Murango James Kamau

Sen. (Dr.) MurangoMstahiki Spika, siku hizi najua ni vigumu sana kumshawishi mbwa kwamba asali ni tamu kuliko mfupa. Nitaachia hapo. December 3, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 27 Sen. (Dr.) Murango Mstahiki Spika, siku hizi najua ni vigumu sana kumshawishi mbwa kwamba asali ni tamu kuliko mfupa. Nitaachia hapo.

Sen. Omtatah, you have the Floor.

Sen. (Dr.) MurangoAsante Bw. Naibu Spika. November 5, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 26 Sen. (Dr.) MurangoUtapata ya kwamba, wale IDPs wanakaa katika mazingira mabaya sana. Hakuna vyoo na maji. Kwingine, hata hakuna shule. Kwa hivyo, magonjwa yanawapata kila uchao. Kwa hivyo, ni vizuri waweze kuangaliwa.Wizara ya Ardhi, Mazingira na Mali Asili...

Sen. (Dr.) Murango Asante sana Mstahiki Spika. Naunga mkono ripoti iliyoletwa katika Bunge la Seneti na mwenyekiti wa kamati husika. Ni ukweli tulienda Changara tukayathamini yaliyotendeka. Changara sio karibu. Ile kazi ambayo ilichukua Shilingi milioni 24 haikuwa imefanyika vilivyo. Waswahili husema ya kwamba ukiona manyoya, jua ya kwamba imeliwa. Kwa...

Sen. (Dr.) Murango Naibu Spika, naona kwamba akidi haijatimia ili tuweze kuendelea na kikao.

Sen. (Dr.) Murango Asante sana Naibu Spika. Ninaunga mkono ripoti iliyosomwa na Mwenyekiti wa kamati husika. Kitu cha kushangaza ni kwamba tunapotaka kujua mbivu na mbichi wakati wa kununua shamba, sisi huenda kwa ofisi ya Serikali ambayo iko katika wizara ya mashamba. Ile wizara ndiyo hugawa mashamba na hupeana hati...

Proceed, Sen. Osotsi.

Sen. (Dr) Murang’oUkiniuliza mambo ambayo yanaendelea leo katika Kaunti ya Kirinyaga ni rahisi sana kukuelezea kama mkaazi. Nikiwa pale mimi ndiye ninafaa kutengeneza ripoti ambayo nitaleta katika Seneti ili iweze kufikia kamati tofauti na waweze kujadili. Katika Mswada tulio nao hapa, hakuna mahali inasema kwamba ripoti itakayotoka katika gatuzi zetu...

Sen. (Dr) Murang’o

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. From the onset, I want to congratulate the distinguished Senator for Narok County for this very important Bill. I know, that there are one or two issues that need to be improved from the presentation by Sen. (Prof.) Kamar and others, which...

Sen. Murgor Julius.

Sen. (Dr.) Murangotaasisi chache ili kurahisishia watu wanaovukisha mizigo wapitie ofisi kama tatu pekee. Kwa sasa hivi, unapoenda na makaratasi, lazima ubebe faili kwani kuna hata madaktari wa ng’ombe wanaokaa kwa mipaka na sijui wanahusika vipi kwa mtu anayesafirisha mzigo wa mahindi.Mwisho, usalama katika maeneo yale unafaa kushughulikiwa kwa kutengeneza...

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Sen. (Dr.) Murango

Sen. (Dr.) Murango Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to welcome my colleague, Senator. When I was the Chairperson of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) , there is one clause that was in the harmonised draft constitution that we fought very hard to delete from the 2010 Constitution. That clause...

Sen. (Dr.) Murango .Bw. Spika wa Muda, aida ripoti ya Mdhabiti na Mkaguzi Mkuu wa Hesabu katika sekta za Serikali imeonyesha kuwa zaidi ya Shilingi 54.8 milioni zilizokusanywa na Hazina ya Taifa hazina maelezo ya matumizi, jambo linalozua wasiwasi kuwa huenda fedha zilizochangishwa kutoka kwa wakulima wa Mwea ni miongoni...

Sen. (Dr.) Murango Asante sana, Bw. Spika wa Muda, kwa kunipa nafasi hii. Nasimama kwa mujibu wa Kanuni ya Kudumu Nambari 53 (1) ya Kanuni za Kudumu za Seneti kuomba Kauli kutoka kwa Kamati ya Kilimo, Mifugo na Uvuvi kuhusu usimamizi na matumizi ya fedha za uendeshaji na utengenezaji zinazolipwa...

Sen. (Dr.) Murango Asante, Bw. Spika wa Muda. Bunge la Kitaifa limekuwa paka anayecheza ngoma katika arusi ya panya. Wanatufanya kama sisi tuko na uhusiano wote na wao lakini hatuna. Hii ni kwa sababu, kama tumepitisha Mswada na kuwapelekea, wanaturudishia wao kuonyesha wao ni wakubwa kutuliko. Mimi ni mfuasi wa...

Sen. Murango, you need to expound on that point of order. Give him the microphone. Sen. Murango, move to the Dispatch Box. Now you have the microphone. You may proceed. Sen. (Dr.) Murango Bw. Spika wa Muda, kuna nahau katika lugha ya Kiswahili ambazo hutumika wakati unataka kusema kitu kwa...

Sen. (Dr.) Murango)Nilikuwa nasema kuwa kuna wafanyibiashara wanaoumia ilhali wanatozwa kodi katika soko ambalo hakuna huduma. Sisi hapa hatufai kuwa walalamishi kila wakati. Kwa sababu kesi ya nyani huishia shambani, magavana hao bado watakuja hapa katika Seneti. Kwa hivyo, tunafaa kukata kauli na kwenda kuangalia kazi inayofanywa na pesa wanazopewa...

Next is the Statement by the Senate Majority Leader pursuant to Standing Order No.57 (1) . BUSINESS FOR THE WEEK COMMENCING TUESDAY, 5TH AUGUST, 2025

Sen. (Dr.) Murango I thought he was telling me something else. I will try to condense, and thank you for that guidance. Another danger to our markets is the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) , Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) and Kenya Urban Roads Authority

That is a point of information. Sen. Cherarkey, conclude in under one minute.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. In conclusion, under Standing Order No.1, allow him to bring that Statement so that we can converse. It is in bad faith to issue a Gazette Notice to import rice, yet we have a lot of rice in Mwea and Nyatike, that farmers are...

Hon. Members, the 15 minutes that I had allowed for comments on Statements are over. Therefore, I will allow Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda to read his Statements. We will not be able to comment because we are out of the time allowed for comments on Statements.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I have five Statements this afternoon. The first Statement is on project identification in Kisumu County. PROJECT IDENTIFICATION, CRITERIA AND IMPLEMENTATION STATUS IN KISUMU COUNTY July 31, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 54

level, residents and local leaders have increasingly expressed concern over the transparency, equity, and overall effectiveness of this process.In the Statement, the Committee should address the following- STATUS OF DIGITIZATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF OWN-SOURCE REVENUE IN KISUMU COUNTY STATUS OF YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMES AND DELAYED PAYMENTS TO COMMUNITY CONTRACTORS IN...

the status and operational utilisation of donor-funded medical equipment and related infrastructure in public hostels in Kisumu County.Over the past several years, Kisumu County has benefited from significant investment in health infrastructure through support from the national Government and development partners. These include the Managed Equipment Services (MES) Programme, the...

Thank you, Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda. Hon. Members, I had directed that I am not going to allow any additional comments on the Statements read out. However, I know there are so many Members who have made requests. We are out of time for comments on Statements and we will...

Clerk, call the next Order. ADOPTION OF REPORT ON STATE OF MARKETS IN VIHIGA AND BUNGOMA COUNTIES

Hon. Members, this is a resumption of debate on a Motion that was adjourned in our last sitting and when the House rose, Sen. Okong’o Omogeni had 17 minutes remaining for him to conclude. Sen. Omogeni, you may conclude, but you need not do the 17 minutes.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. My time ran out when I was giving an example of what the situation looks like in one of my markets in Nyansiongo. July 31, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 59

Just to recap, the Committee that was tasked with the Statement that was sought by the two Senators was looking at the functionality and availability of services for residents in our counties.The situation is deplorable in virtually all our markets in the country. I was giving you the case of...

just the County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) or the one chaired by my good friend, Sen. Ososti. We also need the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources to visit counties and audit sanitation conditions.Keroka is a famed market. Three-quarters of it lies within Nyamira. However, if you go...

It is such a shame!

Mr. Speaker, Sir, can you imagine that in Nyamira County, not one citizen has walked into the County Government office, applied and paid for a piped water connection? Meanwhile, in Nairobi City, Kiambu and Murang’a counties, citizens apply, pay and get connected. We must have a serious conversation. Why did...

Yes, I have.

Sen. (Dr.) Murango, you do too. That is what we want for our people. When you drill a borehole, you should connect pipes to homes, meters installed and challenge consumers to pay you for the water they use. However, if you just drill a borehole and leave it there and...

In conclusion, I hope this Committee can pick three counties, do a visit to our market, write a report and then name and shame those not performing. I wish Nyamira to be one of them. Let the people we represent know the performance of some of these governors. We bring...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to discuss the matter of markets as indicated in the Order Paper. I happened to join the Committee of Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations at that time. I was an active member of that Committee which was headed by Sen. Abbas. We...

storage area was not conducive for the business people of Bukembe. As I speak, the Government of the day, promised our good people of Bukembe that it will put little resources to ensure that they also enjoy benefits like other Kenyans. So far, the scenario has not changed. Our people...

Some of these people have taken loans from merry-go-rounds. Therefore, it is not in order for county governments to raze their businesses down, they are not even giving them grants and loans. They are not providing them with safe and clean drinking water or ensuring there is security. We have...

Thank you, Sen. Wafula. I hope your last comment was not bordering on influencing the comments that Sen. Osotsi will say as regards to the report on the county that you referred to. We will wait and hear. Sen. Olekina, it is your turn to comment.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Report by the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations in as far as their reaction to the two Statements sought by two distinguished Senators in this Senate, that is, Sen. Wakoli and Senator of Vihiga County. It is embarrassing and...

Sometimes I wonder whether we just do things for the sake of doing them or to appear as if we are doing them. One of my biggest pet peeves has to do with constructions of markets by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development with this programme funded by the...

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governors here. Let us go to our counties so that when we are carrying out the oversight, we can walk around and go to those markets and shame them. Every day, we keep on fighting about how much should go to counties, but we only tick a box.Mr. Temporary Speaker,...

for Bungoma will not just raise a statement and end it here. Let us go and implement. Let us all go there and join those traders because there is no sense in you charging traders taxes and you do not even bring them simple things as water.Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir,...

Sen. James Murango. Sen. (Dr.) Murango Asante, Bw. Spika wa Muda. Kwanza ningetaka kuhusishwa na kunga mkono Ripoti iliyoletwa na Kamati ya Ugatuzi. Soko ni kiungo muhimu sana wakati tunapofikiria kuendeleza na kufanya maendeleo nchini. Pia mahali nimetoka Kirinyaga kuna changamoto ya soko inayoitwa Soko la Kutus, ambapo wale wakala...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

What is your point of order, Sen. Mandago? Take your seat, Sen. Murango. (Sen. (Dr.) Murango resumed his seat)

Bw. Spika wa Muda, nasimama kulingana na Kanuni ya Kudumu 105 ya Kanuni zetu za Kudumu. Je, ni vyema Seneta wa Kirinyaga, Sen. Murango, kusema kuwa mtihani unapewa wanafunzi katika vyuo vikuu kwa sababu kuna wajinga huko?

Hon. Senators, before I allow the next Member to contribute to the Motion, I have a communication to make. (Interruption of debate on Motion) COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR VISITING DELEGATION FROM ORERO BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, HOMA BAY COUNTY

Sen. Osotsi, unfortunately, time has run out. However, you have got a balance of 12 minutes to conclude on your contribution when the House resumes. ADJOURNMENT July 31, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 80

will be talking to the Committee to ensure that the county provides correct information. This is because the information that is here is misleading.Let me now talk about challenges that we have in the county in terms of markets. A lot of issues were identified in the reports such as...

Vihiga is among the 12 small counties with limited avenues or streams of own source revenue. In fact, the only major own source revenue are markets and we have quite a number of them.This report focused on Mbale, Majengo, Luanda, Serem, Chavakali Cheptulu, Shamakhokho, Esibuye and Mudete markets. Those are...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to start by thanking the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations for taking time not just to respond to my Statement and that of Sen. Wakoli, but also visiting those two counties. They visited my county on 22nd June, 2024, which is about a...

Proceed, Sen. Osotsi.

(KURA). I saw them destroying markets in Khayega in Kakamega County. Why would you allow our people to do two markets and then destroy them? These agencies must be called to order.What we are seeing in this country is infrastructural evictees. We no longer have forest evictees. In Kawangware, they...

I thought he was telling me something else. I will try to condense, and thank you for that guidance. Another danger to our markets is the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) , Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) and Kenya Urban Roads Authority July 31, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 77

That was my choice of words.

They know the Standing Orders. You limit debate. Has it been limited?

Sen. Eddy is trying to catch your eye that Sen. Osotsi needs to contribute and time is running.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was tying it up because where she was in Roysambu on the interface of Kasarani, there are small markets. Some of us know this town well. (Sen. Oketch Gicheru spoke off record) Why is the Senator shouting?

Sen. Cherarkey, address the subject matter that is before us.

they do not go and ask the traders whether that market should be constructed. When they try to relocate Kapsabet Town central market to behind, how will one access customers? For example, in Mosoriot township, they have hidden the market next to the polytechnic and yet, the market is along...

Okay. The students from your county feel most welcome to be in the Senate. (Resumption of debate on Motion) As I contribute on the issue of this Motion, I want to pick from where Sen. Eddy Oketch left. I want to request Sen. Eddy to be very humble because when...

Order, Sen. Eddy! Sen. Cherarkey, I will not allow. Your request is declined. Proceed to comment.

Under Standing Order No.1, with your indulgence, would you allow? July 31, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 75

Sen. Cherarkey, you are aware of the powers of the Chair.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I join you in extending a warm welcome to Kimogoro Adventist Schools in Bomet County. They are privileged that they are attending a session where you are presiding over as our Speaker. This is a rare opportunity for Kimogoro Adventist School in Bomet. You should be...

Hon. Members, before I allow the next contributor to this Motion, I have a communication to make on visiting teachers and students from Kimogoro Adventist Schools in Bomet County. Hon. Senators, I would like to acknowledge the presence in the public gallery this afternoon, of visiting teachers and students from...

We cannot go to markets where when you leave your house, because most of these counties tend to be rural counties and in rural counties--- if you visit my brother, Sen. M. Kajwang’, you will find that he stays in a very serene place, facing the lake. It is a...

In my view, those recommendations should not just end at a point of simply being a wish for the county government to take action on. I wish that these recommendations can be transferred or translated into pieces of legislation when you think about standard of markets.Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. May I take this opportunity also to thank amazing Senators for their industry in the visit that they had, most of it in the western Kenya region. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you might not know, but I studied in...

We shall continue supporting you. We pray that you will continue leading Homa Bay County, leading Nyanza in posting good results.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I join you in welcoming the boys from Orero Boys. This is the best school in my county. In the last exams, they posted the best performance. It was not just for one year. It has been consistent over the years. I joined the...

Sen. (Dr.) Murango Bw. Spika wa Muda, nasimama kulingana na Kanuni ya Kudumu 105 ya Kanuni zetu za Kudumu. Je, ni vyema Seneta wa Kirinyaga, Sen. Murango, kusema kuwa mtihani unapewa wanafunzi katika vyuo vikuu kwa sababu kuna wajinga huko? July 31, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 45 Sen. (Dr.) Murango Bw....

Sen. Eddy, Sen. Kisang’ and Sen. Beatrice, if you must consult, do so in low tones, so that Sen. (Dr.) Murango can be heard in silence.

Hon. Senators, that sums up the comments. In order to conclude on the business of the House, I will re-arrange the Order Paper and call out Order No.20. Clerk, call out Order No.20. THE TECHNOPOLIS BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL NO.6 OF 2024) July 23, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 67

Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I thank the Mover of the Bill. I also thank the seconder, the Deputy Party Leader of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party and my neighbour, Sen. Osotsi. He also serves as the Chairperson of the County Special Funds and Investment Committee. I was...

As you are aware, when we were in Form One, we were being told the definition of biology or chemistry. The word "technopolis" refers to an urban place, similar to Silicon Valley in the United States of America (USA), where technopreneurs are based. It is an area of innovation and...

Sen. Cherarkey, it is 6.30 p.m. When the House resumes tomorrow, you will have your 15 minutes remaining to conclude your contribution. ADJOURNMENT July 23, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 70

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, from the onset, I agree on the issue of prisons, having been a serial guest in a number of them and, at some point, you represented me. By the time I was de-whipped, the Chairperson of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Humans Rights had...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on the issue of saba demos, while we empathize and sympathize with what happened, the organizers, planners and the executioners must be punished using anti-terrorism laws. That is economic sabotage and a way of sabotaging the Government.When you even ban a police booth, you are a...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I stopped at the point where I was saying that there are some provisions in this Bill which are quite unique. They are not consistent with the international norms on Technopolis. I said, for example, the definition of the technopolis, particularly the Konza Technopolis,...

One, people might say because they are profit-driven, you know, those managing these prisons would probably try to come up with cost-saving measures to be able to earn more profit. However, we have to look at it also in a way that Government will be able to oversight them. It...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to make a comment on the Statement that was read by the Senator for Laikipia, Sen. Kinyua. We, as Kenyans, are all concerned of the number of youthful Kenyans, more so students, in our polytechnics and universities, who have lost their lives....

Now, I will allow Members to comment on the Statements which have been read out. However, the timeline will be limited to 20 minutes, starting now. When you get an opportunity to contribute, kindly be mindful of the rest of your colleagues who also desire to comment on the Statements.

Thank you, Sen. (Dr.) Murango. Lastly, I will allow Sen. Madzayo to read his Statement, which had also been approved by the Speaker. July 23, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 61 RESURGENCE OF A CULT-LIKE ACTIVITIES IN BINZARO VILLAGE, KILIFI COUNTY

Sen. (Dr.) Murango Sen. Cherarkey, it is 6.30 p.m. When the House resumes tomorrow, you will have your 15 minutes remaining to conclude your contribution. July 23, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 60 Sen. (Dr.) Murango Kirinyaga. Wakazi wa Kijiji cha Gachai wamelalamika kuwa maafisa hao walivamia nyumba kadhaa usiku wa Julai...

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Sen. (Dr.) Murangoambayo tunajua ni dhuluma na hujuama, tunakwepa kuongea hilo kwa sababu tunafaa tukae kama Wakenya na tuongee mambo yote.Bw. Spika wa Muda, siku hizi katika uongozi, nimekuja kujua kwamba sio kila kikombe ni cha chai. Sio kila tabasamu lina maana njema. Siku hizi, hata sumu inakuja na harufu...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, very briefly, I want to comment on the extremely disturbing statement brought by the good Senator from Kirinyaga County in terms of the conditions of our prisons, particularly prisons with young children. Those children did not commit any crime to be incarcerated with their parents. So,...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, I do not think there is another word for that. There is no other language for that. It means squatting, when you are being counted. They do not count you as you stand. You have to squat. Kaba is prison language. Sen. Murango, I do not know...

Sen. Karen, be mindful of the language that you are using. Comply with the Standing Orders of the House.

human rights. They are also a direct contravention of Article 51 of our Constitution, which guarantees the rights and the conditions in prisons.I happen to have spent a night at the remand prison of Lang'ata Womens’ one night, but luckily I was set free the following day. However, I had...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I thank Sen. (Dr.) Murango of Kirinyaga County for bringing the Statement on Lang'ata Women's Prison. The issue of Lang’ata Women Prison has been swept under the rug for some time. The conditions in Lang'ata Womens’ Prison are not only alarming, but are also...

Thank you, Sen. Omogeni. Hon. Members, I directed that the available timeline will be shared based on the number of Senators who wish to comment on the Statements. So, the next Senator I will allow to contribute to kindly take four minutes for the rest of the requests to be...

you remember, there was a mass massacre of university students in Bangladesh in 2024 where about 1,500 students lost their lives. As I speak, the former Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, the Home Cabinet Secretary, equivalent of our Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior and National Coordination and the Inspector General of...

Sen. (Dr.) Murango Asante Mhe. Spika wa Muda. Ningependa kuchangia Taarifa ambayo ililetwa na Seneta wa Kaunti ya Laikipia. Hapo awali, nimesema kwamba ni vizuri kutofautisha maneno. Kwa mfano, kwa muda wa wiki moja, nimekuwa nikienda kuzika vijana wadogo waliouawa wakiwa na umri wa chini ya miaka 21. Wengi wao...

Sen. (Dr.) Murango Next is Sen. Olekina.