Farah Maalim

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, is Hon. Makali, somebody I have a lot of respect for, in order to compare a Member of Parliament who represents a constituency with the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya who represents the four corners of this country? He says that...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) The Motion said we can debate until conclusion, which means we can go up to midnight. With the signatures of 291 Members, anything more than five minutes is not likely to give an opportunity to everybody. In any case, for those of you who have...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, for the benefit of the House, there was a Procedural Motion that preceded this Procedural Motion. Hon. Deputy Speaker, protect me from all of them! (Loud consultations) 2nd October 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 4

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next is the Member for Wajir North, Hon. Saney. I can see your name here. Are you in the House?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The request is marked to the Departmental Committee on Tourism and Wildlife. The Deputy Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Baya, a Statement has been sought from the Departmental Committee on Tourism and Wildlife by Hon. Kazungu Tungule, the Member for Ganze. Can you...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) On a Tuesday, two weeks from today?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Okay. Hon. Tungule, you have heard that. Next Order. THE TECHNOPOLIS BILL The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next Order. SPECIAL MOTION APPROVAL OF MR DAVID KIBET KEMEI FOR APPOINTMENT AS THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE COMPETITION AUTHORITY The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Where is he? 1st October 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 38

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed, the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Murugara.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Members. Take your seats. (Question proposed) Hon. Baya.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Suba South, Hon. Caroli Omondi.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next is Hon. Marianne Kitany. Proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next is the Member for Kikuyu and Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Makilap.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, please consult in low tones. (Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, Hon. Silvanus Osoro and 1st October 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 44 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)Hon. Naomi Waqo consulted loudly)

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah and Hon. Osoro, please consult in low tones. I will not mention the lady's name. She is my colleague.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Members! Order! I can understand that there is a lot of excitement in the House today but, please, consult in low tones. Allow Hon. Makilap to be heard. Proceed, Hon. Makilap.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Jomvu, Hon. Bady. Mheshimiwa Bady Bady.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Ng’elechei, Member for Elgeyo Marakwet, akifuatiwa na Mhe. Mama Zamzam.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Mhe. Zamzam. 1st October 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 46

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I also join my colleagues in this, but I just have one important issue to raise. Not only do we have to protect the lives of 291 Members of Parliament who have appended their signature there, but we must also protect the system....

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Or cities because we have five cities in the country?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) You are looking at counties or something close to that. Is that so?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed, Hon. Mawathe. Can you, please, switch off that microphone?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Members. We have come to the end. The time being 7.00 p.m., this House stands adjourned until Wednesday, 25th September 2024, at 9.30 a.m. The House rose at 7.00 p.m. 24th September 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 51 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Woman Representative for Nandi County.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Member for Saboti.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Kaguchia John.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Member for Webuye West, Hon. Wanyama.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Member of Parliament for Kigumo.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)I do not see any other interest registered by a Member to this Bill. Under the circumstances, I call upon the Mover to reply. The Mover is the Leader of the Majority Party.(Motion deferred)We will defer the reply to another appropriate date. Clerk-at-the-Table, put it...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Are you sure about that?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Chair, Hon. Member of Parliament for Dagoretti South.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Move the Bill.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Move the Bill first. Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) : Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the Bill and ask Hon. Irene Nyakerario Mayaka - a member of the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information, and Innovation - to second. Thank you very...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Mogaka, as you proceed, and this is for the attention of the Chairman, there is a little bit of observation. The object, ideally, is to have many technopolis. But when you look at the object at the back, it does not consider a...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Zamzam.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Marsabit County.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Gitonga Murugara, Member for Tharaka.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Eric Muchangi, Member for Runyenjes, followed by Hon. Julius Mawathe, Member for Embakasi South.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) If you are generous enough, you can donate some minutes. This is because we only have ten minutes left before we adjourn.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) He is from Nairobi, not unless you want to insinuate his ethnic background. Proceed, Hon. Mawathe.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Embakasi South, do you wish to be informed by Hon. KJ?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order. Now, for the interest of the Temporary Speaker, the Bill here says ‘establishment of technopolises’, and so, it means cities.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) If you say a constituency is too small to have that city itself, then where would you have those cities in addition to Konza?

Hon. Farah Maalim (Daadab, WDM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I also want to render my voice to the very important matter before us. I have known Kanja for a few years. I can tell you that I am usually, ordinarily and normally not too generous with compliments. However, that one man...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I also join my colleagues in thanking our President William Ruto for having a Cabinet that essentially, in every sense of the word, in terms of the diversity of this country is very representative. I am very happy for Beatrice, the lady from...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. This Cabinet is the most representative in terms of form, substance, equity and diversity since, we got Independence. I commend the President for looking at the four corners of this country and making sure that we are looking for...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Thank you. Hon. Speaker, I have seen what a failed state looks like. People were laughing yesterday because Bangladesh civilians took over the State House. As we speak, Bangladesh is under military rule. Watch what is going to happen. The same thing we are seeing...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) I just want to make an observation. I have already seconded, in line with what the Chairperson has elaborated on why he thinks that this should be passed.

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) I am also elaborating on that, but putting a rider, in that, this has been watered down to 34 constituent counties. So, I support it and I am happy that the Chairperson of the Committee has done a lot to make sure this money is...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to second. While seconding this Motion, it is important to mention that we were together in the 10th Parliament under the new constitutional dispensation when the Equalization Fund was created. The idea was that the traditional, historically marginalised areas be brought...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) We have just passed that order now. I have already directed that it will be put on the Order Paper on another date. I am sure in due time, you will know which date it is. I know you are passionate about children. Hon....

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support the statement by the Leader of the Majority Party. You and I have been around the longest and you can remember how the problems in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) started when Mobutu Sese Seko was the...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, let just have the Chairperson to report to the House.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, let us have the Mover of the Bill to move agreement with the report. Who is the Mover of the Bill?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, ordinarily, I should put the question but I will not do so. That is deferred to another day. (Putting of the Question deferred) We are now moving to the next Order. ADOPTION OF REPORT ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUND SERVICES FOR THE SECOND...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Thank you, Chairperson. Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu, I notice you have run out of time but I will give you an additional five minutes. Is that enough for you or you want 10 minutes?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) That is okay. Proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, there is a procedure in which business is transacted on the Floor of the House, and that procedure cannot be skipped. Hon. Owen Baya, you are conversant with that because you are a Leader in the House. 12th June 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member of Parliament for Emurua Dikirr, Hon. Johana Ng’eno. I am not seeing him. Probably, he has left. Madam Zamzam Chimba, Member for Mombasa County.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Nzengu.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Let us have Hon. Wangwe followed by Hon. Kimilu.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) You want one additional minute? Proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Kimilu. He is not around. Hon. Rozaah Buya. (Laughter)

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Rozaah Buyu.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) I have known that name for more than 20 years.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Suna West, Hon. Francis Masara.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Edith Nyenze, the Member for Kitui West.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next is Hon. Eve Obara, the Member for Kabondo Kasipul. Is she here? You may proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Let us have Hon. Bensuda, the Member for Homa Bay County.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Hon. Member for Homa Bay County is undoubtedly full of enthusiasm and energy. Let us have the Mover to reply because we do not have any more interest in this Motion. Proceed Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, I defer putting of the Question on this matter to another date. (Putting of the Question deferred) Next Order. 12th June 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 62 THE MUNG BEANS BILL THE CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILD PARENTS BILL The Temporary Speaker (Hon....

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) You are not willing to move it now?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)(Bill deferred)Fair enough. I understand you had sought approval from the Speaker that the Bill be allocated to another date. I so direct. Next Order. Order No. 15.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) What is your point of order, Hon. Millie Odhiambo?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) What is your point of order, Hon. Millie Odhiambo?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Yes.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) What is your point of order, Hon. Rozaah Buyu?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)You seem to have information that we do not have, but thank you for your contribution.(Motion deferred)Under the circumstances I realise that this will also have to be deferred to another date. Next Order. ADOPTION OF SECOND REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT DIVERSITY AUDIT IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS...