John Kiarie Waweru

Hon. Speaker, the Hon. Member has raised a very important issue. Cognisance of the fact that we are going for recess, the earliest we will bring a response is the first week after recess, so that he can communicate back to his constituents. Hon. Speaker, I am well guided.

I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What an afternoon in Parliament! You can tell that the Members of Parliament who have come here are committed to getting the job done for their constituencies, their people, and this Republic. Each Member who has contributed to this Bill is seeking a way...

Hon. Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute. You have a discretion, according to Standing Order 1. You have opened this Motion for a debate on how we will vote. We are not beyond that stage to get into the full debate on the veracity of the...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Temporary Speaker, is the Member for Manyatta in order to misinform the House and the county that Members of Parliament have not observed the unfortunate incidents of 25th June 2024? We have taken time to observe the 2024 protests as well...

On point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The issue being addressed is a national issue and a catastrophe for agriculture. Understanding that, it would be more in order and in line with our parliamentary procedures that this goes back to the Ministry so that this...

A Senator of Nairobi!

Do away with governors.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, this is a historic piece of legislation that has come before us. I commend the Mover of this Bill, the Leader of the Majority Party and the Seconder, Chair for the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, for bringing it to the House. If this Bill...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thank you. We must remind first-term Members that this House is guided by the Standing Orders. They talk about the language that should be used when addressing fellow Members. The lady who was on the Floor is an elected representative of her people. There is no...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I do not seek to interrupt the Leader of the Majority Party but in this House, we represent different interests from our constituencies. The Temporary Speaker who is in the Chair himself is on record being unable to pronounce the name of...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. There are very amazing afternoons when you are in the Chair. As a ranking Member of this House and a man who has served this House for a good duration, we enjoy the sessions when you are chairing. I also note that we are in...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Our Standing Orders allow for comments on petitions. What has been brought forward, though it goes to the Public Petitions Committee, involves the Committee led by Hon. Tongoyo. It speaks to some issues under the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation. Today’s technology allows effective...

On a point of order, Hon. Chairlady.

I did not want to wade into this debate, but allow me to just mention that even as we speak about military and army affairs in this day and age, the hon. Member must be informed that security has actually moved in leaps and bounds, as he would very well...

Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. I take this opportunity to recognise that this Committee is the most represented in the House as we undertake this very important business. I see Hon. Jematiah, the Vice-Chairperson, Hon. Alfah Miruka and other Members of the Committee present in the House to conduct this important...

Hon. Chairlady, I would like to say this, within the full earshot of the House, so Members understand that some of the issues we face as a country require us to budget for them. We are going into an election next year, and you can see how thinly budgeted Government...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker, at the beginning of this session, you did a communication to the House. For the Member for Kiharu to call that frivolity is in fact an insult to the House, yourself, and the rules and procedures of this House. There is...

Hon. Speaker, I carefully hesitate to ask you to declare your interest in this matter, knowing well that there is a distinction between Hon. Moses Masika Wetang’ula and the Speaker of this House. I want to imagine that the Speaker of this House ought to be neutral as we discuss...

I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is the great Dagoretti South Constituency. Allow me to start by commending the Members of Parliament for adjourning very serious business to discuss this equally serious matter of national interest. This is a matter that can only be properly addressed in the House...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I do say this speaking to the principle of collective responsibility, that it was during the tenure of Hon. Ndindi Nyoro as the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee that the RMLF came into place. At that time, he was almost mute on this matter, and...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank you, Hon. Leader of the Majority Party. Our Committee considered the amendments that were brought by the Senate. This is the reason why the Bills that deal with county matters are taken to the Senate. This is because all the proposals that came from...

Hon. Chairlady, I propose that we pass the Clause as it is on the Order Paper.

Our Committee agreed with the Senate amendment. It transfers the power of appointing the CEO from the Cabinet Secretary, on the board’s recommendation, to the board. With the requirement that the process must be competitive. The amendment seeks to mitigate any arbitrary appointments by a Cabinet Secretary.

We agree with the Senate that it would be very important to impose a new statutory requirement to the Cabinet Secretary to consult with affected persons before establishing a technopolis. The affected persons include counties where technopolises shall be going. We will have community consultation to analyse impact.

Hon. Chairlady, we would like to pass this as is appearing on the Order Paper. (Question, that the words to be inserted be inserted, put and agreed to) (Senate amendment to Clause 17 agreed to) Senate amendment to Clause 30 THAT, Clause 30 of the Bill be amended in subclause...

Our Committee agreed with the amendment. It introduces a timeline that requires the authority to notify the applicants when such a decision regarding licences is made. There will be an avenue for arbitration if there is need for such. There will be need to provide very specific timelines so that...

I see Members have the green paper. The import of this amendment is to introduce a new subclause number 5, which shall be requiring the authority to give reasons for rejection of an application for renewal. There is also a new subclause 6 that will allow a licensee to submit...

I beg to move that the Committee do report to the House its consideration of Senate amendments to the Technopolis Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 6 of 2024) and their approval thereof without amendment.

I thank the very Hon. Members for taking their time.

Yes. I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. I also request the honourable county Member of Parliament of Kirinyaga to second the Motion for agreement with the report of the Committee of the whole House.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I begin by thanking you and this Parliament for constituting strong delegations that we send to these important international parliamentary forums. I know there are Members of this House who are part of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), and I know there are others who are members...

Hon. Shakeel is very well in his place to raise the issue of attendance to international fora. I would like to inform him that the IPU is an actual Parliament with membership. At the beginning of a term, this House designates a duty to certain Members of Parliament to follow...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will start by thanking the Members who contributed to this Motion. I thank Hon. Shakeel for seconding the Motion, and the Deputy Whip of the Majority, Hon. Waqo for her invaluable contribution. I also thank Hon. Karitho, Hon. Murwithania and Hon. Daktari, a very...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, with those many remarks, I beg to reply. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 53 (3) , I request that the putting of the Question be deferred.

On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Hon. Deputy Speaker, you may have noted that Hon. Caroli Omondi is discussing issues of great gravity and of great concern to Kenyans. Is he in order to be riding on a Statement to make such ground-breaking comments that are of great...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I must first start by thanking this Committee and its Chairman for bringing this Motion on the Floor of the House in such a timely manner. The Report on the Consideration of the Draft Charter for the Establishment of the Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology,...

Hon. Speaker, I thank you. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation on its consideration of Senate amendments to the Technopolis Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 6 of 2024) . Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker.