Mutula Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have already moved this Bill. The main purpose of the Bill is to establish an independent Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission which will ensure compliance with the enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 6 of the Constitution. One of the principal objectives of reviewing our Constitution--- view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker. One of the principal objectives of reviewing our Constitution was to ensure the establishment of a public leadership and integrity system that is clearly guided by defined codes of conduct and public ethics infrastructure. In essence, people wanted their leaders to be accountable for their actions. They also wanted mechanisms in place that would assure them that if leaders strayed, there were consequences to be met. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill proposes to establish a Commission that will guide the realization of those aspirations. The Commission will develop a code of ethics ... view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is yet again another milestone. I want to, especially, thank hon. Members for taking such a very keen interest in this Bill. The time now is a few minutes to midnight, and you can see the enormous interest on the Floor of the House. This is a demonstration that although we are in agreement that the war against corruption has technically been lost in this country over the years, the law makers of Kenya would like to have a system that can truly fight corruption and eliminate it. view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: It would not be necessary for me to go through each of the remarks made by hon. Members. I want to thank you very much and very sincerely. I want to mention three things. I wish those of us here who have the experience in these matters, like hon. Kioni, to listen to me. The original Anti-Corruption Act, Chapter 65, had, in fact, provided that the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission of the time, which we replaced in 2003, had powers to prosecute so long as it obtained the consent of the Attorney-General as per Section 26 of the retired Constitution. We ... view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, my Ministry’s cabinets on Anti-Corruption are full of skeletons of a continuous series of attempts to fight corruption. I would like to suggest that Article 79 of the Constitution that Kenyans gave themselves as a gift last year is the only provision of its kind that I have found in any constitution in the world. I would suggest that as we wait for the Third Reading of this Bill, out of interest and, you do not kill the spirit to fight corruption merely because we made a mistake and recruited a Director who has proved ... view
• 18 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want in addition to echoing the words of Mr. Samoei to mention a few things that, perhaps, have escaped our attention. The first one is that if you look the Constitution, next year is an election year, whether you like it or not. During that election, we are required to produce, not just national leadership, but also county governments with leadership starting from governor to senator. Those elections must be managed and monitored under the new Constitution with a police force that can do a better job than what happened in 2007. Therefore, there is an ... view
• 18 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me if I may, in concluding my remarks, answer all those questions. The people who have delayed publication in the Government Printer that I complained about last week are Kenyans. I have every right to say I am struggling to understand why they would do that. Quite honestly, they have this document. They read it. They know that we have a new vacancy of Inspector-General of Police. The Constitution requires us to appoint him by 26th August, 2011. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am very careful with the use of my language. If I irritate some of ... view
• 18 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would be the last person to deny this august House the opportunity to utilize the constitutional mandate of consultations. That does not mean that I do not struggle in my mind and wonder why we should take so long. Therefore, I would suggest that all records of this House show that my Ministry, through me, has said that we could have appointed the Inspector-General using the Constitution. Even on the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC) itself--- The Chairman is nodding very vigorously. I was told: “Mutula, stop jumping the gun”. I have been told that many ... view
• 18 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: So, I beg to support the Motion. view
• 18 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I accept and welcome this amendment. view