Marianne Kitany

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Two weeks, Hon. Speaker. RECOGNITION OF STAFF FROM OFFICE OF LEADER OF OPPOSITION OF PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to make reference to a letter that is doing rounds on social media. It has been written to you requesting for your resignation following the judgment or the ruling on this case. Nowhere does the ruling state that the...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you. The ruling states that under the Political Parties Act, you cannot be a member of a political party because you are not a Member of Parliament and yet, the Constitution of Kenya, which is more supreme, states that the Speaker is an ex-officio...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to make reference to a letter that is doing rounds on social media. It has been written to you requesting for your resignation following the judgment or the ruling on this case. Nowhere does the ruling state that the...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you. The ruling states that under the Political Parties Act, you cannot be a member of a political party because you are not a Member of Parliament and yet, the Constitution of Kenya, which is more supreme, states that the Speaker is an ex-officio...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to make reference to a letter that is doing rounds on social media. It has been written to you requesting for your resignation following the judgment or the ruling on this case. Nowhere does the ruling state that the...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you. The ruling states that under the Political Parties Act, you cannot be a member of a political party because you are not a Member of Parliament and yet, the Constitution of Kenya, which is more supreme, states that the Speaker is an ex-officio...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Motion for agreement with the Report of the Committee of the whole House be amended by

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move that the new clause 4A be now read a Second Time. (Question, that the new clause be read a Second Time, proposed) (Question, that the new clause be read a Second Time, put and agreed to) (Question, that...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move that new clause 30A be now read a Second Time. The justification is that this amendment aims to safeguard innovations and intellectual property rights of start-ups. Many of them do not get those incentives. So, this...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move that the new Part VA be now read a Second Time with amendments on clause 32A. The amendment is to delete the words “co-operatives development” appearing in sub-clause (a) and substitute therefor with the word “start-up.” The rationale...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move that the new Part VA be now read a Second Time. The justification for this is that this amendment seeks to provide a penal provision to act as a deterrent to falsifying information. (Question, that the...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move that the new clause 27A be now read a Second Time. We had dealt with the justification of New Clause 27A earlier on. (Question, that the new clause be read a Second Time, proposed) (Question, that...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) This is a very good Bill. I second.

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) I second. 16th January 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 43

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Whereas I agree with my Member, Hon. Oundo, not all manufacturers will be registered under the Act he is talking about. It is only manufacturers who import who are registered under that Act. Manufacturers who do not import are not registered under that Act. Therefore,...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) I am the Vice-Chair of the Committee, so I would actually be better placed to give you information if there is any mischief. There is no mischief. More importantly, if you look at the subsequent clauses that we are seeking to amend, we are requiring...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 21. The purpose for this is that the Standards Levy should be utilised for the purposes it is collected as set out under Order 10 of the Standards...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 24 of the Bill be amended —

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Yes, we had an amendment which we are dropping and we are going by the amendment of the Leader of Majority Party. (Proposed amendment by Hon. Marianne Kitany dropped) (Clause 25 as amended agreed to) Clause 26 The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Mover....

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA)

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you. We would like to drop the proposal that we had in the Order Paper and go by the further amendment by the Leader of the Majority Party. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Fair enough. (Proposed amendment by Hon. Marianne Kitany dropped)...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I support this amendment. It will save that mama mboga in my constituency who wants to borrow money but does not want to do so from somebody who will charge them exorbitantly and are not regulated because they do not fall under...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The other issue that the business laws amendments that are being proposed will look at is the establishment of laboratories for testing any goods manufactured locally or products that will come into this country. That will ensure that all products that...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have listened to the Statement. The issues I raised are getting worse. One of the issues I raised was that the transfer of officers in my constituency has created insecurity. All OCPDs, OCSs, ACCs and DCCs in my constituency were...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The other issue that the business laws amendments that are being proposed will look at is the establishment of laboratories for testing any goods manufactured locally or products that will come into this country. That will ensure that all products that...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have listened to the Statement. The issues I raised are getting worse. One of the issues I raised was that the transfer of officers in my constituency has created insecurity. All OCPDs, OCSs, ACCs and DCCs in my constituency were...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that the Cooperatives Bill (National Assembly Bill No.7 of 2024) be now read a Third Time. I request Hon. Gichimu Githinji to second.

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The other issue that I would like to bring out is the establishment of laboratories. Every manufacturer will be required to have certified laboratories which will be used to test the products before they are released to the market. These...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to support The Business Laws (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.49 of 2024) . The amendments that are being brought in the Standards Act are going to mostly assist the manufacturers and the consumers of manufactured products. One...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that the Cooperatives Bill (National Assembly Bill No.7 of 2024) be now read a Third Time. I request Hon. Gichimu Githinji to second.

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The other issue that I would like to bring out is the establishment of laboratories. Every manufacturer will be required to have certified laboratories which will be used to test the products before they are released to the market. These...

Hon. Marianne Kitany (Aldai, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to support The Business Laws (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.49 of 2024) . The amendments that are being brought in the Standards Act are going to mostly assist the manufacturers and the consumers of manufactured products. One...