Paul Muite

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 111 to 120 of 261.

• 24 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was suggesting that since the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs is not able to get the information from the Registrar of the High Court, since he has refused or declined to confirm, for example as to whether the names of these Judges were entered into the register, including trying with respect to give excuses that cannot stand--- The cancellation was not done by the Judiciary. So, the Minister had no business asking the Judiciary to explain. The cancellation was by the Executive. Will the Chair accept undermining of the authority of this House, by the ... view
• 11 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Finance:- (a) whether he could table a comprehensive breakdown of Kenya's total external debt position from 31st January, 1963 to 31st December, 2006, indicating the lender, security offered and account(s) to which the money was deposited; (b) what the total debt portfolio was as at 31st December, 2006, and how the money borrowed was utilised; and, (c) if he could state whether the law was complied with in respect of each borrowing. 2430 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 11, 2007 view
• 11 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will notice that in part "a" of the Question, I had asked the Minister to table a comprehensive breakdown of the total debt. In part "b" of the Question I had asked for a breakdown of the portfolio. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in his reply, the Assistant Minister says that this Kshs1.1 trillion was borrowed from a number of sources and he has listed three of them. This House is entitled to a complete breakdown of all the places from which we borrowed this money and how much because that is what a comprehensive breakdown is. Secondly--- view
• 11 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. There are two assumptions; that the information given to this House by the Assistant Minister is 100 per cent accurate and that it is reflected in the Foreign Debt Register. Has the Foreign Debt Register been availed to the Controller and Auditor- General in order for him to verify the information given to this House? view
• 11 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: No, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was giving an opportunity to that other hon. Member. I have one last question. Could the Assistant Minister confirm that the details he has just tabled, which we will go through, also contain the 18 Anglo Leasing foreign debt borrowings? view
• 11 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the Assistant Minister to evade answering the question? I am asking the question on behalf of the House. Do the details in that list contain the 18 Anglo Leasing projects? view
• 3 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill is dealing with a matter that, obviously, excites a lot of passion, particularly because each one of us - Members of Parliament - at one time or the other, have had to endure unfavourable publicity by the media. When you read an article that is not favourable to you or to what you said, you feel strongly against the media. But my appeal to honourable colleagues is that we must not allow our emotions to take the better of us, when we are debating a matter so important! We have to debate the ... view
• 3 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said that if we want to understand the motive, we have to approach the issue in totality of the surrounding circumstances and not from one narrow point. The reason why a Bill is published is to give notice to members of the public. The Bill has not come here, but because it was gazetted by the Government Printer, the amendments by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) Act, which he wants to amend in a very drastic manner, at the same time as he is bringing this Bill, to my mind, the only inference ... view
• 28 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, during a visit to one of the prisons by Committee on Administration of Justice, one of the prisoners who had been on remand for over seven years talked about a magistrate they had nicknamed "Mandela". This is because every time these prisoners complained about the length of time they stayed in remand without their cases being heard, the magistrate would say: "Have you been inside there for as long as Mandela?" That is why they nicknamed the magistrate "Mandela". What steps is this Ministry taking to consult with the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, ... view
• 19 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the light has gone off. view