John Kiarie

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. It is on behalf of my family and the people of Dagoretti South constituency that I rise to pass a condolence message to the family, friends, relatives and constituents of Alego Usonga and the people of Siaya on the...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I must thank wakili Oluoch for bringing this matter to the attention of the House. It is a charge we are putting on the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure to follow through and bring a good response. What...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, it is just a point of information because Hon. Millie Odhiambo, a very accomplished Member of this House, has said that she might not have understood what you said in Swahili. It is important for me to understand because one of...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) This raises my concern even further.

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thank you. I take this opportunity to first thank the Committee led by Hon. Wanyama and Members of this amazing Committee for processing such a good Bill for us to debate.

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I would also like to request that you protect my time. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed. I will protect you. Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Thank you. I was thanking the Committee under the leadership of Hon. Wanyama...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Our Standing Orders allow us to inform a Member who is on the Floor, if they agree. I am not standing to inform or confirm that Hon Rachael Nyamai was a very beautiful girl who had an...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, aware that, Article 11 (2) (b) of the Constitution provides that the Government shall recognise the role of science and indigenous technologies in the development of the nation; further aware that...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, that is a point of argument, and I wish that “Hon. CNN” would wait for me to move the Motion so that he can bring up this argument. However, if you are patient enough, I will take him to class and...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, you got it perfectly. In fact, I celebrate Africans. That is why I am moving this Motion. I do not want to generalise anybody into a point of ignorance because I know how well-informed Africans are, up to and including my...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. The coastal region has a disproportionately higher percentage of substance abusers, but cities like Nairobi are also suffering. As this request for a statement goes to the Committee, I hope that the Committee will apply...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to start by saying that we are happy to have Waziri Aden Duale in the House. We get a sense of deja vu when we hear his voice come through the public address system. We feel like...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) On a point of order. Hon. Deputy Speaker What is your point of order, Hon. KJ? Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, as much as this is a House of records, it is also a House of procedure and traditions. In...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Before I reply, allow me to appreciate the contribution made by all the Members who have spoken on this Bill. I also want to appreciate the Ministry, the drafters and other parliamentary staff who have helped us to get...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, for sure, nothing is out of order because the Chairperson can never be out of order. I rise under Standing Order

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also want to thank my County Member of Parliament, Hon. Esther Passaris, for bringing such an important Motion. I know this Motion comes from a good place. Hon. Passaris is keen to 25th September 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I acknowledge that the request was made on 28th May and we channelled it to the Ministry. There was a great delay of the response that we were expecting from the Ministry. However, on 3rd September 2024, we received a response. You...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I can confirm to the House that we have taken the course of action that you are directing us to take. There are members of the Committee here. I can see Hon. Kivasu and Mhe. Irene Mayaka. They can bear me witness...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also want to thank Waziri Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen for appearing here and also fielding these questions. My questions are very direct. First, what plans does the Ministry have for the people of Ng’ando Ward in Nairobi County, which does...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) It is a neighbouring ward. The Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports (Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen) : Okay. You are invading another ward, which is even worse! (Laughter)

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No. 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Co-operatives regarding the renewal of the Standardisation Mark from the Kenya Bureau...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I acknowledge the change of guard. The courts had their day. Parliament has its day to remind them that they can err or make mistakes. When you read that judgement, you notice a fundamental fault in how they decided...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) I can see a member of the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation. I beg Hon. Irene Nyakerario Mayaka to second the Bill.

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) On a point of information Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am very hesitant to interrupt my colleague when he is debating. I just want, with his permission, to inform him even as he debates.

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the information I wish to give to the Member for Embakasi South has to do with the scale of a technopolis. The technopolis in itself is a city, and that is why I am so keen on inviting Members to visit...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I also thank the Member for Tiaty for raising this serious issue. I am sure that the substantive Speaker understands well how we came up with devolution. The National Government officers were the precursors...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Are we welcoming the students? The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Yes, proceed and welcome the students. The Temporary Speaker has already welcomed them, but of course you can… Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thank you. Communicators tell us that if you do not tell your story the way you want to tell it, someone will tell it the way you do not want it to be told. That is why I stand to...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) What is your point of order, Member for Dagoretti South? Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, as you know, I would be hesitant to interrupt the Member...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, it would be sacrilegious of me to start without thanking the Committee. The work that has been done by the Committee led by Hon. Tongoyo and the Committee in the Senate is thorough. We agree that this Joint Committee was the...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I thank you. 18th September 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 3 Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA)There is no place where the boda boda business has rubber stamped its influence like in the cities. In Nairobi City, we realise how important the people...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I thank you for your indulgence and the prompting. I appreciate that. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and related Meetings held in Geneva, Switzerland from 23rd to...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I wish to give notice of Motion… Hon. Speaker I beg to give notice. It is not a wish. Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion… Hon. Speaker Very good. Hon. John...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Speaker, this will be of interest to all the Hon. Members in the House today. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (d) , I wish to inform the House of the recruitment of interns under the Presidential Digital Talent Programme (PDTP)...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thank you. I am also very pleasantly surprised to have the pole position to be the first one to speak on this Motion. Allow me to just commend the format in which this Report has been moved. The Mover has...