MUTUA, DIDMUS WEKESA BARASA

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) On a point of order. Hon. Speaker Yes Hon. Didmus, what is your point of order? Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I rise on Standing Order 91 (1) which states thus: “A Member shall be responsible for the accuracy of any facts which...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, it is very true that I did not appear before the Departmental Committee on Health. They never invited me. It is true. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. David Ochieng’) The issue is not whether you appeared or not. The issue is whether you...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Can the Cabinet Secretary confirm whether it is legal or illegal for a principal of a day secondary school to turn away students in the pretext that they have not paid lunch fees? If it is illegal, what action would the...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. At the outset, I will take the position taken by the Committee, if the Bill will continue to be the way it is. As a Member of Parliament, I know that this is...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. The Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill seeks to amend the health laws of this country so that the Ministry of Health can develop policies that would guide the referral of a patient from one...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this very important Adjournment Motion. We are talking about 90 souls that have been lost but the number can even increase to 5,000 depending on whether we have other mass...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I think the request for statement was directed to the Ministry of Sports and Culture. It is completely in order. For the State Department of Immigration to process passports, there must be an approval and a qualification from the Ministry...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to make it clear that I support this Motion. I equally thank and appreciate the people of Dagoretti North Constituency for bringing Hon. Beatrice Elachi to this House as their Member of Parliament. Had they not done that,...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also want to comment on this Petition on enforced disappearances. Hon. Speaker, I am just trying to be cautious. You know, I come from a region where we still have our traditional marriages: a girl can disappear for two weeks,...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support this Petition. It speaks to very weighty issues. Any Government programme must be re-evaluated to identify areas of improvement because some of these policies are implemented without the input of each and every person who wants to improve them....

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support the gesture by the Head of State. We need to amend our Constitution on a number of matters. Notably and most important is the NG-CDF because, as you are aware, we have heard...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The Leader of the Minority Party has said that these are bulky documents and that they need time to go through them. However, I want to assure him that 95 per cent of the Members of this House are fast learners....

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to also comment on this Petition by Hon. Kawaya. I support the Petition. Those who are engaged in industrial development should actually protect the environment. My disappointment goes to 22nd November 2022 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 5 Hon. Didmus Barasa...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I will begin by saying that I take instructions from the people of Kimilili Constituency and that I will never use the platform of Parliament to say things that will make them cry. I will...