Mutula Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1251 to 1260 of 1275.

• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to go to the issue of drugs. I welcome this amendment because for the first time now, this country is now a destination for drugs. I welcome that amendment and I hope that this House will pass it. However, I want to discuss the issue of the Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK) under the Physical Planners Registration Act, 1996. This amendment is unwarranted. We should not allow it because they are sneaking in something for personal benefit and for issues that have nothing to do with the AAK. The Act refers to the ... view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Therefore, when the Attorney-General comes here and tells us that when a Kenyan citizen makes an application for stay of proceedings involving corruption, that stay will never be given, he is violating Section 72 of the Constitution which clearly requires that a person in Kenya should be entitled to a fair hearing. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the only method of obtaining a fair hearing is through a stay of the proceedings, who are we to say otherwise? Not unless we amend the Constitution to say that an application for stay should not be allowed. I know he just ... view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not intend to get involved in an argument with my learned friend. The fact of the matter is that sleeping is also constitutional. So, if you decide to go to sleep, you wake up at your own good time. Let us not play around with the Constitution. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, another thing is retro-activity. I have a lot of respect for the Chief Justice. It is fair that you know that. The Chief Justice said that this rule will play backwards. So, whatever constitutional reference was filed earlier is now overtaken ... view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, am I supposed to substantiate the obvious? Mr. Hussein Were, the third ranking officer to Mr. Ringera, has gone public saying that he has been sidelined in his efforts not to protect those people who were involved in the Anglo Leasing scandal. This is a matter of public knowledge, and if the hon. Minister does not know Mr. Were, I am willing to introduce her to him so that she can get the information upfront. Mr. Were has been denied the right to cross-examine, to investigate and--- view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I speak to you this afternoon, Mr. July 20, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2279 Hussein Were has already been fired. Although he was given a certificate showing that he scored 91 per cent performance in March, vide a letter dated 31st March, on 19th June, three months later, without a warning letter or anything else, he has been told to go home. He has been terminated without any reason being cited, and it is a matter that the hon. Minister knows. If she does not know about it, I will introduce him to her. view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are terms and conditions of service of the KACC. Is the money that its officers earn unwarranted, and what the institution is given of no value to this country? The time to look at this issue is now. Coming with these piecemeal amendments to the Act, will not solve the problem of corruption in this country. My recommendation is that this Act be brought to this House and looked at again, so that we remove the retroactivity that was put to it. We should also look at the repeal that we made of the ... view
• 5 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this landmark Bill. It is in order that I congratulate the Attorney- General and the Government in general for coming up with this kind of a Bill. We, as a country, have suffered a great deal because the attitude towards law enforcement has been that if five criminals commit an offence, then we must convict the five of them. In other countries and, indeed, in developed jurisdictions, it is far better that we score 75 per cent of law enforcement and make sure that the ... view
• 13 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 13 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rarely interrupt you, but if you could allow me, would I be in order to ask the Minister to tell us what is the fate of the former Uchumi workers? He did not mention the 1,000 Uchumi Supermarkets workers. It has been alleged that the workers have been given Kshs20,000 each. These are people who have worked for the Uchumi Supermarkets since the 1970s. view
• 6 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Hon. John Mutinda, MP Hon. Kiema Kilonzo, MP Hon. Gideon Ndambuki, MP Hon. Nick Salat, MP Hon. Ali Wario, MP June 6, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1125 Hon. Antony Kimeto, MP view