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Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I join you and the rest of the Catholic faithful around the globe to mourn the passing on of a great man and Pontiff who taught the world that building bridges was the best thing for the world. This message should resonate in the...

Hon. Speaker, I request that you allow Hon. Osoro and Hon. Gisairo to go out of the Chamber and speak from there because they are disrupting me.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Hon. Speaker, protect me from these two gentlemen here.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move that the Social Protection Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 12 of 2025) be now read a Second Time. The principal object of the Bill is to reduce poverty and vulnerability and improve the well-being of the people by providing assistance, services and...

I am much obliged, Hon. Speaker.

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Firstly, I congratulate the Committee on Appointments for a job well done. Secondly, I would like to speak on Hon. Geoffrey Ruku, the nominee for the Ministry of Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes. One of his key characteristics is that...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The person of Shaukat is what we need as a country to develop research. When he was the Chairman of the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) he really stimulated research in universities, but when he left everything went down. We...

Much obliged, Hon. Speaker.

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I want to take this opportunity to welcome students from Pwani University in my constituency, the first university in the Coast region. I served there as a lecturer and a registrar some time back before I came to this House. I welcome them to...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table:

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Committee on Delegated Legislation); and,

Much obliged, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We will ask the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development to come after next week because two other Cabinet Secretaries will be coming next week. I will ask the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development to come after next week.

Hon. Temporary 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, 1st April 2025, to prioritise business for consideration during the week. With regard to business scheduled for Tuesday...

I support this Motion on the ratification of the agreement for the establishment of the African Finance Corporation (AFC) . As a country, for many years, we have relied on many multilateral and bilateral agreements and financing to spur development and growth. The multilateral agreements have been with institutions outside...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you very much for giving this opportunity to support Hon. Ken Chonga, on this Petition. The Mwendo wa Panya land issue is a thorn in the flesh of the people there. Hon. Ken Chonga had raised this issue in the 12th Parliament. It was investigated and...

Adverse possession can be done to ensure the people of Kilifi South, the people of Mwendo wa Panya, get their land. The lack of a proper mechanism to ensure that what is decided in this chamber moves to the Executive for proper execution has failed. That is why we have...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. One, I want to welcome the students to this august House that has leaders elected from all over the country for them to observe the proceedings of this House. I would like to urge them to work hard in school and to aspire to be...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Kenya already has factories that manufacture fertiliser which is a fact. Is the fertiliser being manufactured in this country enough? It is not. How do we fill the gap? We can only do this if we get other investors to come and invest in the...

I will restrict myself to five minutes, so that I can save time. Investors come into this country to invest. Firstly, they bring in foreign direct investment into the country, which helps this country to grow its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) . Secondly, when investments are made here, productivity goes...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I stand to second the Motion for the extension of the time for the recruitment of persons for appointment as Chairperson and member of the IEBC, as moved by Honourable Junet Mohammed. The panel conducting this exercise requires more time out of an abundance...

Yes, Hon. Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support the Revenue Division Bill 2025. I wish to commend the Budget and Appropriations Committee for a good job. I also commend and congratulate Hon. Samuel Atandi for assuming this position. I call upon him to exercise fairness in his work so...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Reports of the Auditor-General and Financial Statements of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) for the year ended 30th June 2024 and the certificates therein in respect of the following Constituencies:

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 (HBC) which met today, Tuesday 1st April 2024, to prioritize business for consideration during the week. Hon. Speaker, at the outset, allow me...

Thank you very much. I share the sentiments and agree with what has been said. However, I can see two different sides. The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration may not be the right person to deal with this matter, but the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Performance and...

The Department of Personnel Management within the Ministry of Public Service and Human Capital Development is the right place. When do you want to bring the Cabinet Secretary here? Probably, we could plan for him to come next week, however, we do not have a substantive Cabinet Secretary in the...

Thank you. Much obliged.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table:

Much obliged, Hon. Speaker.

Much obliged, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Speaker, although we decided to sit today, it is an unusual day. It is unusual for everybody. That is why we are all here. The Statement is expected today, but I will inform the Chairperson. Being a Friday, we did not expect a Statement to be read. The elections...

I am guided, Hon. Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

I thank you, Hon. Speaker and congratulations to the newly elected Chairs of Committees. I also appreciate one fundamental fact: That, for the first time, the composition of Chairs of Committees in the National Assembly has actually reflected the nation. At least every community or region has been given an...

Yes, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I also want to echo the same sentiments. There was a debate here yesterday about the operationalisation of new administrative units, and I think this Ksh9 billion that we are voting on should go into ensuring that it is done, and also to pay the salaries...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I also echo the same sentiments. We have established many institutions which are half complete because of unavailability of funds. They have taken very long to be completed. I hope this money will also go into that. Secondly, the State Department should employ more teachers in the...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I want to buttress the fact that we need this money at the State Department for Basic Education because there are many pending infrastructure development projects especially the CBC classrooms. Many schools have not received funds to construct CBC classrooms. Once the Ministry receives this money, I...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, if we add the figure that has been increased, the gross figure still remains that there is a decrease in the allocation to the State Department of Energy. This is a fact. My worry is: Why are we reducing an allocation to energy when we have issues...

Hon. Members, I would like to make a clarification. Of course, I will not support a reduction, but there is one thing which is very fundamental. The money for the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) is not reduced by even a cent. It will just remain the same. The...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, it is okay to remove this money from the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) . The Office has a lot of work during and immediately after elections, but after that, there is not much work. Because of that, this money can find some use...

Hon. Deputy 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 Supply on the Second Supplementary Estimates for the

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the National Land Commission (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 43 of 2023) , be now read a Third Time. I request Hon. Osoro to second.

No. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal, do you want to speak to this?

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I would like to echo those sentiments by saying that the Senate should now realise who is the Upper House. Secondly, we cannot allocate Ksh362 million to the Senate when, if you look at how much is allocated to the National Assembly—Ksh800 million—it...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second the Motion for recommittal. (Question of the amendment proposed)