the Senate to debate or raise this issue. Maybe as a result of waiting for too long, a county like Makueni has ground to a halt. As a result of this issue and many other issues, even my governor is threatening to resign. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this ... view
• 15 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, but more importantly, it is timely that we, the Senate, have adjourned so that we can discuss this issue because I now believe very strongly, as a Senator for Makueni, that the whole country has treated and continues to treat the MCAs with absolute contempt. We are subjecting these people to what I would call “step-child treatment” and possibly, we are treating them as junior partners in devolution. From my own very little experience in the last few days, it is now confirmed that, in fact, the real agents of devolution under the County Government Act ... view
• 15 Oct 2013 in Senate: agents who are serving county interests, should go a step further to look into this Motion for purposes of ensuring that devolution works. There is something else that is more important. The Members of the Speakers’ Panel as far as MCAs are concerned had similar concerns which were addressed very quickly. Members of the National Assembly had similar complaints but were addressed very quickly. Why would we take very long to address issues concerning MCAs? As we debate this, we, as the Senate, should not quietly turn a blind eye to what is absolute discrimination and skewed manner of dealing ... view
• 15 Oct 2013 in Senate: Makueni for the last three weeks. This matter is urgent and we are in a crisis mode. I agree with Sen. (Dr.) Machage that 14 days is too long. I support. view
• 2 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the recommendations made by this Committee and to also state that this matter comes very close to my heart because you may have noticed that the County Assembly of Makueni has passed a budget of Kshs975 million from a proposed Kshs500 million. In fact, this morning, the Members of the County Assembly of Makueni and the Governor were meeting the Controller of Budget in order to establish whether or not the County The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can ... view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. STATUS OF THE OLDER PERSONS CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMME view