Mutula Kilonzo Jnr

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Nov 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, it is unfortunate that the building called Kenya National Archives, right in the center of Nairobi, is just a bus stop for Matatus heading to Eastleigh, Buruburu et cetera. It is a shame. If one goes to Washington, the archives, similar to the building out here are protected. There is security and the building is clean and advertised. This is a useful matter, I think in terms of even shared prosperity, celebrating the various cultures of this country. The other day together with Sen. Omogeni and Sen. (Rev.) Waqo, we received a Petition from 4,000 Shona people ... view
• 4 Nov 2020 in Senate: Sir. Evelyne Baring sat there. It was supposed to be the Capital City of Kenya. That is where he was. view
• 4 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Sen. Wetangula. People should go there. The capital was moved to Nairobi from Machakos. People should go there and understand where this country has come from. I have been to the City Hall. The room in the middle was what was a Chamber - the ones you see in the movies - for people to have public debates. Public participation and debates in Nairobi used to happen in that Chamber. Now, they use it as a conference room. It is a conference room for the governor, which is an embarrassment. People are making money from tourists for old ... view
• 4 Nov 2020 in Senate: if you go to Paris, you cannot touch those buildings. They belong to the State. They can be used for purposes of tourists coming to make money. The same with the monument on Kenyatta Avenue of three soldiers. The street boys find it a nice place to go and hang out. If that was in another place, all over the world, you would go there to take nice pictures and it would be protected. I went to the State Assembly of Maryland. As I conclude, George Washington wrote a letter on his resignation from the Army. He wrote a letter ... view
• 3 Nov 2020 in Senate: Mine is just additional information. To a large extent, the lawyer of the National Assembly applied for Sen. Orengo to be disqualified. In fact, Sen. Orengo’s name has gone down on record in terms of what representation in a constitutional petition means. view
• 3 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will be brief. If you had headed out at the time we wanted you to walk with us, this was precedent setting. I hope your fears have now been allayed. For the future of this country, your name will forever be in a precedent called ‘the Speaker of the Senate versus the National Assembly and others.’ They will read your name. We have had a rough time with you. However, one legacy is this and we thank you for leading the team. Secondly, Sen. Orengo is rarely appreciated and Senior Counsel, Omogeni. We should ... view
• 3 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thirdly, Sen. Omogeni mentioned the words in the advisory opinion of a good Speaker, and Sen. Wetangula has attributed this to you. A good Speaker will find something about public finance and security that concerns counties. I am proposing - I mentioned this at the Senate Business Committee (SBC) - that you send a message to the National Assembly by appointing a mediation committee of strong Senators, so that they know that we are serious about this. This is so that when you sit in a meeting, they do not bulldoze you. If they do, they will not bulldoze the ... view
• 3 Nov 2020 in Senate: Although we are concerned about our jurisdiction and in Standing Order No.1 about precedent and judicial stare decisis. When you write your book, which I encourage you to do, the High Court has said that an advisory opinion is not advice but legally binding on all courts. We are encouraging the National Assembly to try their luck, but once this ruling is enforced in that manner, we have received declarations we should rest assured. However, we welcome the offer by Sen. Wetangula and Sen. Wako to rob and go and deal with anybody who wants to challenge that ruling. view
• 3 Nov 2020 in Senate: Lastly, you have encouraged that the decree is issued; we serve the Speaker. This is important but the Members have been frustrated about the Bills that have come here. I have resisted the temptation. Some of the Senators here have gone to lobby with the Budget Office. I am aware because one member of the budget officers told me, ‘you did not come to us.’ I am glad that nobody in this House will go and sit in the Budget Office about their Bills being considered in the National Assembly. This is because that was a violation of this Constitution ... view
• 8 Oct 2020 in Senate: We have the numbers. We should proceed. view