KIPLAGAT DAVID

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I do not know, maybe the honourable Member is admiring my coat. As far as I am concerned, this is a coat, not a blanket. I doubt whether he has done textile engineering. I also doubt whether the Speaker’s rules...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I do not know, maybe the honourable Member is admiring my coat. As far as I am concerned, this is a coat, not a blanket. I doubt whether he has done textile engineering. I also doubt whether the Speaker’s rules...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Thank you for that compliment. Hon. Temporary Speaker, allow me to contribute to this very important Motion that talks about how to look after our athletes, who have given this country a good name. I thank Hon. CNN for coming up with such a Motion....

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Yes.

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) I support the Committee for the Kenyans appointed to different positions of this tribunal. The Committee is a hum of this Parliament. It has done background checks. It has checked their qualifications and reputations. It has informed us that all these Kenyans, from the chairperson...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am also in the Mediation Committee. I want to state categorically that power lies with the House. What we do with that power is what makes some people out there to laugh at us. If they will come for the mediation, let us exercise...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I take it with a pinch of salt. Kindly, hear me out. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Yes. When I requested for a response to this Statement, the prelude response from the Chair was a bit encouraging at that time. The Speaker ordered that the...

Maybe I can finalise. I beseech you, Chair. He wants to inform the House something. I think he has given up.

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am also in the Mediation Committee. I want to state categorically that power lies with the House. What we do with that power is what makes some people out there to laugh at us. If they will come for...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I take it with a pinch of salt. Kindly, hear me out.

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) When I requested for a response to this Statement, the prelude response from the Chair was a bit encouraging at that time. The Speaker ordered that the first day we come back from recess, he should be able to respond to this Statement. This is...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Maybe I can finalise. I beseech you, Chair. 3rd June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 31

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) I think he has given up.

I am not joyriding. The matter is so serious. It concerns the whole Uasin Gishu. I beg that you give me just one minute to add my voice to this. That is what joyriding means. Go ahead. Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. The matter raised by Hon. Rutto, CPA,...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker: Yes, Hon. DK. Thank you, Speaker. If you recall, just before we went on recess, I made a very strong statement about teachers who are over 45 years old and have not been employed. I think the Chairman is not listening....

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) I am not joyriding. The matter is so serious. It concerns the whole Uasin Gishu. I beg that you give me just one minute to add my voice to this.

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. The matter raised by Hon. Rutto, CPA, is so serious. The fact that about 809 employees have been given letters under the redundancy programme is so serious. If you look at the problems that Moi University has been facing...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) We had a sitting with the Cabinet Secretary as Members from Uasin Gishu. We agreed that no staff would be laid off. We also agreed that all staff declared redundant would be deployed to other universities. We are asking the Ministry what has changed. If...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Thank you, Speaker. If you recall, just before we went on recess, I made a very strong statement about teachers who are over 45 years old and have not been employed. I think the Chairman is not listening. You had clearly ordered the Chairman that...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am sorry for that confusion. The Whip was causing a lot of confusion. I thought I was to read my Statement. (Laughter)

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also thank the Members on my side for agitating that I make my comments on this. Thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for coming to shed light on this very important national issue. It is currently raining. The 22 per cent and...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) I am building up my question.

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) I have to build up my question, Hon. Speaker. 30th April 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 44 Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA)Cabinet Secretary, you have explained the mechanical way that Ksh10.6 billion was garnished by the courts. However, we are requesting that instead of allowing the...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) We cannot allow that charade to continue. When you refer to men as clueless... (Loud consultations)

Order. Order Members. 29th April 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 6

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for your consideration. The matter raised by Hon. Jack is of national importance. The delay in releasing KeRRA funds, especially during the rainy season, is deeply concerning, especially as we head to recess. It is sad that we see people suffering,...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Yes, garnishee order. Who said it has to be 22 per cent or 10 per cent? What was in contention with the RMLF was only Ksh10.6 billion. It can belong to KeNHA, KURA, KWS or it can be the allocation by the Cabinet Secretary. Why...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to request for a Statement regarding the venue for the recruitment of the Kenya Prisons Constables from Soy Constituency. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I request for a Statement from the Chairman of the...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) As the Chairman responds on when I will get a response to the statement, let it be noted that the recruitment will be done on Wednesday, 30th April 2025. This is something that we hold dearly in Soy Constituency. There are venues where this exercise...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Hon. Speaker, the issue of roads is important since it affects the 22 per cent allocation to ensure that roads are constructed in our constituencies. Instead of the Chairman of the Committee coming with the Statements, you should rule that the Cabinet Secretary for Roads...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. We know well that this National Assembly is under attack from all quarters. We have problems with NG-CDF and the Roads Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF) . As we discuss now about NG-CDF, KeRRA has only released around Ksh17 million out of...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) When the two cabinet secretaries for Roads and Transport and National Treasury and Economic Planning come, they will explain what is happening to the Members of Parliament. If you look at the devolved funds, 85 per cent is used for recurrent and administrative purposes out...