Marianne Kitany

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I support this amendment. It will save that mama mboga in my constituency who wants to borrow money but does not want to do so from somebody who will charge them exorbitantly and are not regulated because they do not fall under...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Whereas I agree with my Member, Hon. Oundo, not all manufacturers will be registered under the Act he is talking about. It is only manufacturers who import who are registered under that Act. Manufacturers who do not import are not registered under that Act. Therefore,...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) I am the Vice-Chair of the Committee, so I would actually be better placed to give you information if there is any mischief. There is no mischief. More importantly, if you look at the subsequent clauses that we are seeking to amend, we are requiring...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 21. The purpose for this is that the Standards Levy should be utilised for the purposes it is collected as set out under Order 10 of the Standards...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 24 of the Bill be amended —

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Yes, we had an amendment which we are dropping and we are going by the amendment of the Leader of Majority Party. (Proposed amendment by Hon. Marianne Kitany dropped) (Clause 25 as amended agreed to) Clause 26 The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Mover....

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you. We would like to drop the proposal that we had in the Order Paper and go by the further amendment by the Leader of the Majority Party. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Fair enough. (Proposed amendment by Hon. Marianne Kitany dropped)...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The other issue that I would like to bring out is the establishment of laboratories. Every manufacturer will be required to have certified laboratories which will be used to test the products before they are released to the market. These...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that the Cooperatives Bill (National Assembly Bill No.7 of 2024) be now read a Third Time. I request Hon. Gichimu Githinji to second.

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to support The Business Laws (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.49 of 2024) . The amendments that are being brought in the Standards Act are going to mostly assist the manufacturers and the consumers of manufactured products. One...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have listened to the Statement. The issues I raised are getting worse. One of the issues I raised was that the transfer of officers in my constituency has created insecurity. All OCPDs, OCSs, ACCs and DCCs in my constituency were...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The other issue that the business laws amendments that are being proposed will look at is the establishment of laboratories for testing any goods manufactured locally or products that will come into this country. That will ensure that all products that...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Yes, amended. The proposal provides for the minimum qualifications for appointment as technical staff in the office of the county director of co-operatives. I submit. (Question of the amendment proposed) The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : Yes, Leader of the Majority Party.

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

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Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. A primary co-operative shall have a minimum of 20 members. We are proposing that five primary co-operatives can form a secondary co-operative, which means that if each primary co- operative has a minimum of 20 members, then the five primary...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, Clause 20 creates various types of co-operatives. There are producer co-operatives, housing co-operatives, transport co-operatives, worker co-operatives and so on. Under this clause, a person cannot be in more than one co-operative unless the Commissioner approves the type of co-operative. The types...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) If you look at the current co-operatives, you will find instances where individuals register co-operatives for dishonest purposes, such as in cases like the Ekeza Sacco, where people lost money. Those co-operatives are registered with the sole purpose of conning the common man. Therefore, if...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 55 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new subclause immediately after subclause (13) — “ (14) A document required to be filed under this section may be filed as a hard...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 57 of the Bill be amended —

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai UDA) Thank you, Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 62 of the Bill be amended—

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) I want to clarify to the Member that it is a new clause. It will be moved later. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : Very well. Hon. Anthony Oluoch, are we together? We may proceed. Clause 73 The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) :...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Yes, he will do it in consultation with the annual general meeting resolutions. By the time those notices were written, the co-operative had not complied. Because of the lack of such compliance, the members within the co-operative will suffer. Therefore,...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I will adopt the amendment of the Member and use 'Prescribe' instead of 'Prescribed.' The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : Okay. Hon. Antony Oluoch. 2nd December 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 45

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) I agree with Hon. Anthony Oluoch that the word should be “prescribed” as in the Bill. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : Very well. (Question, that the words to be inserted be inserted, put and agreed to) (Clause 85 as amended agreed to) Clause...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, it is a proposal that can be looked into. Perhaps, once that fund is in place, we can bring that amendment. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : You have been doing very well. So, have a tête-à-tête with your Member across...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that the new clause be now read a Second Time. The justification for this is to enable for regulations of allowances and other payments to directors to avoid situations where there is conflict of interest. (Question, that the...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to second the report on Unfair Trade Practices that was tabled today. This Report is as a result of a complaint that came from the local traders, mainly from Gikomba, who felt that the investors who have come...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Yes. Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, clause 8 of the Bill be amended— Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to second. At the outset, we want to thank the Private Member at the Senate and Hon. Irene Mayaka, who is the co-sponsor of this Bill at the National Assembly, for bringing up the Start- up Bill. This...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am sorry I forgot. I second this Bill. Thank you.

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Yes.

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have listened to the response from the Hon. Chairlady of the Departmental Committee on Social Protection. I am totally dissatisfied by the response for three reasons. One, I raised an issue about the rationale behind the reduction of borrowing...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) I second. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) (The Bill was accordingly read a Third Time and Passed) ESTABLISHMENT OF A SCIENCE MUSEUM

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. As I stand to support, allow me to state right from the outset, that these amendments to the Cooperatives Bill could not have come at a better time. I say so because the last time this Bill was ever amended...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report on the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives in its consideration of the Cooperatives Bill (National Assembly Bill No.7 of 2024) Thank you.

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Hon. Temporary 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 Affairs regarding the rise of insecurity in Aldai Constituency. Article 29 of the...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, two weeks are adequate. With regard to the person murdered from Emgwen Constituency, maybe, the Member wants to say something.

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, two weeks will be good. I will attend the funeral of one of them tomorrow. It will be nice for the public to know that action is being taken. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support the nomination and appointment of Mr. David Kemei to the position of Director- General of Competition Authority. Just like my colleague, Hon. Caroli Omondi, has said, we worked with David Kemei at one time in our...