ICHUNG’WAH ANTONY KIMANI

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the Committee's Report and all its recommendations. Among them, the resolution that all consuls-general who had been posted to stations without appropriate vetting, in accordance with our Constitution and our laws, be recalled by the appointing authority for them to be vetted....

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I also rise to support the amendment. As I do so, I seek clarity on whether Section 5 is affected by the deletion of Section 2 or it will remain as it is in the principal Act? The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Leader of the...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I also rise to support and thank the Committee for that deletion. You notice that the public seals in all the Commonwealth countries are vested in the Office of the Attorney General. This is largely because this office is seen as an apolitical office. Even in times...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move that the House reports its consideration of the National Government Administration Laws (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.73 of 2023) , and its approval thereof with amendments. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) (The House resumed) IN THE HOUSE [The Temporary Speaker...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said Report. I request the very calm Hon. Njeri Maina to second the Motion for agreement with the report of the Committee of the whole House.

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Yes, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Leader of the Majority Party, you may proceed. You do not need to use Hon. Owen Baya’s card to speak. 16th April 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 38 Hon. Temporary Speaker, I dropped my card as I was rushing back after mobilising Members to come back. Thank...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the National… The Mover to move Third Reading.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the National Government Administration Laws (Amendment) Bill, National Assembly Bill No.73… (Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona and Hon. T.J. Kajwang’ consulted loudly) Order, Leader of the Majority Party. Hon. T.J. Kajwang’ and Hon. Millie Odhiambo, you cannot call for division when only two of...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following papers on the Table of the House: 11th April 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 1

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the statement by Hon. Kamket. It is indeed true that travelling long distances to county headquarters is punishing unemployed young Kenyans. We should not be doing that at this time. Just as we do with police and military recruitment, the KWS...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I do not know where the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure has gone. The last time I checked, he was seated here. However, I will relay that information to him and he can advise the House on Tuesday when he can bring a...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will relay the request to the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Blue Economy and Irrigation, Hon. Kangogo. He was here but he left. The day today comes immediately after the Eid ul-Fitr holiday. Therefore, most Members are still in a holiday mood. That...

I am sorry, I was consulting with Hon. Junet. He is a good leader from the minority. Hon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (a) , I rise to give a statement on behalf of the House Business Committee, which met on Tuesday 9th April...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rose earlier because Hon. Opiyo was treading on very dangerous grounds. When the Leader of the Minority Party avers that he has information that has come to him that any Kenyan life is in danger, the responsible thing to do first is to make...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I want to agree with what all the contributors to the statement have said: that, indeed, our doctors are valued and that many of us depend on them. However, it should not be lost to us that just a decade ago,...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me not respond because you have responded to Hon. Mwenje, who claims to be a lawyer. The lawyer I know behind me, Hon. Njeri, tells me that she would earn Ksh12,000 as a pupillage lawyer; that is why I said that this internship programme could...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. Allow me to take this opportunity to thank Hon. Lochakapong for not just moving the Bill on my behalf, but also leading his committee in consideration of this Bill. Going through the Committee’s Report, I agree with a number...

Yes. It is true that whenever a disaster occurs or threatens to occur – I do not know how it will threaten to occur – the Authority shall determine whether the event is a disaster under this Act, and if so, immediately assess the magnitude and severity, or potential magnitude...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Reports of the Auditor-General for the Year ended 2023 and the certificates therein in respect of the following:

Thank you, Hon. Speaker and let me thank the Hon. Leader of the Minority Party for raising that issue. Yesterday I saw an engagement in the Senate as I was driving here in the afternoon. I was watching online, where they were complaining that we are also taking inordinately long...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I appreciate the response by the Cabinet Secretary on Ruring’u Stadium. I am certain that he has seen the recent report by the Auditor-General, Ms. Nancy Gathung on the inflated costs of all these stadiums, including Wang’uru Stadium and Kirigiti International Stadium in Kiambu. Upon completion,...

THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended – 20th March 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 40 Oundo.

Thank you. Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended – Thank you. Hon. Temporary Chairman. As I said, this is to delete the expression "to a fine not exceeding two hundred shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month"...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that the new section 24 (3) be now read a Second Time. (Question, that the new section be read a Second Time, proposed)

I was consulting with the Chairman of the relevant Departmental Committee, Hon. Melly. The proposed amendment for New Section 24 (3) , is to delete the words ‘a specialized degree awarding institution’ appearing immediately after the word ‘establish’, and substitute thereof with the words ‘specialised degree awarding institutions’. The logic...

Yes.

Hon. Temporary Chairman, Hon. (Dr) Oundo is right. We have consulted the Hon. Chairman and I believe he will be withdrawing that particular amendment because the Bill as it is perfectly in order, as Hon. (Dr) Oundo says. It specifically refers to a public institution, and the law also defines...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, we should not use this Floor to disparage other people. Hon. Sunkuli avers that people are employed in the Office of the Attorney-General on the basis of who they know and are not necessarily qualified. Maybe just for information to Hon. Sunkuli, most of our best drafters...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, this relates to deleting Paragraph 138 and also deleting the proposed amendment to Part A of the Second Schedule. The proposed amendment to delete Paragraph 138 is on the supply of denatured ethanol. It is important to mention that denatured ethanol has nothing to do with the...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, this is not a new amendment. We do not need to read it a Second Time. The first amendment was a new one. Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule to the Bill be amended – Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. It is, indeed,...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I wish to drop the Amendment to the National Employment Act, the New 17 (2) (d) , because of a change in circumstances. There was a court matter that kind of determined this issue and, therefore, we leave it for another time. I wish to withdraw this...

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Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. I request Hon. Naomi Waqo to second the Motion for agreement with the report of the Committee of the whole House. Hon. Naomi Waqo (Marsabit County, UDA) : Hon. Temporary Speaker,...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg your indulgence. This is a very important Bill dealing with matters to do with risk management of disasters in the country. This Bill was considered by the Departmental Committee on Regional Development and the Chairman, Hon. Lochakapong, was to second me. He had...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, again, as I indicated, because of the bereavement of one of our colleagues, the Chairman of the Decentralised Funds Accounts Committee is not in the House. The Chairman being unavailable, I request your indulgence that Order No.15 be deferred. Equally, the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, as I had indicated, for the same reasons I gave for Order No.15, the Chairman of the Committee is not in the House. I, therefore, seek your indulgence to defer this to a later time.

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, there is a rule in our Standing Orders on relevance. The Member for Busia County is contributing to the budget-making process ahead of time. It is yet to begin. She must confine herself to the debate on this particular Bill. I know that she has not read...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, allow me to thank all Hon. Members who have contributed to this debate, right from when it began on Thursday last week, to this late hour in the day. They include Nominated Member Hon. Irene Mayaka, who was the last to contribute, although she...

No. 14th March 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 1 Hon. Members, I will re-order the Order Paper and allow the next part of Papers. We have the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining. Then, we will return to the Leader of the Majority Party.Hon. Kamuren, are you...

I beg to move: THAT, the Senate amendments to the Affordable Housing Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 75 of 2023) be now considered. Let me first take this opportunity to thank both the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning and the Departmental Committee on Housing, Urban Planning and Public...

Yes. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Go ahead. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I rise to support this amendment. There are Members who read the Bill, unlike Hon. Zamzam who has spoken on the involvement of counties. I wish she had bothered to read the Bill. Hon. Temporary...

On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. What is your point of order, Leader of the Majority Party? Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I have heard your Communication, and I have seen a copy of that letter from the Ministry of Public Service Performance and Delivery Management....

Hon. Deputy Speaker, on a point of information. What is your point of information, Leader of the Majority Party? Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I thank the Leader of the Minority Party for allowing me to inform him. I responded to that particular issue that Hon. Opiyo Wandayi is referring...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me thank the Leader of the Minority Party for raising this issue. Public participation is a constitutional imperative. Since the advent of Constitution, 2010, every year, the Budget and 13th March 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 11 approved and appropriated by the House without any...

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (a) , I rise to give the following Statement, on behalf of the House Business Committee, which met on Tuesday, 5th March 2024 to prioritise business for consideration during the week. As Members are aware, this week, the House...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I hear Hon. Kangogo asking how many minutes I have. I think I only have five minutes. Five like everybody else. You would allow me to save my time. Let me first thank the Chairperson and Members of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and all Chairpersons...