MUTUNGA JOHN KANYUITHIA

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We are discussing a sensitive matter. It is a matter that has taken a long time to be brought to the fore. We always shy away from the fact that churches and contents of religious institutions need to be regulated. The approach to be taken...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will read through the response and I hope Hon. Keynan is listening. The first question was on the measures being taken by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development to identify, geo-map, and gazette traditional migratory routes, communal herding grounds and pastoral zones in...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We are discussing a sensitive matter. It is a matter that has taken a long time to be brought to the fore. We always shy away from the fact that churches and contents of religious institutions need...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will read through the response and I hope Hon. Keynan is listening. The first question was on the measures being taken by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development to identify, geo-map, and gazette traditional migratory...

Hon (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) : Hon. Temporary Chairman, I stand to support this particular amendment. If there is anything that this law will do for us is to protect our dignity. This is because many times Members of Parliament, executives in this country and other very...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) : Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. When I got this response from the ministry and in view of the fact that last time we had a long response, I felt the need to summarise it. As I tried to summarise...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) : Hon. Temporary Speaker, let us be fair to the Cabinet Secretary by giving him an extra one week. If we say by Tuesday, we might not be able to contact him between now and then. Again, as Parliament, we will need...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) : (Tigania West, UDA) : Much obliged, Hon. Temporary Speaker

Hon (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I stand to support this particular amendment. If there is anything that this law will do for us is to protect our dignity. This is because many times Members of Parliament, executives in this country and other very innocent...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. When I got this response from the ministry and in view of the fact that last time we had a long response, I felt the need to summarise it. As I tried to summarise it,...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, let us be fair to the Cabinet Secretary by giving him an extra one week. If we say by Tuesday, we might not be able to contact him between now and then. Again, as Parliament, we will need to...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) (Tigania West, UDA) : Much obliged, Hon. Temporary Speaker

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, and Hon. Gichimu, for being considerate. I wish to thank Hon. Wanyonyi for this very important Motion. I am very sure that Hon. Wanyonyi is speaking from experience, because the constituency he represents was once...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, Agriculture is professionally organised in the sense that there is clear identification of the agro-ecologies in Kenya. They are about seven. In those agro-ecologies, there is also the linkage between the agro-ecological zone and the crops and livestock that...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) : Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for the opportunity. I want to join in expressing gratitude from the people of Tigania West to our team that went to Tokyo and did a great job. The ladies got gold several times and our flag...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for the opportunity. I want to join in expressing gratitude from the people of Tigania West to our team that went to Tokyo and did a great job. The ladies got gold several times and our flag was...

Hon (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Reports of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock on its consideration of:

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would like to differ from the sentiments of Hon. Mule. We did not discuss anything in that meeting, contrary to the impression that we kept quiet. There was no discussion and therefore, no resolutions. The meeting ended...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I warmly welcome all the students who have come to see what we do in this House. This is where the laws of Kenya are made. Welcome to the House of Parliament. Aspire to become one of...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. Cybercrime has become a significant issue, not only in Kenya but globally. I have been a victim on multiple occasions—about four times, to be precise. I had...

I stood on the Floor of this House and provided an answer that the Hon. Member said was unsatisfactory. We had agreed to hold a Committee meeting and invite them as friends of the Committee, in addition to the Cabinet Secretary. We attempted to invite the Cabinet Secretary to our...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) I stood on the Floor of this House and provided an answer that the Hon. Member said was unsatisfactory. We had agreed to hold a Committee meeting and invite them as friends of the Committee, in addition to the Cabinet Secretary. We...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) We are not unable to meet the Cabinet Secretary completely. Procedurally and as per the Standing Orders, we invited them and set a date. He gave us the reason for his unavailability on the day he was to come. Therefore, he said...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) I will do that, Hon. Speaker. However, the strategy is to have everyone receive subsidised fertiliser, whether it is tea, coffee, rice, or other crops. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. 31st July 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 10

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you very much for the opportunity also to add my voice to Hon. Marianne Kitany’s Motion on the need for a regulatory framework on using AI. The technological stage we are in gives Kenya no choice other than to embrace AI....

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to close this debate. The question is, why do we appropriate? Of course, we realise that if we do not, then we will be outside the law. Besides that, we need to...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you for the opportunity to also contribute to the Bill. The Bill harmonises the period that one is supposed to stay in office as a CEO with the provisions of the Mwongozo Code of Governance for State Corporations. That will create...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) : Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 44 (2) (c) to respond to a request for statement by Hon. Onyango K’Oyoo on 12th of March 2025, regarding the position of the leasing programme of the State-owned sugar farms,...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) : Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am aware of the fact that the Member, who has just spoken, Hon. Caroli Omondi, has a Question to the Cabinet Secretary. I believe what I will do, as the Chairman, is to write to the...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) : Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to the debate on the Financial Year 2025/2026 Budget Estimates Report. The budget-making process started way back with the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) . Notably, there is...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 44 (2) (c) to respond to a request for statement by Hon. Onyango K’Oyoo on 12th of March 2025, regarding the position of the leasing programme of the State-owned sugar farms, particularly...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am aware of the fact that the Member, who has just spoken, Hon. Caroli Omondi, has a Question to the Cabinet Secretary. I believe what I will do, as the Chairman, is to write to the Cabinet...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, the Member has already asked the question. If we invite him to the Committee, then there is no need for the Cabinet Secretary to come here to answer the Question.

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to the debate on the Financial Year 2025/2026 Budget Estimates Report. The budget-making process started way back with the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) . Notably, there is some...