John Murumba Chikati

Hon. John Chikati (Tongaren, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to welcome Members of the County Assembly (MCA) of Bungoma in the National Assembly. They are on a learning mission at the CPST to identify gaps in their performance and improve their deliberations and service delivery. I...

Hon. John Chikati (Tongaren, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. (Loud consultations)

Hon. John Chikati (Tongaren, FORD-K) From what my colleagues Hon. DK and Hon. Keynan have presented, and given the mood of the House, I kindly request you to direct the suspension of the proceedings until tomorrow. Thank you. (Loud consultations) 15th April 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 4

Hon. John Chikati (Tongaren, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As the Secretary-General of the Catholic Members Caucus, we have lost someone who added value to the work of Catholic Members of Parliament. Hon. Malulu Injendi was very committed in serving Kenyans and had networks across board. He also belonged to...

Hon. John Chikati (Tongaren, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Article 106 of the Constitution does not disqualify a political leader from holding Speaker's office at all. I will give some examples. The Deputy Speaker of this House, Hon. Gladys Boss, is an elected Member of the National Assembly from Uasin...

Hon. John Chikati (Tongaren, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the BPS; reason being that, we have a major problem with youth unemployment. So, there is need to look at it critically. I fully support the aspect of creating something for the interns to keep them busy....

Hon. John Chikati (Tongaren, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. On my right are around six female Members. They want my voice on this matter. Around one million girls miss school every month in Kenya because of lack of sanitary towels. That is a very big number of girls that...

Hon. John Chikati (Tongaren, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I just want to give a summary picture of the outlook of the Finance Bill. The way I understand it, it seeks to boost the ordinary revenue as a share of the GDP to 25 per cent. I will give a...

Hon. John Chikati (Tongaren, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The fact that one is a governor does not give him permission to move equipment haphazardly from one health facility to another. We have had cases where governors remove facilities from hospitals without consultation and public participation. At Ndalu Hospital in...

Hon. John Chikati (Tongaren, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As highlighted by the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, the suggested distribution is more than the constitutional framework of 15 per cent as laid down. This should enable the county governments to carry out their responsibilities and obligations. With...

Hon. John Chikati (Tongaren, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me also add my voice to the First Supplementary Estimates for the 2022/2023 Financial Year. I thank the current administration for aligning the Budget to the priority needs of our country. I have taken time to go through the proposals...

Hon. John Chikati (Tongaren, FORD-K) Thank you so much, Hon. Speaker. Yes, right. To some extent, the Budget Estimates are also responding to the drought situation in the country. That is through the allocation of money for relief, emergency response; as well as for general drought mitigation. It is something...