Mutula Kilonzo Jnr

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: The second point is that when all of us got tired of talking about Kenya Airways, we formed a Select Committee. It is when we discovered what the problem of Kenya Airways was. It was mismanagement and looting by the group of Mr. Titus Naikuni and Mr. Mbuvi Ngunze. Mr. Speaker, Sir, what nobody is going to say is that KPLC is overwhelmed by faulty transformers brought here by tenderpreneurs. They will never tell you. In Makueni County alone, there are 300 failed transformers. By the time they replace those transformers, people are running for months without electricity and schools ... view
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: That is the solution. It is to wake up this company and we remove the word “Kenya” from them. This is because they are not Kenyan. That is not the way Kenya should be. Thank you. view
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am going to speak as if I am in a funeral. Somebody is sanitizing this microphone. Mr. Speaker, Sir, is it in order? The Chairman is lamenting even more than the person who has requested the Statement. He is the man we are looking up to, to tell us whether there are Indian transformers. The Chairman should not be looking for an assurance from the Ministry of Energy or KPLC. He should have the documents. Were those transformers installed or not? I seem to think, and I suggest that we form a select Committee where we ... view
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for the communication. For the future, our clarification is important because this is the first time we are doing this under Article 257(6). You have communicated that 42 county assemblies have now returned the Bill with certificates of either approval or rejection. view
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: Article 257(6) of the Constitution reads: ‘If a county assembly approves the draft Bill within three months after the date it was submitted by the Commission, the speaker of the county assembly shall deliver a copy of the draft Bill jointly to the Speakers of the two Houses of Parliament, with a certificate that the county assembly has approved it.’ The question then arises as to whether the five counties that have not submitted the Bill can still submit to you and whether you can accept? My reading of Article 257(6) suggests that after the three months, the counties that ... view
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: Secondly, for purposes of good order, the communication on the processes as contemplated in Article 256 should be issued simultaneously, jointly or agreed so that we do not look like we are following our sister House. The National Assembly issued a communication yesterday and we have issued today. That does not look tidy. If we have a joint secretariat, we should have joint communication for us to move together. Such a move will give a good message to the country. We should move in the fashion that Article 257 dictates as a Parliament. view
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was going to ask you politely; this issue was discussed at very great length at the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights. The Chair is here. There are such fundamental issues raised on the timelines, and process that was handled by the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights. 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
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: Either the Committee in its work, or at some point in a Statement can go step by step and address those issues. Sen. Orengo is right. The parliamentary initiative First Reading and Second Reading is 90 days. Article 257 of the Constitution talks about introduction immediately, and does not talk about any other processes. This is because you cannot amend in Third Reading. Therefore, it is important. However, I thought a better way is to have a more detailed communication. We had asked the legal team to synthesize. There is even an issue raised. It is important I say so ... view
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the position about constitutional amendment is old. Once a Bill is introduced, it cannot be amended. The question of public participation is not for purposes of amending. It is out of abundant caution following Article 10. I am not certain because none of the Speakers has communicated to any Floor and I am not aware that they have said when, for instance, in the case of Makueni, the executive conducted its public participation and the assembly conducted its public participation. However, in reporting to the Senate, and the National Assembly, did they forward what Makueni raised and ... view