Toroitich Timothy Kipchumba

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this very progressive piece of legislation, that is, the Care and Protection of Child Parents Bill, 2023. This group of parents called child parents have for a long period of time been neglected by the...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Whereas I appreciate the response by the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs, we have been informed that the allowance payable to NPR is Ksh5,000. I would like to know the exact frequency of payment. Are...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute on this very important Motion. At the outset, I wish to congratulate and thank Hon. Lesuuda, the MP for Samburu West, for bringing such a progressive Bill before this House. This is...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to comment on this proposed legislation. From the outset, I associate myself with the sentiments of Hon. Kaluma and Hon. Oundo that, sometimes it seems like we are sneaking in substantive amendments to certain legislations using a...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to comment on this very important Report. I thank Hon. (Dr) Mutunga’s Committee for such a comprehensive Report. It is unfortunate that this country lost close to Ksh7 billion in the maize flour subsidy....

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No. 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Lands regarding the operationalisation of the Elgeyo-Marakwet County Land Registry. Land registries play a crucial...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. The word ‘shall’ connotes a mandatory nature, but I differ with this amendment. This is because the legislative role of the counties cannot be dictated by statute law. It is a requirement under the Constitution and, therefore, cannot be...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, under Article 35 of the Constitution, access to information is a requirement. I have seen that the amendment has added official website or social media platform. So, I support the amendment to the extent that it approves the social media as...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I support this amendment to the extent that the Cabinet Secretary has been given powers to make regulations in respect to conduct and regulation of the licences. This will grant uniformity to the matter of licensing in this country. The Temporary...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Hon. Temporary Chairman, litigation cannot be done in perpetuity, even in a court of law. There must be closure to a matter before a court of law. Even in a presidential petition, we have a time limit. If a matter is heard for ten...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 3 of the Bill be amended by—

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. I rise to support the Bill, but I will also propose some amendments to improve it. This Bill emanates from the NADCO Report that we discussed here. Before the formation...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Motion on the establishment of a priority boarding protocol for KDF and Kenya Special Forces personnel on local airlines. I also wish to thank Hon. (Capt.) Ruweida for such...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this very important piece of legislation. From the outset, I wish to thank Hon. Owen Baya for proposing such a progressive piece of legislation. The National Land Commission Act is one...