ICHUNG’WAH ANTONY KIMANI

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also rise to support the Petition by Mr Kago. I met him and Christopher from the Kenya Haemophilia Association. This is a rare condition. I am not a health expert, but when they came to see me, I invited Hon. (Dr) Nyikal, the Chairman of...

Hon. Speaker, protect me from Hon. Haika behind me. (Hon. Haika Mizighi and Hon. Silvanus Osoro consulted loudly) 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, 3rd...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I agree with the Chairperson. I oppose that amendment. The constitutional principle is for State officers, but not public officers, to be approved by Parliament. There is no other Board that is approved by the National Assembly except one which I do not want to name here...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) : The Chair has a point of order. Sorry, it is the Leader of the Majority Party. He takes precedence. Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the Chairperson and I share a name. I like the way Hon....

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, let me support that amendment because it is also in line with what we already did in the Government-Owned Enterprises Act to ensure proper corporate governance in all companies owned by the Government, including a fund such as this. This will dispel the fear expressed by some...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) : There is a point of order by the Hon. Leader of the Majority Party. What is out of order? 5th March 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 19 Hon. Temporary Chairlady, you know the Hon. (Dr)...

Point of information, Hon. Speaker. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) : Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose, the Leader of the Majority Party wants to inform you. Do you want to be informed?

Hon. Chairlady, I want to inform Hon. Pukose that the law says that at the end risk management or a related field. You may be building, for instance, a bioengineering facility to produce medical equipment and it will require a biomedical person. That is why the last bit talks about...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, allow me first, to teach Hon. Ngogoyo English. You do not discriminate on law. You discriminate in law. That is English. I stand to oppose this amendment. Again, based on precedent, we enacted and passed into law the Government-Owned Enterprises Act which has similar provisions. Therefore, two,...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I rise to support this amendment. Notably, some people only show up during the Second Reading because they have a microphone and cameras in front of them. They come speak and say things Project Preparation 5th March 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 34 that are untrue, just to...

I must commend the Chairman and the Committee. One must be a serious leader if they are elected to Parliament to come and legislate on behalf of the people. Do not just speak in funerals, lecture halls and conference rooms in hotels. One cannot be only moving from one lecture...

So let me tell those people, and they know themselves, I do not need to name them. When you are a young person and a young leader, do not copy the habits of those older leaders who have no plan, agenda or basis for what they say. They just appear...

Propose.

Hon. Chairlady, I beg to oppose. If you know you know. If you read the kinds of things the Hon. Member for Nyeri Town is proposing, if you know you know. Payments made and progress reports on projects; if you know you know. We must oppose this because it is...

On a point of information, Hon. Chairlady.

He has agreed to be informed.

Hon. Oundo is a good debater and I would like to inform him. He knows that disclosure of information is adequately covered for in the Bill. I advise my younger brother, Hon. DMM, because he knows what I know and I know he knows I know and we all know....

Hon. Chairlady, Hon Oundo keeps blessing me and the Hon. Chaiman. He is just being mischievous because he has been here long enough to know that committee reports serve to inform debate in the House. This is also to allay the fears of those who are not aware of that...

Hon. Chairlady, the Chairperson of Budget and Appropriations Committee is saying I know because he used to work with my wife in the bank. So, he is speaking as a banker now. However, this is a good amendment and I support because customarily you find very many funds being managed...

Hon. Chairlady, I do not need to add much on this, but I support. I also wish to say that when we moved this Bill the day before yesterday, I emphasised this point, that this Fund is subject to the Public Audit Act. This amendment improves the Bill in the...

Hon. Chairlady, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the House its consideration of the National Infrastructure Fund Bill (National Assembly Bill No.1 of 2026) and its approval thereof with amendments. 5th March 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 61 IN THE HOUSE CONSIDERATION OF REPORT ON THE NATIONAL...

I beg to move that the Motion for agreement with the Report of the Committee of the Whole House be amended by inserting the words “subject to recommittal of Clause 22 (1) and Clause 23”. I also request the Chairperson of the Committee, Hon. Kimani Kuria, to second the Motion.

THAT, Clause 22 be further amended by deleting sub-clause (1) . Sub-clause (1) provided that project preparation for this Act or this Bill, be undertaken in accordance with the provisions of Sections 31 and 32 of the Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Act. Many of the investments that will come into this...

THAT, Clause 23 be further amended by retaining Clause 23 as it appears in the Bill. We had deleted Clause 23. For those who have a copy of the Bill, Clause 23 is on feasibility studies. Clause 22, as passed, alludes to a feasibility study, but we have deleted the...

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

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the National Infrastructure Fund Bill (National Assembly Bill No.1 of 2026) be now read a Third Time. As I request the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning to second the Motion for Third Reading of this Bill, allow...

It is Hon. Ngogoyo and not Hon. Tongoyo. Hon. Tongoyo supported the Bill. I have special mention for these four Members because they 5th March 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 64 opposed the Bill and proposed amendments and have been here to legislate. They were not raising issues for politics but...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise to oppose this amendment. County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPs) are an integral part of the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) because you cannot transform a country from one corner or from the centre. CAIPs became that model where you are trying to aggregate produce...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Motion for agreement with the Budget and Appropriations Committee on their consideration of the Budget Policy Statement for the next Financial Year 2026/2027. Allow me to thank the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and all its members for...

I have heard Hon. Kaguchia speak of money coming from the securitised funds or rather construction of one of the roads in Mukurweini being financed through securitised funds. I just want Hon. Kaguchia to clarify whether he is saying that it is okay to securitise some funds and build roads...

Just to assist the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Roads and Infrastructure, the National Infrastructure Fund is taking up the commercially viable infrastructure projects in order to allow the people of Kenya, including the people of Mukurweini, an opportunity to get projects money through the national budget. If you...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me begin by thanking the many Members who have contributed. A special thanks to the many who have supported this Bill without any reservations, and the five Members who have opposed this Bill. Only five Members have opposed this Bill since we began its debate...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. There is nothing worth responding to there at all. I was saying that the purpose of this Fund is in Clause That is the entire intent of the Bill, to lift commercially viable infrastructure projects out of the budget and finance them through this initiative. I,...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Miscellaneous Fees and Levies (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.57 of 2025) be now read a second time. Allow me to take this opportunity to also thank Members of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure under the able leadership of Hon....

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Let me again thank the Members who have stayed on until late to contribute to this debate on the Bill. I have had very good support for the Bill and I want to thank all those who have contributed. Even the divergent views that I...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of the Standing Order 30, and in honour of the late Member for Emurua Dikirr, Hon. Johana Ng’eno, and the other five distinguished Kenyans who lost their lives alongside him through a tragic helicopter accident...

Hon. Speaker, you must forgive Hon. Mumina. She crossed the Floor in excitement. You know, she just delivered a seat to UDA in Isiolo South, together with the other Members from Isiolo. So, she is very excited. Hon. Ng’eno, as I said of him, never held grudges against anybody. I...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: 3rd March 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 27 Supplementary Estimates I for the Financial Year 2025/2026 from the National Treasury and Economic Planning, and the following accompanying documents—

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the National Infrastructure Fund Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 1 of 2026) be now read a Second Time. Hon. Speaker, allow me first to thank the Chairperson and the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning for considering this Bill and guiding it...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, Hon. Robert Mbui is the one to blame because he is seated next to Hon. Ngogoyo, and Hon. Ngogoyo, being a First-Term Member, probably thinks that we just sit and shout one term or two terms. Hon. Mbui should help Hon. Ngogoyo read the Bill and contribute...

That will not happen by accident. It must be deliberate and with conscious efforts by leaders. I say this because politicians will tend to speak to what they think will be exciting to the gallery. Hon. Members, please desist from the temptation to be politicians. I know next year is...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. There is good politics and backward politics, which we call retrogressive politics, which only seeks to excite the masses without speaking truth to them. I hear people saying, ‘Oh, I want to speak the truth to power. Also, speak the truth to the people because...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Temporary Speaker, my good friend, Hon. Robert Mbui, has invited me from my office as I listened in. He mentioned my name in particular, and I have a right of reply. He said that I said we are going to do...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Robert, listen to me. There is a reason we have committees in this House that help us to interrogate some of these Bills before we debate them. Hon. Robert was here this afternoon because I was with him in the House Business Committee. I am certain he was here...

Ahsante, Mhe. Spika. Kwanza naomba unipe nafasi niwakaribishe wanafunzi wa shule ya Damacrest ya kutoka kule kwetu Kikuyu. Hii ni mojawapo ya shule za kibinafsi ambazo hufanya vyema katika mitihani ya kitaifa. Ina wanafunzi wenye nidhamu ya hali ya juu. Ukiwaangalia waliko keti, utatambua kuwa sio tu safi bali pia...

Mhe. Spika, nikinge kutokana na matamshi machafu ya Mhe. Caroli Omondi. Kama amejiunga na wakabila, asifikirie anaweza kunitisha. Mimi siwezi kutishiwa na wakabila. Siwezi kutishiwa na watu walio na midomo mirefu mirefu ya uchochezi na uhasama kati ya Wakenya. (Applause)

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (A) , I rise to give this Statement on behalf of the House Business Committee, which met on Tuesday, 24th February 2026, to prioritise business for consideration during the week. As Members are aware, the House is...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. 26th February 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 37 Hon. Temporary Speaker, I did not catch your eye then. I did not want to interrupt my good friend, Hon. Wandeto. Hon. Wandeto is anticipating debate and misleading the country and the House. Unfortunately, I...

He said that the guilty are afraid.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rose on a point of order on the issue of anticipation of debate. In response, Hon. Wandeto said that the guilty are afraid. I hope he is not insinuating that… (Hon. Wanjiku Muhia and Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo spoke off the record) Hon. Temporary Speaker, please,...

Thank you. I rise to support this Report and the Motion by the Public Debt and Privatisation Committee. Allow me to take this opportunity to commend Hon. Shurie and all Members of the Committee for the great work they have put in. If you go through the resolutions of the...

On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, you know I have been to both Suna East and Suna West. What Hon. Junet is saying is, indeed, true. I want to inform Hon. Junet that courtesy of the alternative financing models, Suna West, Suna East and many parts in Migori County – he can attest...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me agree with everybody who has spoken that we are approving a great person and a lady of impeccable credentials. Looking through her CV, I noted that Dr Betty Odinga has also served or has experience in international forums and, therefore, sits at a very...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also join everybody else in supporting the appointment of Francis Meja. As it has been said, he was our inaugural Director-General of the National Transport and Safety Authority and he did a splendid job. I know when I say to Francis that patience pays, he...

Hon. Speaker, since I see the Cabinet Secretary already in the vicinity of the House, allow me to thank the Departmental Committee on Energy for the great work they did, especially carrying out extensive public participation in Turkana, West Pokot, Uasin Gishu, Trans Nzoia, Lamu and Mombasa counties. Almost a...

Hon. Speaker, you have actually captured what I wanted to raise. This Report was tabled yesterday. Hon. Caroli Omondi has spent his time lamenting instead of addressing the contents of the Report. The Committee spent a lot of time engaging with the public, and those of us who made the...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move: THAT, the Motion for agreement with the Report of the Committee of the whole House on its consideration of the Judges’ Retirement Benefits Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 27 of 2025) be amended by inserting the words 25th February 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY...

I know the Chairman has been very wordy, but this relates to the non-pension benefits that the other five judges of the Supreme Court, who are not the Chief Justice or the Deputy Chief Justice – and are now four after we lost Justice Ibrahim - to benefit from. We...

Yes, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Again, the purpose of many of those recommittal clauses is to create clarity to what might have been a bit ambiguous in the Bill. This amendment is providing clarity that retirement benefits will not be pegged on past pensionable emoluments. Pensionable emoluments could include other allowances...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said Report. I also request Hon. Naomi Waqo to second the Motion for agreement with the Report of the Committee of the whole House.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Judges’ Retirement Benefits Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 27 of 2025) be now read a Third Time. I also request Hon. Mulyungi to second.

Hon. Speaker, I wanted to beg your indulgence. Since this debate has started and about an hour is remaining, may we skip Order No. 13 to allow the Chairman of the Decentralised Funds Accounts Committee, Hon. Mulyungi, to move his Motion under Order No.14?

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to move this Motion on behalf of the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, who is chairing the Committee’s meeting. Hon. Speaker, I beg to move: THAT, pursuant to the provision of Standing Order 120, this House resolves to reduce the publication period...

Hon. Speaker, following consultations with the Chairperson of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) , I request your indulgence to defer this business to tomorrow afternoon. This is because there are two clauses he seeks to recommit, just to create some good order within the Bill, to ensure there...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, notwithstanding the resolutions of the House of Wednesday, 5th March 2025, Thursday, 6th March 2025 and Tuesday, 29th July 2025, appointing Members to various committees and pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 175, this House approves the appointment of...

Hon. Speaker, Hon. Caroli Omondi is clearly misleading the House because the Whip has not discharged him from the Committee. I alluded to the fact that there are Members who are chairpersons of committees, who also sit on other committees. Hon. Caroli Omondi was one such Member. He was chairing...

Hon. Speaker, allow me to read Members of the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture. I have just obtained this from the parliamentary website. (Hon. Caroli Omondi spoke off the record) Hon. Speaker, protect me from the heckling. We are not used to heckling. This is a House where we...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 232 (7) relating to timelines for consideration of the Budget Policy Statement, this House resolves to extend the period for consideration of the 2026 Budget Policy Statement by a period of seven days...

No, but I am giving the notice on his behalf.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 232A (4) relating to timelines for consideration of Debt Management Strategy, this House resolves to extend the period for consideration of the 2026 Debt Management Strategy by a period of seven days from...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to join you in congratulating Florence for her many stellar years of service to Parliament, particularly the National Assembly, and to Kenyans by serving their elected representatives. When I joined this House way back in 2013, I was fortunate to deputise Hon. Keynan, the...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I had the opportunity to work with Florence when I served as the Vice-Chairperson of the Public Investments Committee in 2013. I worked with her as a Vice Chair of the Public Investments Committee in 2013. Indeed, as you have said, Florence would never offend any...

Yes Hon. Deputy Speaker. I will relay that to the Chairperson, Hon. Melly. He was here. He has stepped out. At least the Chairman, Departmental Committee on Education was seen in the House. Hon. Kaguchia could give us two weeks. Where is Hon. Kaguchia?

I have not seen the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Lands today. I will relay this request for a Statement to them. I ask Hon. Mwenje to give us two weeks.

Hon. Deputy Speaker, perhaps Hon. Bady Twalib can speak on this matter. However, you should probably direct the Clerk to write to the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure to inform them that the House resumed Business on 10th February and this is the second...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, as Hon. Omboko says, I will relay that request to the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education for a response in one week. Good thing, Mwalimu is a member of the same Committee. (Hon. Omboko Milemba spoke off the record) He is no longer a member...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, it seems as though Hon. Onchoke has a specific request because I saw him raise his hand. However, I issued a Statement on the Russia matter yesterday afternoon as was directed by the Speaker. It covered many cases. It indicated that 39 Kenyans are hospitalised in Russia,...

I request the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security to check for the specific details. I strongly believe that the person he claims to be reported dead is among the ones in the Statement. The one who is alive could be among the 39 in hospital....

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Pursuant to provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (a) , I rise to give the following Statement on behalf of the House Business Committee that met on Tuesday, 17th February 2026, to prioritise business for consideration during the week. Let me appreciate Members for settling...

If you are looking for bytes to do on TikTok, please look for other things and not the business I am sponsoring. This is because I take my work very seriously.

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I take Hon. Omboko’s advice but he speaks about a young Member of Parliament. This Member is not young and he does not look young at all. He is a first-time Member of Parliament who should take time to learn the processes and procedures in the House....

Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is true that Hon. Caroli Omondi is a Suba from Suba North like Hon. Millie.

Yes, from Suba South and Hon. Millie is from Suba North. The indomitable Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning, Hon. John Mbadi, is a penultimate Suba from Suba South. Hon. Millie is the Whip of the Minority Party. I also saw in that clip the Member claiming that...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, we have the same amendment. Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 23 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new subclauses immediately after subclause (1) —

Hon. Temporary Chairman, thank you. I want to agree with Hon. Millie that as a matter of hierarchy, it warrants the Supreme Court judges something extra. The other part that I forgot on this amendment is to take care of a Supreme Court Judge who leaves office before attaining the...

Hon. Speaker, in fact, it is true that the Prime Cabinet Secretary had promised to do a comprehensive policy on the hardship areas because some used to be hardship areas but are no longer hardship areas. They were also to re-categorise some that had never been classified as hardship areas....

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is true that you directed me to provide an update from the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and the Office of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) , and they have since provided an update. First, you directed that we give this response today. (Hon. Marianne...

Dire consequences, Hon. Speaker. I have the Report. Indulge me not to go through the entire script, especially what I have received from NIS. I will give a summary of their statement. So far, they can confirm that there are rogue agencies. RECRUITMENT OF KENYANS INTO THE RUSSIAN MILITARY Hon....

Hon. Speaker, there are things you do not say on national TV. How did the Hon. Member for Baringo North know how long it takes to train a bandit? He needs to substantiate his claim and explain how he knew the time it takes to train a bandit. Has he...

Okay.

Yes, Tuesday next week.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Motion on the adoption of the Report by the Public Petitions Committee. To re-emphasise, the Motion seeks to regulate content on TikTok and other social media platforms. TikTok is just one social media platform, but there are many others. I...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. First, let me thank the Member for raising this issue. It is indeed a matter of great concern, not just to the people of his Constituency but to all Kenyans. As the Speaker said, when one part of Kenya is afflicted by drought, we all...

Secondly, some of the people you hear pontificating out there about NIF were with us during the campaign. I know some of them did not have the temerity to read and conceptualise what we were selling to the people of Kenya during the campaign. They claimed it was too complicated...

Yes.

On a point of information, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. My apologies. I was interrupted by the Member for Manyatta on drought-related issues. I want to inform Hon. Farah that I was informing the Member for Manyatta that before he was born, there was a District Officer who stole relief food. (Laughter)

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to break the monotony, so that it does not look like this delegation is being welcomed by only Members from the Somali region in Kenya. However, Hon. Junet, the Leader of the Minority Party, is a Luo Somali. 17th February 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I corrected myself, but he did not listen. Although he was born a Somali, he is a Luo. He is an assimilated and naturalised Luo. Hon. Speaker, allow me also to welcome the delegation from Somali Regional State in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. I...

Hon. Speaker, I seek your indulgence on Order No. 10, Committee of the whole House. There are quite a number of amendments that have been proposed to this Judges’ Retirement Benefits Bill. We have agreed with the Chairman, Hon. Murugara, to consolidate all the amendments so that we do not...

Hon. Speaker, let me begin by thanking you for the action you have just taken. As you have rightly put it, it is about the dignity of this House and not the person of the Speaker. It is not about Hon. Kibagendi as a Member of Parliament or even as...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the adoption of this Report by the Public Petitions Committee on the pollution of River Athi. Before the River Athi gets into the Indian Ocean, it goes through a number of counties where many people have suffered over the years because...

Hon. Speaker, I will do that. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was consulting with Hon. Lochakapong, who is sympathising that many other Chairpersons are not in the House. I must commend Hon. Tongoyo and his Vice-Chairperson, because they are always in the House at 2.30 p.m. to make sure that...

Let their Member of Parliament welcome them.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to also welcome students from Molo Academy. I am impressed by what their Member of Parliament, who is also an accomplished accountant and a very good Chairperson of our Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning has said. 12th February 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for even reminding me. I was persecuted when I was the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee together with the Member for Bondo. When I declined to approve a further Ksh1.5 billion they wanted to steal from the Ruaraka land scandal in a Supplementary...