David Gikaria

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As you know, this is a very important Special Motion. I really wanted to indulge you before my brother started speaking. You had given instructions that by 6.22 p.m., the debate on this Motion will end. I wish you...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Asante sana Mhe. Spika wa Muda kwa kunipatia nafasi hii. Kwanza, ninachukua nafasi hii kumpongeza Mhe. Raila Amolo Odinga kwa kujitokeza kuwania kiti cha kuongoza Afrika nzima. Pili, ninachukua nafasi hii kumshukuru sana Rais wetu William Samoei Ruto kwa kujitolea na kuwa kwenye...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Maybe three minutes. Thank you.

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Hon. Speaker, Hon. Members will remember that during his vetting for appointment as Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Duale committed himself to follow up this matter. So, if you give us two weeks, we will be ready with a response. Regarding the law that was...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Yes, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) My apologies, Hon. Speaker. Thank you for giving me a second chance. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining on its consideration of the Gold Processing Bill (National Assembly Bill...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. You know people are not very keen on environmental issues. However, it is also a very important topic. Hon. (Eng.) Kiragu, who is the Member of Parliament for Limuru, brought it. Hon. (Eng.) Kiragu asked for a response...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I totally agree with you. I appreciate the efforts of the team that recovered the 18 drums. You can imagine the situation that would have been there. Although it is not within the purview or mandate of our Committee but...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I totally agree with Hon. (Eng.) Kiragu on the substantive issues that he has raised. First of all, I want to clarify that there were 25 drums and 18 of them, which the members of the public had...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA)Most obliged, Hon. Temporary

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I will not dwell so much on the Budget but on our oversight role, particularly as Departmental Committees. It is one thing to allocate money to respective Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) but another...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I know that everybody thinks I am rising under Standing Order 95, but I am rising under Standing Order 30 on Hours of Meeting and specifically Sections (3) , (4) and (6) . Section 3 of Standing Order 30...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding the death of one Mr. Saddat Kilonzo in Nakuru Town...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Yes.

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Hon. Speaker.

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) I am ready with the response to request for Statement.

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First of all, let me thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am sorry last week we were not able to read the response to the request for Statement. I thank you for giving us an opportunity to do that. The...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have heard the Member. This Statement was sought under Standing Order 44 (2) (c) . It is about the toxic waste that was dumped in the early 1980s and 1990s. To be honest, when I read the request...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Hon. Speaker, this is just a response which was given by the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry. When the Statement was sought by the Hon. Member, it was taken to the Ministry. That is why I said that we were also dissatisfied...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Most obliged, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I understand that we have already started a very important debate on the Supplementary Budget. However, pursuant to Standing Order 1, I rise to request you to allow us some five minutes to contribute. Hon. John Mbadi is the only...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town, UDA) Yes, I understand. I see some Bills…

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) On a point of order. Yes, Hon. Gikaria. What is out of order? Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg for your indulgence. The Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining has a response to a request...

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Most obliged Hon. Speaker. Thank you. Next Order. THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) BILL

Hon. David Gikaria (Nakuru Town East, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to thank the Committee for a job well done. We have been in this place and you understand the aftermath of every election since 1992. This ongoing electoral process always brings new ideas...