Atandi Samuel Onunga

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I had another concern, but regarding a different ministry. I am unsure if we could have two Cabinet Secretaries appearing on that day. I have received reports that the academies programme has stalled everywhere. It would interest the House to have the Cabinet Secretary in charge...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the House its consideration of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bill No. 10 of 2026) and its approval thereof without amendments. (Question put and agreed to) THE CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA (AMENDMENT) BILL

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said Report. I request Hon. (Dr) Pukose to second.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bill No.10 of 2026) be now read a Third Time. Before I request my Vice-Chairperson to second, let me make some brief comments on what is happening in the country. I saw something today during...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. With those many remarks, I beg to move and request the Leader of the Majority Party to second.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bill No.10 of 2026) be now read a Second Time. Hon. Temporary Speaker, you need to indulge me so that I can speak to my brother Hon. Caroli Omondi, who mentioned that Linda Mwananchi will...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will not say much, particularly after Members have been requested to reserve their contributions for the Committee of the whole House. Let me thank those Members who have contributed. It is, indeed, very true that Kenyans do not see the value of the resources...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I appreciate the Leader of the Majority Party for the manner in which he has explained the Bill to us. Kenya, under the leadership of His Excellency, President William Ruto, is making a lot of progress, especially in the exploration of oil...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that the Supplementary Appropriation (No. 2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 38 of 2026) be now read a Second Time. Yesterday, the House robustly debated the Supplementary Estimates II. Most Members were able to participate in that debate. It is now...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to thank Members as this is the first time that we are discussing the budget Bills with the House almost half-full. In the past, only a handful of Members are present during consideration of finance and budget matters. I thank them again for...

I would like to move that Clause 2 of the Bill… The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Order. We are on the First Schedule. There is no amendment. 18th June 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 33 (Loud consultations) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the First Schedule to...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee on the said report. I request the Vice-Chairman of the Budget and Appropriation Committee, Hon. Pukose to second the Motion for agreement with the report and Committee of the whole House.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Supplementary Appropriation (No. 2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 38 of 2026) be now read a Third Time. I request the Vice-Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee to second.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of the Second Supplementary Estimates for the Financial Year 2025/2026.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee… Please say, “I beg to give notice of the following Motion.” Then, you proceed to read the terms of the Motion. Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 120, this House resolves to reduce the publication period of the Supplementary Appropriation (No. 2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 38 of 2026) from seven days to two days. We have approximately...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of the Second Supplementary Estimates for the Hon. Atandi, just go back kidogo so that the record is clear. After "2026", amend it to read "and...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I know I will have my chance to respond when I reply, but I just wanted to inform the House that for this particular… You cannot inform the House. Do you wish to inform the… I wish to inform Hon. Kaguchia.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me reframe my concern. Let me re-frame my concern. If it is a point of order and you want to clarify… Yes, it is a point of order. Do you want to clarify? Yes, I would like to clarify. Even though the Hon. Majority Leader has...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I thank Members for the robust debate on the Second Supplementary Estimates. I did not expect a lot of interest in this Motion. I am grateful that Members have demonstrated that this is a Budget-making House. I want to allay the fears of some...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would like to move that the Appropriations Bill, National Assembly Bill No. 36 of 2026, be now read a Second Time. As you have rightly guided, this House has already debated the Budget Estimates conclusively, and ultimately, the Cabinet Secretary was in this House last...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would like to move that the Appropriations Bill, National Assembly Bill No. 36 of 2026, be now read a Second Time. As you have rightly guided, this House has already debated the Budget Estimates conclusively, and ultimately, the Cabinet Secretary was in this House last...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Mediation Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill, (National NOTICE OF MOTION

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provision of Article 113 (2) of the Constitution and Standing Order 153, this House adopts the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.2 of QUESTIONS AND...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 120, this House resolves to reduce the publication period of the Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 36 of 2026) from seven days to five days. First of all, as we...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Article 113 (2) of the Constitution and Standing Order 150 (3) , this House adopts the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 10th...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Atandi has a point of order. Let us listen to him. I dispute the assertions by my colleague that he is mentoring me. 10th June 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 47 Take your seat, Hon. Oundo. I am, in fact, cleverer and...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First of all, I thank the Members who have remained in the House for a long time and have contributed to this Bill. You have indeed enriched it. There are some issues Members have raised, and I would like to address them one...

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THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure and the Medium Term for the Financial Year 2026/2027, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 2nd June 2026, and pursuant to the provisions of Article...

Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. Speaker. We have not received any amendments, unless he shares the amendments with me right now.

I just wanted you to take note that you have not read the right figures for State House as captured.

Ksh13,543,798,513.

Yes.

It is Ksh13,543,798,513.

Hon. Chairlady, Members of Parliament are saying that the State departments are underfunded. What do they mean? How many billions have we allocated to the State departments? From the presentation we received from the departmental committees, we gave them sufficient resources to do their work. Otherwise, be very specific on...

Hon. Nyikal wishes to respond on his behalf.

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I just wanted also to guide that we do not allow too much debate, because we are going to debate… The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Yes, the debate was on already. (Programmes 0301000, 0320000 and 0321000 agreed to) (Vote 1175 agreed to) VOTE 1176 -...

Iko kitu. We have allocated funds for gender issues. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Mhe. Mwenyekiti amesema kuna kitu. (Programmes 0911000, 0912000 and 0913000 agreed to) (Vote 1212 agreed to) VOTE 1213 - STATE DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AND HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I would like to respond to Hon. Caroli, that the funds for compensation of victims of political violence were appropriated in Supplementary Estimates I. The funds are actually being disbursed as we speak. That is why they do not appear here. In any event, those...

Hon. Ochieng’, you know Hon. Caroli is my friend. He knows very well that elections are not won using systems. They are won by registered voters. Elections are not won by youth without IDs, thronging political rallies. So, I urge you to, please, work on registering voters. Hon. Temporary Chairman,...

I wish to clarify that the JSS internship programme is a two-year programme. The teachers signed this fully aware of the duration. They were also cognisant that after the two years, they would automatically be confirmed. Therefore, those who have just served for a year cannot expect us to confirm...

No. I think Hon. Caroli does not have the facts. As a matter of fact, this is an institution that is directly oversighted by the Budget and Appropriations Committee. We have consistently increased its budget every year, including through supplementary allocations. In this Budget alone, we are even funding them...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Hon. Atandi, what is out of order? Hon. Temporary Chairman, I just wanted to make a comment on the submission by Hon. Caroli Omondi. The Budget and Appropriations Committee oversee Parliamentary Service Commission. We went...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that the Committee of Supply do report to the House its consideration of the Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2026/2027 and its approval thereof without amendments. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) 4th June 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 90 The Temporary...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Report of the Committee of Supply in its consideration of the Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2026/2027, and pursuant to the provisions of Article 221 of the Constitution, Section 39 of the Public Finance Management...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I wish to thank the House for shelving the business that is supposed to be transacted today to allow the Budget and Appropriations Committee to fast-track the processes leading to presentation of the Budget Estimates for the next financial year by the Cabinet Secretary for the National...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Did I hear a point of order from the Chairman? Please proceed, Chairman, Budget and Appropriations Committee. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Wamboka is my good friend. I just wanted to correct him that it is only JSS teachers who are...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Is it a point of order, Chairperson? It is a point of information.

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

What I was trying to tell Hon. Clive is that the NYOTA Programme is not selective. It is a programme conducted in every constituency in Kenya, the 290 constituencies. Therefore, I think it is not in order for the Member to claim that, in his constituency, there is no single...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I wish to thank the House for shelving the business that is supposed to be transacted today to allow the Budget and Appropriations Committee to fast-track the processes leading to presentation of the Budget Estimates for the next financial year by the Cabinet Secretary for the National...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Did I hear a point of order from the Chairman? Please proceed, Chairman, Budget and Appropriations Committee. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Wamboka is my good friend. I just wanted to correct him that it is only JSS teachers who are...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Is it a point of order, Chairperson? It is a point of information.

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

What I was trying to tell Hon. Clive is that the NYOTA Programme is not selective. It is a programme conducted in every constituency in Kenya, the 290 constituencies. Therefore, I think it is not in order for the Member to claim that, in his constituency, there is no single...

Hon. Speaker, thank you very much. I respect my leader here, but I wanted him to give me the details of the road he is talking about. The reason I am asking is because we have a comprehensive programme for road network in the country where all roads are being...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is out of order? Hon. Kaguchia, take your seat. Hon. Temporary Speaker, Hon. Kaguchia is my friend. I do not wish to disrupt him, but I would like to inform him that the fiscal deficit is measured as a percentage of...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me thank Members for the robust debate we have had on these Budget Estimates. This is the third Budget I have processed since I was made the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. This is also the very first time I have seen...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following paper on Table: Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on the consideration of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Financial Year 2026/2027 and the Medium Term and the compendium of Departmental Committee Reports on the consideration of the...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following paper on Table: Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on the consideration of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Financial Year 2026/2027 and the Medium Term and the compendium of Departmental Committee Reports on the consideration of the...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move that the Supplementary Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 16 of 2026) be now read a Second Time. As has been rightly noted, the House spent more than six hours yesterday discussing and approving Supplementary Estimates I for the 2025/2026 Financial Year....

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also thank all the Members for fast-tracking this very important Bill because many Government programmes need to be fast-tracked. Since we are soon approaching the elections, we do not want to leave any project behind, including those that have already been procured. With those...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move- THAT, the First Schedule to the Bill be deleted and replaced with the following New Schedule. Vote No. R1011, Recurrent Expenditure, the amount required in the year ending 30th June 2026 for current expenses of the Executive Office of the President in the...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, the Second Schedule to the Bill be deleted and replaced with the following New Schedule— SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FY 2025/26 (Changes) (1) (2) (3) (4) Vote Service or Purpose Supply Appropria tion in Aid Gross Current Estimates Ksh Recurrent Expenditure 2nd...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. I request the Leader of the Majority Party 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 Supplementary Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.16 of 2026) be now read a Third Time. I request the Leader of the Majority Party to second.