Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. I stand to support the supply to this Vote. Hon. Nyikal has just requested; just to know. If you turn to the next page, you will see under State House, for capital expenditure, it is Ksh894 million, which is not a...

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Hon. Speaker, with that information and clarification, you are, therefore, insisting that this matter must proceed.

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Hon. Speaker, what Hon. Atandi has moved touches on the counties additional allocation revenue, which is tied to the Court Case of Roads Levy Maintenance Fund (RLMF) . Yesterday, as a House, we agreed to seek your invocation of Standing Order 1; that you defer...

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Hon. Speaker, there is no Quorum in this House.

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Samuel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No.10 of 2025) and approved the same without amendments.

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second. (Question proposed)

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairman. It is important to inform Hon. (Dr) Oundo sufficiently and adequately. What the Chairman seeks to amend is, indeed, very right. You must be listening to former Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) like myself. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David...

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I totally support the proposed amendment by the Chairman of the Committee. For purposes of abundance of caution, I would like to add that whatever the Cabinet Secretary shall prescribe must be in the regulations. It cannot be...

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise under Standing Order 83 to remind this House that the right to picket is enshrined in Article 37 of the Constitution. There is nothing wrong with people peacefully picketing outside Parliament. Their presence here is to invoke Article...

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 114 (7A) to make comments with respect to a legislative proposal that is contained in the Supplementary Order Paper of the Afternoon Sitting. Its import is that we are seeking to entrench a number...

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Yesterday, this matter exercised our minds. Hon. Peter Kaluma thought that people with PhDs are not necessarily good managers. It appears that the Chairman has conceded and agreed that someone with a basic bachelor's degree or a masters...

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 91 on accurate of facts and information. Hon. Wanjala is my good friend but it is unfortunate that he does not understand the geography of this country. Soy is not in...

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you…

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) I will be as succinct as I can. I want to thank my good friend, Hon. Kuria Kimani for bringing this matter up. Article 93 (2) of the Constitution is absolutely very clear. It states: “ (2) The National Assembly and the Senate shall perform...

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I join my very good friend, Hon. Pukose, in seeking your direction with regard to Article 149 of the Constitution on the appointment and approval of the Deputy President by a vote.

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Yes.

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) I agree. Hon. Speaker, this Constitution was heavily borrowed from the United States of America. The 25th Amendment of the USA Constitution, which was passed in 1967, has a similar provision that a vice-president shall be nominated by the president and approved by a vote...

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) No! I had walked out. He has ‘stolen’ from me. (Laughter) 18th October 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 12