Mutula Kilonzo Jnr

Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr Mr. Speaker, Sir, you know the issue of county boundaries is very close to my heart. The Petition by the people of Kirinyaga was actually determined by the Committee. However, the Committee was of the view that in view of the Bill that emanated from the...

Hon. Kilonzo Hon. Speaker, I have a public petition by residents of Yatta Constituency regarding pollution of River Athi. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the residents of Yatta Constituency draw the attention of the House to the following:- THAT, Article 42 of the Constitution accords every person the right...

Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr

Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr

Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I like it when you are chairing since you call out all my names. The freedoms that this Constitution has given us cannot be taken away even as the Government in office wishes to do so. When people have a...

Hon. Senators, I now wish to propose the question. (Question proposed) Sen. (Dr.) Agnes Philomena Zani, you may proceed.

Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know if you will allow me, but there is an outbreak of Yellow Fever in Mandera and other places. Unfortunately, there has been a shortage of the vaccine worldwide. I do not know whether I am in order to request...

Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. While I appreciate your Communications on matters concerning the National Assembly, I still insist, at the risk of sounding like a broken record, that this Senate deserves communication from the National Assembly on the 18 or 19...

Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we laud our colleagues, Sen. Murkomen and Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki, we hope that the same enthusiasm will be exhibited to other laws that affect county governments and not just Olympics, particularly in this Bill where Sen. Murkomen has an interest in...

Hon. Kilonzo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to also support the President’s Speech which touched on many areas of our economy and development. I would like to comment on two particular areas. One, by the end of the 2016/2017 Financial Year, the Government will have sent to our counties...

Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have just been given the Statement. Allow me to go through it and give it towards the end.

Hon. Kilonzo Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion as amended. I thank the Mover of the Motion, Hon. Chris Wamalwa. It is the right of every Kenyan to own a national ID. Many of the speakers have alluded, and I agree with them, to...

Hon. Kilonzo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to seek your assistance. In July, 2015, you approved a Question on transforming Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) into a farmers’ bank and since then the questions I had asked alongside have been answered and this one has taken too long. May I...

Hon. Kilonzo Yes. I had sought a Statement on the status of--- There was a promise by the Government to transform AFC into a farmers’ bank.

Hon. Kilonzo It was through a Statement I had sought from the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade.

Hon. Kilonzo You have already done that; you have approved it.

Hon. Kilonzo You approved my Statement I had sought from the CS through the Committee. The Question has not been answered.

Hon. Kilonzo It is okay, Hon. Speaker. Thank you.

Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, Thursday 11th February, 2016:- ANNUAL REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE JUDICIARY END OF TERM REPORT BY THE CIC

Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, Thursday 11th February, 2016:-

Hon. Kilonzo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I know Dr. Muraguri as a former Director of the National Aids and STI Control Programme (NASCOP) . Even in that institution, he did a commendable job. I strongly support his appointment. Secondly, I believe that in his new position as PS in the...

Hon. Kilonzo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise also to join my colleagues in supporting the proposed commissioners for the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) . I thank the President and our Committee for a job well done. However, I have some issues. The issue I have is that in...