George Peter Opondo Kaluma

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Speaker, this handbag belongs to Hon. Ng’elechei, who was previously sitting here. Men do not touch ladies’ bags in my culture. Could Hon. Ng’elechei come for her bag? (Laughter)

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Speaker, this handbag belongs to Hon. Ng’elechei, who was previously sitting here. Men do not touch ladies’ bags in my culture. Could Hon. Ng’elechei come for her bag? (Laughter)

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Speaker, this handbag belongs to Hon. Ng’elechei, who was previously sitting here. Men do not touch ladies’ bags in my culture. Could Hon. Ng’elechei come for her bag? (Laughter)

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, the response to the matter raised by Hon. TJ Kajwang’ is in Standing Order 207 of the National Assembly Standing Orders. This Standing Order provision, Hon. Deputy Speaker and Members, establishes the Budget and Appropriations Committee, designates its mandate and...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, my only point is to say that the matter being raised by Hon. Makali Mulu was raised by Hon. Kajwang’, and there was a substantive ruling on it. We are now contributing clause by clause based on the information we...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) : What is out of order, Hon. Kaluma? Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, everything is out of order. The Leader of the Majority...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, harmonisation of the amendments was ordered by Hon. Speaker the previous time. We are making good progress and I think we have even agreed that straight from here if Hon. Speaker allows the stepping down of this Motion, we are...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, harmonisation of the amendments was ordered by Hon. Speaker the previous time. We are making good progress and I think we have even agreed that straight from here if Hon. Speaker allows the stepping down of this Motion, we are...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, Article 249 of the Constitution requires us to adequately fund those commissions. I am concerned that since you and I came to this Parliament… The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : On 28th March 2013. Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) I thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I serve in the Committee under which IPOA falls. Our police officers have refused the reforms that were brought by the new Constitution. They are still behaving like a force, not a service. Those police officers are...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, the budget for the Judiciary is now stipulated at nearly Ksh27 billion. I want a confirmation from the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee that this includes the development budget for the courts across the country. Hon Temporary Chairman,...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I wanted to propose that a sum of Ksh500 million be deducted from this money. This is money that has been put in this Vote to cater for something called the Senate Oversight Fund. Under Article 240 of the Constitution,...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. The proposed amendment may sound good. However, my fear is that it is subject to Article 114 of the Constitution which says that, for such an amendment to be moved, it must have prior approval and the Report of...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I am very happy that the Office of the Auditor-General has been adequately funded before, and even this time. Number one, what we would like to see is not just the implementation of the audit reports, but a situation where...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Sorry? The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : You are saying out of order. What is out of order? Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I have not said anything. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Okay. Go...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am a very happy Member of Parliament today. I have gone through the Votes and also read through the Estimates, and it pleases me that for the first time in the history of this country,...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, earlier on, I had a chance to welcome students. I have just started contributing to the Budget.

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) I thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, and my teacher of law at the University of Nairobi. If it were not for how you intervened in my life and the lives of very many others, similar to how the teachers who have accompanied our...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Deputy Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Owen Baya.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Hon. Joseph Oyula.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Thank you, Chief Whip of the Jubilee Party. Hon. Mark Mwenje will now contribute.

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) You saw his vetting process? Do you know that before the broad-based Government, such a Kenyan would not have come before this House for approval? That is why we are talking about equity. We are paying a lot of national debt and yet,...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Yes, Hon. John Makali.

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Thank you, for that recognition.

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Thank you. Hon. Temporary Speaker. We take very many things for granted. This would not have been possible without the broad- based Government. A government that is seeking equity, inclusivity and integration of all Kenyans in governance unlike before. I thank President Ruto....

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Hon. Jematiah will be followed by Hon. Joseph Oyula, in that order, because of gender and ranking considerations.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Hon. Julius Melly.

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The Parliament of Kenya has two Houses: the National Assembly, where you are, and the Senate. The roles of the National Assembly are representation, legislation and oversight. However, there is an additional role given to this House of...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Our substantive Speaker, the Rt. Hon. (Dr) Francis Masika Moses Wetang’ula, will brief you at his own time. Do not worry, and do not debate it. I have also seen some people wiping their tears by distorting that Ruling through the media, but just...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Hon. Victor Koech.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Hon. Daniel Manduku, Member for Nyaribari Masaba.

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, you know somebody like Prof Francis Aduol who was approved here yesterday.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) The Mover will now reply.

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, Homa Bay Town Constituency hosted the whole country for Madaraka Day celebrations. I want to thank everybody for coming to Homa Bay. I also want to thank the President for allowing us to host that national holiday celebration. The only...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Order, Hon. Mark Mwenje. Your Speaker knows better, and the substantive Speaker will, at his own chosen time, brief you. However, I can assure you that the Court has made a very good decision that secures the existence of the roads agencies. It is...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) I thank my party leader, the man who mentored me, the Rt. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga, for bringing this country together. With this togetherness and objectivity, we can now see that the entire country belongs to all of us. Areas that were categorised...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) As I inform Hon. Kajwang’, I request Members of the Budget and Appropriations Committee that as we talk about equity, we are 5th June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 145 Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM)not saying this lightly. I heard the Cabinet...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Add him a minute.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Hon. Makali Mulu, the Mover should be replying soon. Are you very anxious to speak? Please make your remarks before the Mover steps into the House.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) I will defer the putting of the Question to a future date. 5th June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 162 ADJOURNMENT The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Hon. Members, be upstanding. The time being 7.04 p.m., this House stands adjourned until Tuesday, 10th June 2025,...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) The Whip of the Jubilee Party in the National Assembly, Hon. Sabina Chege.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Hon. Wanjiku Muhia and the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Education will have two minutes each to register their comments, and then the Mover will reply.

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Yes. I have done the Budget preparations and I think they now understand it. I have emphasised that we are debating on how the Budget Estimates will go to various ministries and sectors of the economy to support the public services of the...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, earlier on, I had a chance to welcome students. I have just started contributing to the Budget.

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) I thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, and my teacher of law at the University of Nairobi. If it were not for how you intervened in my life and the lives of very many others, similar to how the teachers who have accompanied our...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Deputy Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Owen Baya.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Hon. Joseph Oyula.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Thank you, Chief Whip of the Jubilee Party. Hon. Mark Mwenje will now contribute.

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) You saw his vetting process? Do you know that before the broad-based Government, such a Kenyan would not have come before this House for approval? That is why we are talking about equity. We are paying a lot of national debt and yet,...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Yes, Hon. John Makali.

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Thank you, for that recognition.

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Thank you. Hon. Temporary Speaker. We take very many things for granted. This would not have been possible without the broad- based Government. A government that is seeking equity, inclusivity and integration of all Kenyans in governance unlike before. I thank President Ruto....

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Hon. Jematiah will be followed by Hon. Joseph Oyula, in that order, because of gender and ranking considerations.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Hon. Julius Melly.

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The Parliament of Kenya has two Houses: the National Assembly, where you are, and the Senate. The roles of the National Assembly are representation, legislation and oversight. However, there is an additional role given to this House of...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Our substantive Speaker, the Rt. Hon. (Dr) Francis Masika Moses Wetang’ula, will brief you at his own time. Do not worry, and do not debate it. I have also seen some people wiping their tears by distorting that Ruling through the media, but just...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Hon. Victor Koech.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Hon. Daniel Manduku, Member for Nyaribari Masaba.

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, you know somebody like Prof Francis Aduol who was approved here yesterday.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) The Mover will now reply.

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, Homa Bay Town Constituency hosted the whole country for Madaraka Day celebrations. I want to thank everybody for coming to Homa Bay. I also want to thank the President for allowing us to host that national holiday celebration. The only...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Order, Hon. Mark Mwenje. Your Speaker knows better, and the substantive Speaker will, at his own chosen time, brief you. However, I can assure you that the Court has made a very good decision that secures the existence of the roads agencies. It is...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) I thank my party leader, the man who mentored me, the Rt. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga, for bringing this country together. With this togetherness and objectivity, we can now see that the entire country belongs to all of us. Areas that were categorised...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) As I inform Hon. Kajwang’, I request Members of the Budget and Appropriations Committee that as we talk about equity, we are 5th June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 145 Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM)not saying this lightly. I heard the Cabinet...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Add him a minute.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Hon. Makali Mulu, the Mover should be replying soon. Are you very anxious to speak? Please make your remarks before the Mover steps into the House.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) I will defer the putting of the Question to a future date. 5th June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 162 ADJOURNMENT The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Hon. Members, be upstanding. The time being 7.04 p.m., this House stands adjourned until Tuesday, 10th June 2025,...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) The Whip of the Jubilee Party in the National Assembly, Hon. Sabina Chege.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Hon. Wanjiku Muhia and the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Education will have two minutes each to register their comments, and then the Mover will reply.

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Yes. I have done the Budget preparations and I think they now understand it. I have emphasised that we are debating on how the Budget Estimates will go to various ministries and sectors of the economy to support the public services of the...