Julius Kibiwot Melly

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to eulogise Prof Ngugi wa Thiong'o, who was a great African literary writer. In his works, he displayed how one can communicate language, culture and traditionalism through the African art of words. Through his book, the Black Hermit,...

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) We are not ready.

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Yes. I will be able to bring it in two weeks or even earlier than that.

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) I do not have a response. I had engaged him, and he is aware that I do not have it. I do not know why he rose and said the same. This is very unprocedural. 28th May 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 5

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) One week.

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Hon. Speaker, we had invited the Cabinet Secretary. However, he has not appeared before us because he had an official visit outside the country. Therefore, we could not handle that.

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The issue raised by the Member for Kesses is a very weighty and important one. I will fast-track and ensure that I give a detailed response.

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) We are not ready.

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Yes. I will be able to bring it in two weeks or even earlier than that.

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) I do not have a response. I had engaged him, and he is aware that I do not have it. I do not know why he rose and said the same. This is very unprocedural. 28th May 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 5

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) One week.

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Hon. Speaker, we had invited the Cabinet Secretary. However, he has not appeared before us because he had an official visit outside the country. Therefore, we could not handle that.

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The issue raised by the Member for Kesses is a very weighty and important one. I will fast-track and ensure that I give a detailed response.

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Yes, the former Deputy President.

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support the Motion. That our country went through a lot of upheavals in 2007 is something we all know. We saw over 1,000 people lose their lives. Thousands lost their properties across major cities in this...

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Yes, the former Deputy President.

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support the Motion. That our country went through a lot of upheavals in 2007 is something we all know. We saw over 1,000 people lose their lives. Thousands lost their properties across major cities in this...

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Yes, the former Deputy President.

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support the Motion. That our country went through a lot of upheavals in 2007 is something we all know. We saw over 1,000 people lose their lives. Thousands lost their properties across major cities in this...

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to thank the Hon. Member for raising this issue. The Departmental Committee on Education has been seized of this matter several times. A number of teachers, because of the 45 years rule, have failed to be employed. Three...

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to thank the Hon. Member for raising this issue. The Departmental Committee on Education has been seized of this matter several times. A number of teachers, because of the 45 years rule, have failed to be employed. Three...

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) It is a joint response.

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Yes, Hon. Speaker. Thank you. Hon. K’Oyoo and Hon. Caroli Omondi have raised a pertinent issue, especially in the sugar belt. My constituency and that of Hon. K’Oyoo serve the three factories – Muhoroni, Chemelil and Miwani. These factories are public entities. We laud the...

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Thank you.

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) I am ready, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Thank you. The issues raised by Hon. Dekow and the other two Members are very weighty. They affect all universities in this republic. Members of the Committee and I walked across most universities in the eastern and western parts of the Rift. We noted a...

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) I just want to give a brief explanation because we have no report as of now. We expect to bring the report immediately after we return from recess.

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Hon. Speaker, as directed by your office, we had a joint sitting with the Departmental Committee on Health, which I co-chaired with Hon. Nyikal.

Hon. Julius Melly (Tinderet, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following papers on the Table: