KIPLAGAT DAVID

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. If there is a Member who comes from a non-sugar-producing area, but supports the sugar sector, that Member is none other than me. That is why I am here until the Bill is over to ensure that we support and...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I oppose Hon. Nabii’s amendment because he is trying to remove technically the Rift as a catchment area, pushing part of the Rift to Nyanza, and putting part of it to Western, purposely to deny the Rift the directorship, which is very...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Sugar Bill. As the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, we have done justice to the Bill. To bring Members up to speed, we were able to engage all the stakeholders in the sugar industry. We engaged...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. The problem that we are currently facing as parents is students joining universities are paying huge amounts of money. They cannot afford to pay the amount of money that they are being told to pay. I think the Committee...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I seek your indulgence as to whether we are safe in this House and its precincts given that today at around

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to Second the Motion on maize subsidy. We did the inquiry and invited all the stakeholders involved in the subsidy. As you know, just before and after elections, the maize subsidy was a hot issue. This...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) May I proceed? What I am saying…

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for coming to my rescue. Hon. Ruku GK unless you do not live in Kenya, we have cartels in Kenya, we do not need to elaborate. Since I cannot substantiate, I withdraw that statement, but kindly know that there are...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is quite unfortunate that the Member for Likuyani was discussing and has decided to hive part of Moi’s Bridge area into Likuyani. I want to state categorically that Moi’s Bridge Ward falls squarely in Soy Constituency, Uasin Gishu County. The...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Hon. Speaker, look at the project portfolio, which is about Ksh2 billion against what has been awarded. The last time I checked, it was Ksh40 million. I heard that it was given another Ksh200 million. When are we going to complete the project so that...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support the Motion to approve one former Senator Isaac Melly as a Commissioner in SRC. I would like to

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I think it is very wrong for the Member for Kamukunji to impute improper motive by saying that the new Members need to be coming here to learn. If there are Members who have been coming to this House religiously, they...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Okay. Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would like to support the Report by the Chairperson for the Decentralised Funds Accounts Committee. First, the NG-CDF is the cornerstone of development within the constituencies. Its support by the Executive, and also in terms of...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Can we confirm whether we have quorum?

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) I said that under the Standing Orders, the Speaker can be blind but if a Member brings up the issue of the quorum, it is upon the Speaker to order the Clerk to confirm whether we have quorum or not.

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) I did.

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to the proposal from the President. It is on amendment of various Articles of our Constitution, and amendment of our Standing Orders, to allow Cabinet Secretaries to come to the House...

Hon. David Kiplagat (Soy, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, we are now chartering uncharted waters. Our courts should not legislate while interpreting the law. On the issue of LGBTQIA+, the decision by the majority of the Judges of the Supreme Court was in bad light. It did not respect our religions,...