John Kiarie Waweru

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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....

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) What is out of order, Member for Dagoretti South? Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, is the Member for Manyatta in order to misinform the House and...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) On point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) What is out of order, Hon. John Kiarie? Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The issue being addressed is a national issue and a catastrophe for...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA)A Senator of Nairobi!

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA)Do away with governors.

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

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

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) We have a point of order from Hon. KJ. Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) I do not seek to interrupt the Leader of the Majority Party but in this...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Chairlady. Hon. Chairlady I will come to you, Hon. Mogaka. Your point of order, Hon. KJ, and then I will come to you, Hon. Martha, because I know you want to contribute. Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA)...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker Yes, Hon. K.J. Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker Yes, Hon. K.J. Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker Yes, Hon. K.J. Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Chairlady, I propose that we pass the Clause as it is on the Order Paper.

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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.

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) I thank the very Hon. Members for taking their time.

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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....

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Hon. Deputy Speaker Hold on, Hon. Caroli. There is a point of order. What is your point of order? Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, you may have noted that Hon. Caroli Omondi...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...

Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) 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...