MUTUSE ECKOMAS MWENGI

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. In seconding the Motion, allow me first to appreciate our Chairman for the leadership he provided us during recess while vetting the nominees that are the subject of this afternoon’s hearing before this Parliament. I also appreciate the Members...

Hon. Eckomas Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I will be very brief. I stand to second the Motion as moved by the Chairman that Ms Claris Awuor be approved by this House to be the new Chairperson of KNCHR. I second. (Question proposed)

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. At the outset, I thank Senior Counsel Allen Gichuhi for bringing the Petition. Hon. Speaker, I wanted to bring to your attention the fact that I wrote to your Office on 17th September 2025 proposing similar legal reforms. I do not know what will happen to...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. At the outset, I thank Senior Counsel Allen Gichuhi for bringing the Petition. Hon. Speaker, I wanted to bring to your attention the fact that I wrote to your Office on 17th September 2025 proposing similar legal reforms. I do...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) I am most obliged, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, NCCP) Thank you. I will be very brief. First is to thank our Chairman—the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs Committee, the Member of Tharaka, Hon. George Gitonga Murugara—for good stewardship of the Committee while considering and vetting the nominees. Two,...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. From the outset, I am passionate about this legislative proposal because it is one of the most progressive measures the 13th Parliament will have taken for this country. This legislative proposal breathes life into the objectives of our new...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Governors have been treating the funds allocated to their counties as if they were intended for personal use or groceries. County assemblies have not been receiving their due share, even after their budgets and finances have been approved. Hon. Temporary Speaker, if you send...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. In welcoming the students from Kivuthini Primary School in Kibwezi East, which is my neighbouring constituency, I urge them and their teachers to feel welcome to the House of Parliament. This is where decisions in terms of laws, budgeting...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. 4th June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 152

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I did not mean to interrupt Hon. Makali Mulu, but I kindly request your indulgence. Since the Budget is a very important affair, I request that Members take only five minutes to contribute so that most of us can speak today...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Hon. Speaker, my Question is listed just immediately after Hon. Chepkonga's. Hon. Speaker Let us see how well we do. Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) I was thinking, Hon. Speaker, just riding on your direction and your wisdom because none of us has...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise to second the Motion as moved by Hon. Naomi Waqo. As you notice in the Order Paper, there are very important issues that this House needs to consider this evening. Therefore, we are justified in extending the sitting time....

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP)Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I support the amendment. Hon. Shakeel has ably articulated that we are at a precarious position with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) . We are greylisted. Uganda’s grey listing has been lifted, and Tanzania’s is just about to be...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. From the outset, I rise to support this Bill by drawing an important parallel. Twenty years ago, it was not feasible for an ordinary Kenyan to own a motorcycle. However, we have seen many local assemblies of motorcycles through...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to second the Motion that Hon. Judith Pareno be approved by this House for appointment as the principal secretary in the State Department for Justice, Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs in the Republic of Kenya. Hon. Chairman...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Yes.

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) For the record, Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second that this House approves the Motion as moved by the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, the very able Hon. George Gitonga Murugara.

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This is also in terms of operationalisation. I am wondering: While we understand that for sub-locations and locations, you are required to recruit chiefs and sub-chiefs, and there is a process, why is it not possible for the divisions to...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity. First, I approached the Chair for priority to speak because I have an emergency, and you have acceded to my request. I thank you most specially. Second, I thank and congratulate the Budget and Appropriations Committee...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you for the protection and guidance. I was on the constitutional foundation upon which we are discussing the Division of Revenue Bill. I want to narrow myself to the most contentious bit, which is the quantum of money that each level of Government...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. To echo what my colleague, Hon. Wamboka has said, we have gazetted many new divisions, locations and sub-locations, including in my constituency, that have not been operationalised. I want to believe that upon the approval of this appropriation, the...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. Many patriotic soldiers have lost their lives in the line of duty. During my time in the Public Accounts Committee, the Office of the Auditor-General severally raised the issue of their compensation. That will be one of the considerations...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, my concern is that some infrastructure projects received partial funding in the last financial year. I believe this extra funding being allocated to basic education, especially secondary schools, will also be channelled towards completing projects that threaten to become white elephants...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Hon. Temporary Chair, thank you for giving me the opportunity. I stand to urge Members to reject this increase. So far, as I understand, by dint of the Constitution, Members are paid to oversee and legislate. What are these extra monies going to do?...