Mutula Kilonzo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 821 to 830 of 1275.

• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you noticed when my good friend, hon. Keynan and when the Minister stood up to respond, as well as my good namesake, hon. C. Kilonzo, that there were varying correspondences and various records. The seller producing a record; a Member standing here and giving us a tabulation of how much the value of the land ought to have been and so on. The Parliament envisaged by the new Constitution is a Parliament beyond that sort of thing. It is Parliament whereby evidence presented to a Committee will be taken on oath and under acceptable rules of evidence ... view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. This Bill, as you can see, is Bill No. 5 of 2009, and it has been outstanding for a very long time. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, we are suffering enormous difficulties as a country even with the new Constitution. Particularly, you have noticed reports of renditions of Kenyans arrested and then taken to other countries partly because we do not have a mutual legal assistance law that would be able to bind the State organs. Therefore, with utmost respect to the Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, I would ... view
• 21 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. view
• 21 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to highlight a number of things, because it is important for this House to accept my salute for taking this very important step in this process of implementing the new Constitution. view
• 21 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the main purpose for vetting is, first of all, to ensure that there are minimum standards of integrity throughout institutions. It is also to determine suitability. Above all, it must be recalled that integrity for that purpose refers to a person’s adherence to relevant standards of human rights, professional conduct including financial propriety. It gives me great pleasure to hear that the Judge and the Principal Magistrate have secured the approval of the Committee. The other purpose is to transform institutions involved in serious abuses into public bodies. view
• 21 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: It cannot be forgotten that this country went on its knees in 2008, because we were unable to use the Judiciary to resolve an election dispute. The other one is to create civic trust so that the public and particularly the victims of abuses can rely on the institutions because they would be hiring people who have gone through this process. The other point I would like to mention without fear is the renewal, rather re- legitimization of public institutions so that the public can feel that the people working in those institutions enjoy the trust of Kenyans. The other ... view
• 21 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we will create a new institution so that these judges are subjected to a transparent process of recruitment. Therefore, it is a very important measure of governance, when you have a reformed Judicial Service Commission. However, I would like to caution the House and the country that vetting of these people must be part of broader spectrum of reforms and requires enormous political will. Therefore, I plead particularly with the two Principals to realise that, however, much you attempt to reform these institutions, if political will is lacking and if there are breaks that are ... view
• 21 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other aspect is resources. As a Minister I have noticed that the country is shy about providing resources. Therefore, we will be coming to Parliament from time to time to get sufficient resources for these purposes. A word of caution: I am convinced without doubt that this is purely a shortcut. What we will do today is a shortcut. I am convinced without doubt that we still must pass a law under Article 250 of the Constitution. I have drafted that law. When I say “I”, I include the Attorney-General because he co-sponsors the ... view
• 19 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I welcome the amendments. view