Farah Maalim

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) The Motion said we can debate until conclusion, which means we can go up to midnight. With the signatures of 291 Members, anything more than five minutes is not likely to give an opportunity to everybody. In any case, for those of you who have...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, for the benefit of the House, there was a Procedural Motion that preceded this Procedural Motion. Hon. Deputy Speaker, protect me from all of them! (Loud consultations) 2nd October 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 4

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The request is marked to the Departmental Committee on Tourism and Wildlife. The Deputy Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Baya, a Statement has been sought from the Departmental Committee on Tourism and Wildlife by Hon. Kazungu Tungule, the Member for Ganze. Can you...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Mhe. Zamzam. 1st October 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 46

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Where is he? 1st October 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 38

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next is the Member for Wajir North, Hon. Saney. I can see your name here. Are you in the House?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, please consult in low tones. (Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, Hon. Silvanus Osoro and 1st October 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 44 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)Hon. Naomi Waqo consulted loudly)

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Murugara.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah and Hon. Osoro, please consult in low tones. I will not mention the lady's name. She is my colleague.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Members! Order! I can understand that there is a lot of excitement in the House today but, please, consult in low tones. Allow Hon. Makilap to be heard. Proceed, Hon. Makilap.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Makilap.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) On a Tuesday, two weeks from today?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Suba South, Hon. Caroli Omondi.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Jomvu, Hon. Bady. Mheshimiwa Bady Bady.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Ng’elechei, Member for Elgeyo Marakwet, akifuatiwa na Mhe. Mama Zamzam.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed, the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next is Hon. Marianne Kitany. Proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Members. Take your seats. (Question proposed) Hon. Baya.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next is the Member for Kikuyu and Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Okay. Hon. Tungule, you have heard that. Next Order. THE TECHNOPOLIS BILL The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next Order. SPECIAL MOTION APPROVAL OF MR DAVID KIBET KEMEI FOR APPOINTMENT AS THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE COMPETITION AUTHORITY The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I also join my colleagues in this, but I just have one important issue to raise. Not only do we have to protect the lives of 291 Members of Parliament who have appended their signature there, but we must also protect the system....

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I also join my colleagues in this, but I just have one important issue to raise. Not only do we have to protect the lives of 291 Members of Parliament who have appended their signature there, but we must also protect the system....

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Member for Saboti.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Kaguchia John.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Gitonga Murugara, Member for Tharaka.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Member of Parliament for Kigumo.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)I do not see any other interest registered by a Member to this Bill. Under the circumstances, I call upon the Mover to reply. The Mover is the Leader of the Majority Party.(Motion deferred)We will defer the reply to another appropriate date. Clerk-at-the-Table, put it...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Woman Representative for Nandi County.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) He is from Nairobi, not unless you want to insinuate his ethnic background. Proceed, Hon. Mawathe.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Move the Bill first. Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) : Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the Bill and ask Hon. Irene Nyakerario Mayaka - a member of the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information, and Innovation - to second. Thank you very...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Embakasi South, do you wish to be informed by Hon. KJ?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Marsabit County.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Mogaka, as you proceed, and this is for the attention of the Chairman, there is a little bit of observation. The object, ideally, is to have many technopolis. But when you look at the object at the back, it does not consider a...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Zamzam.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Or cities because we have five cities in the country?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order. Now, for the interest of the Temporary Speaker, the Bill here says ‘establishment of technopolises’, and so, it means cities.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Are you sure about that?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed, Hon. Mawathe. Can you, please, switch off that microphone?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Chair, Hon. Member of Parliament for Dagoretti South.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) If you say a constituency is too small to have that city itself, then where would you have those cities in addition to Konza?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Member for Webuye West, Hon. Wanyama.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) You are looking at counties or something close to that. Is that so?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) If you are generous enough, you can donate some minutes. This is because we only have ten minutes left before we adjourn.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Eric Muchangi, Member for Runyenjes, followed by Hon. Julius Mawathe, Member for Embakasi South.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Move the Bill.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Members. We have come to the end. The time being 7.00 p.m., this House stands adjourned until Wednesday, 25th September 2024, at 9.30 a.m. The House rose at 7.00 p.m. 24th September 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 51 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Member for Saboti.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Kaguchia John.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Gitonga Murugara, Member for Tharaka.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Member of Parliament for Kigumo.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)I do not see any other interest registered by a Member to this Bill. Under the circumstances, I call upon the Mover to reply. The Mover is the Leader of the Majority Party.(Motion deferred)We will defer the reply to another appropriate date. Clerk-at-the-Table, put it...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Woman Representative for Nandi County.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) He is from Nairobi, not unless you want to insinuate his ethnic background. Proceed, Hon. Mawathe.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Move the Bill first. Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) : Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the Bill and ask Hon. Irene Nyakerario Mayaka - a member of the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information, and Innovation - to second. Thank you very...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Embakasi South, do you wish to be informed by Hon. KJ?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Marsabit County.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Mogaka, as you proceed, and this is for the attention of the Chairman, there is a little bit of observation. The object, ideally, is to have many technopolis. But when you look at the object at the back, it does not consider a...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Zamzam.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Or cities because we have five cities in the country?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order. Now, for the interest of the Temporary Speaker, the Bill here says ‘establishment of technopolises’, and so, it means cities.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Are you sure about that?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed, Hon. Mawathe. Can you, please, switch off that microphone?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Chair, Hon. Member of Parliament for Dagoretti South.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) If you say a constituency is too small to have that city itself, then where would you have those cities in addition to Konza?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Member for Webuye West, Hon. Wanyama.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) You are looking at counties or something close to that. Is that so?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) If you are generous enough, you can donate some minutes. This is because we only have ten minutes left before we adjourn.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Eric Muchangi, Member for Runyenjes, followed by Hon. Julius Mawathe, Member for Embakasi South.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Move the Bill.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Members. We have come to the end. The time being 7.00 p.m., this House stands adjourned until Wednesday, 25th September 2024, at 9.30 a.m. The House rose at 7.00 p.m. 24th September 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 51 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Daadab, WDM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I also want to render my voice to the very important matter before us. I have known Kanja for a few years. I can tell you that I am usually, ordinarily and normally not too generous with compliments. However, that one man...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Daadab, WDM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I also want to render my voice to the very important matter before us. I have known Kanja for a few years. I can tell you that I am usually, ordinarily and normally not too generous with compliments. However, that one man...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I also join my colleagues in thanking our President William Ruto for having a Cabinet that essentially, in every sense of the word, in terms of the diversity of this country is very representative. I am very happy for Beatrice, the lady from...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I also join my colleagues in thanking our President William Ruto for having a Cabinet that essentially, in every sense of the word, in terms of the diversity of this country is very representative. I am very happy for Beatrice, the lady from...