Mutula Kilonzo

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• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Assistant Minister cannot keep to his seat. Could you, kindly, protect me so that I can proceed with my contribution? view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, before I deal with the issue that has been raised by the hon. Assistant Minster, we have been told by the Government that there is such a law in Austria, USA, Belgium, India, Denmark, Spain, and probably in Norway, Tanzania, Uganda and in the United Kingdom. I want to take this opportunity to remind this House that not very long ago, masked men invaded the premises of a television station. As I speak to you this afternoon, we do not know who those masked men are, why they invaded the premises of a television station ... view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: When we give the Government in office the power to determine whether a story is accurate, how it has been collected and decide whether stories that fall short of accuracy and fairness should not be published, that becomes an issue of conduct. I want to say, without fear of contradiction, that the hole we are going to dig for this country is one which we will never be able to come out of. We must allow the media, the freedom expressed in Section 79 of our Constitution to be respected, recognised and not to create editors on top of editors. ... view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: You can now see the problems we have in this country. Instead of the Assistant Minister listening and taking note of what I am saying, he is just shouting and pointing figures at me, yet he is the presenter of this Bill. Let me make another point. view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not need information from hon. Wamwere, if you allow me, so that I can continue making my contribution. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, looking at this Bill, you will find that for an inexplicable reason, in 2007, the people of the Republic of Kenya want to define what a journalist is when everybody in the world is moving away from that. I would like to remind the country that nowadays, we are reading blogs and bloggers, news are being published by people on the internet, people who, probably, have never even been inside ... view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Exactly! The protection of the Constitution is superior to this one, and I am going to tell this to the Government until I am hoarse and after that, I will continue speaking 2296 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 4, 2007 once I drink water. The protection of the Constitution is superior to any legislation formulated by the Ministry of Information and Communications. view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I believe I am in order--- view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am still on Clause 5 and I want to draw the attention of the House again, and I say this with humility again, because hon. Members will sit on the right hand of the Speaker today and tomorrow, they might be on the left hand side. The time to listen to me is now, and it is this: If you look at Clause 5(f), it says:- "The functions of the Council are to- (f) promote high ethical standards among journalists and in the media;" Once again, that is not an area where ... view
• 29 May 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Before I raise 1688 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 29, 2007 my point of order subject to your ruling, I would like to, first of all, declare an interest. I am one of the counsels leading the team of lawyers that have been representing those Kenyans who filed a reference case at the East African Court of Justice over a similar matter. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, after declaring that interest, am I in order to suggest that the Standing Orders Nos.46 and 50 of this honourable House have been violated in ... view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Would I be in order to suggest that the House allows the posting of this Order Paper to the website, which already exists for Parliament? I believe Ministers have access to the internet. My good learned friend, the Assistant Minister, has already suggested that the Minister may not have been aware of what business would come up in the House. I believe that in this day and age, it is not proper for this country to be relying on physical paper, hard copy, when we have a website, to which ... view