National Assembly
John Makali Okwisia
Official identity source · observed 30 Jul 2026
Topics detected in John Makali Okwisia's contributions
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Education
- Kenya School of Law Post Graduate Diploma in Law 1994 to 1995
- University of Nairobi Bachelors of Laws (LLB) Second Class Honours (Upper Division) 1990 to 1994
- St. Patrick’s High School Iten 19 Points (KACE) 1988 to 1989
- Bungoma Boys High School 1st Division (KCE) 13 Points 1st Division 1984 to 1987
- Musikoma Primary School 28 Points 1977 to 1983
Career & Experience
- County Assembly of Bungoma Speaker 2013 to 2017
- Self Employed At M/S J.O. Makali and Company Advocates Senior Partner 1998 to 2022
- M/S Wetang’ula and Company Advocates Associate 1996 to 1998
Primary source · verified observation 30 Jul 2026
Current Positions
A member of the 13th Parliament
2022 General Election
Who is standing for this seat in 2027 will appear here once the IEBC clears candidates. Nominations close and clearance is published in the months before the August 2027 vote, so there is nothing official to show yet.
Committee Membership
- Member of the Agriculture and Livestock committee.
- Member of the Justice and Legal Affairs committee.
Committee reports
Reports produced by the committees John Makali Okwisia sits on.
- Report On Consideration Of The Creative Economy Support Bill (senate Bill No. 30 Of 2024)
- Report On Consideration Of The Sports (amendment) Bill (national Assembly Bill No. 5 Of 2026)
- Bill scrutiny Report On Consideration Of The Kenya Judiciary Academy Bill (national Assembly Bill No. 42 Of 2025)
- Bill scrutiny Report On Consideration Of The Public Participation Bill (na Bill No. 44 Of 2025)
- Report On Consideration Of The County Library Services Bill (senate Bill No. 40 Of 2024)
- Bill scrutiny Report On Consideration Of The Plant Protection Bill, 2025
- Bill scrutiny Report Of The Mediation Committee On The Food And Feed Safety Control Co-ordination Bill, 2023
- Bill scrutiny Report On Consideration Of The Penal Code (amendment) Bill (na Bill No. 53 Of 2024)
- Bill scrutiny Report On Consideration Of The Tea (amendment) Bill (senate Bill No. 1 Of 2023)
- Inquiry / investigation Report On The Inquiry Into The Pricing Of Tea In Kenya
- Bill scrutiny Report On Consideration Of The Judges' Retirement Benefits Bill (na Bill No. 27 Of 2025)
- Bill scrutiny Report On Consideration Of The Sexual Offences (amendment) Bill (national Assembly Bill No. 78 Of 2023)
- Bill scrutiny Report On Consideration Of The Prevention Of Livestock And Produce Theft Bill (senate Bill No. 34 Of 2025)
- Bill scrutiny Report On Consideration Of The Pyrethrum (repeal) Bill (national Assembly Bill No. 40 Of 2025)
- Vetting / approval Report On Approval Hearing Of A Nominee For Appointment As Chair, Kenya National Commission On Human Rights
- Vetting / approval Report On Approval Hearings Of Nominees For Appointment As Registrar And Assistant Registrar Of Political Parties
- Budget / appropriations Report On Budget Implementation For Fy 23/24
- The Report Of The Mediation Committee On The Gambling Control Bill (national Assembly Bill No. 70 Of 2023)
- Vetting / approval Report on approval hearings of nominees for appointment to the Public Benefits Organizations Disputes Tribunal
- Bill scrutiny Report Of The Dc On Justice And Legal Affairs On Its Consideration Of The Election Offences (amendment) ( No.2 ) Bill , Senate B
- Repport On Consideration Of The Constitution Of Kenya (amendment) Bill (na Bill No. 4 Of 2025)
- Vetting / approval Report Of The Dc Jlac On The Approval Hearings Of Nominees For Appointment As Chairperson And Members Of The Iebc
- Bill scrutiny Reports Of The Dc On Justice And Legal Affairs O The Consideration Of The Political Parties (amendment) (no.2) Bill,2024 (senate
- General / other Reports Of The Dc On Justice And Legal Affairs On The Consideration Of The President's Memorandum Of Referral Of The Conflict Of
- General / other Report Of The Dc On Justice And Legal Affairs On The Consideration Of The President's Memorandum Of Referral Of The Anti-money L
How this compares
53 155th of 348
Ahead of 55% · median 47
7 145th of 348
Ahead of 43% · median 7
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9 114th of 348
Ahead of 64% · median 6
motions counted as moved, not seconded
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What these numbers don’t measure
- Committee work
- Parliament publishes no committee attendance for either House, so nobody can count it — us included.
- Constituency work
- Funerals, harambees, schools, casework. Recorded nowhere we can read.
- Whether it worked
- We can count questions asked, not answers given.
- Speaking often isn’t speaking well. Use these to ask John Makali Okwisia better questions — not to grade them.
Topics this member is active on
Policy areas drawn from this member's certified verbatim Hansard contributions.
- 5 interventions
- 1 interventions
- 1 interventions
- 1 interventions
- 1 interventions
53 counted contributions in this Parliament, 5 of them in 2026.
Named by other members: 41
Other members named John Makali Okwisia in 41 passages of debate across 32 sittings, by 16 different members.
This counts the times somebody else named John Makali Okwisia in debate. It is not a contribution — a contribution is something John Makali Okwisia said — and the two are never added together.
Parliamentary Activity
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill. I must confess that as a Member of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, when this Bill was submitted to us, I was thoroughly opposed to it. I thought it...
Official Hansard sourceThank you, Hon. Speaker, for the opportunity to also weigh in on these Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2026/2027. At the outset, I will thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee for spending hours working on this particular Report. In the interest of time, I have four critical issues I...
Official Hansard sourceThank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding the rising cases of insecurity in Kanduyi Constituency. Over the past four months, Kanduyi Constituency...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education regarding the non-payment of retirement benefits to the late Mwalimu Humphrey Nyongesa, TSC No. 187874. The late Mwalimu Humphrey Nyongesa...
Official Hansard sourceThank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to also weigh in on this particular Bill. First, let me congratulate the Hon. Member who has brought this Bill at this time. In contributing to this Bill, I need to make reference to Article 42 of the Constitution of...
Official Hansard sourceThank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me, Makali from the West, to contribute to this Bill. At the outset, I support the Bill. As earlier speakers have pointed out, agriculture is the backbone of our economy. It contributes almost 20 per cent of our GDP. 40% of Kenyans are...
Official Hansard sourceThank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to also weigh in on this Bill. First, I thank the people who thought of establishing NG- CDF, particularly Sen. Karue. I also thank my senior colleagues Hon. Otiende Amollo and Hon. Chepkonga for sponsoring this Bill. (Hon. Raphael Wanjala consulted loudly)...
Official Hansard sourceIt is Hon. John Makali, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to these budget estimates for the Financial Year 2025/2026. First, allow me to also congratulate you for hosting a very successful 62nd Madaraka Day celebrations. We in Bungoma, hosted the...
Official Hansard sourceThank you, Hon. Speaker. One of the issues that have been identified by the Cabinet Secretary as a challenge is manipulation of data by the beneficiaries. Is the Ministry making use of the Community Health Workers (CHWs) on the ground to ensure that we develop a proper system for identifying...
Official Hansard sourceBills Sponsored
John Makali Okwisia has not sponsored any Bill.
Voting Records
Voting Records: 9
Petitions
No petitions recorded yet.
Questions
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) explain the reasons for the delays in procuring learning materials for schools in Kanduyi Constituency considering that some schools are yet to receive the required materials to-date? (ii) clarify whether the procurement process is ineffective, provide details on the policies implemented to improve the process, and state whether the Ministry is considering centralizing the procurement process to Heads of Schools through an open tendering process to ensure timely to Cabinet Secretary for Education 10 Aug 2023 Pending Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) Provide details on the status of construction of Kakamega – Navakholo-Musikoma Road (C41) in Kanduyi Constituency, whose proposed construction was advertised by the Kenya Rural Roads Authority through a tender notice on 6th March 2017? (ii) Provide details of the Contractor, explain why the Contractor has not turned up at the site and state when construction will be completed considering it was scheduled for completion by 22nd March 2022? (iii) State the contrac to Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport 25 Apr 2023 Pending Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary state when the Government will operationalize a national registration office in Bungoma to enable the residents to access registration services such as passport applications without having to travel long distances to Kisii and Kisumu Towns, where the nearest citizens’ registration services are located? to Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration 25 Apr 2023 Pending Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) Clarify whether the Government has ever released the sum of Ksh. 21,782,366,530 and a further Ksh. 908,878,470 towards restructuring of Nzoia Sugar Company Limited as per the recommendations of Sessional Paper No. 12 of 2012 adopted by the National Assembly on 9th January 2013? (ii) If in the affirmative, provide any evidence indicating when the funds were released and any annual write- offs? (iii) Provide details of the current annual status of the Balance Shee to Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and National Planning 25 Apr 2023 Pending Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary: - (i) confirm whether the Government ever released the sum of Ksh. 21,782,366,530 and a further Ksh. 908,878,470 towards restructuring of Nzoia Sugar Company Limited as per the recommendations of Sessional Paper No. 12 of 2012 adopted by the National Assembly on 9th January 2013? (ii) provide evidence indicating when the funds were released and whether any debts were written-off? (iii) provide details of the current annual status of the Balance Sheet for Nzoia Sugar to Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and National Planning 22 Mar 2023 Pending Source ↗
Statements
- the rising cases of insecurity in Kanduyi Constituency request 9 Apr 2026
- the non-payment of retirement benefits to the late Mwalimu Humphrey Nyongesa, TSC No. 187874 request 11 Mar 2026
- Registration status of certain parcels of land in Kiwanja Ndege, Kanduyi Constituency request 14 Mar 2025
Papers Laid
No papers laid recorded yet.