Mary Emaase

Hon. Mary Emaase (Teso South, UDA) Yes Hon. Speaker You have it? Hon. Mary Emaase (Teso South, UDA) Yes Hon. Speaker Go ahead. Hon. Mary Emaase (Teso South, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on Table. Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration...

Hon. Mary Emaase. Hon. Mary Emaase (Teso South, UDA)Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This Bill simply provides for the vertical sharing of revenue between the two levels of Government. I want to talk about two issues. The first one is on the Equalisation Fund. Article 204 of the Constitution provides...

Hon. Mary Emaase (Teso South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I rise to support the amendments by the Senate. I strongly disagree with my friend, Hon. Otiende Amollo, who said that this Bill does not address their concerns. This Bill is doing the opposite because it is addressing a...

Hon. Mary Emaase (Teso South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would like to donate part of my time as the demand to contribute to this Bill is overwhelming. I already had a list here. I will donate one minute each to Hon. Emathe Namuar, Turkana Central, Hon. Dorothy,...

Hon. Mary Emaase (Teso South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. As I rise to reply, I wish to appreciate all Members who have contributed in overwhelming support of this Bill. Many Members who have spoken to this Bill have reiterated the importance of the cotton sector to this country,...

Hon. Mary Emaase (Teso South, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise to move that the Cotton Industry Development Bill (Senate Bill No.5 of 2023) be now read a Second Time. This Bill seeks to provide for the production, processing, marketing and distribution of Cotton and its products in Kenya. The...

Hon. Mary Emaase (Teso South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this debate. At the outset, I support the Bill because village elders do play a critical role within our villages in terms of supporting the national Government administrative work. When we...

Hon. Mary Emaase (Teso South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also wish to add my voice to this debate on this Bill by Hon. Mejjadonk. The issue of unemployment in Kenya is very serious. According to the 2022 statistics, the rate of unemployment is at 5.5 per cent....

Hon. Mary Emaase (Teso South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. For reasons already alluded to by the Hon. Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. We unanimously agreed to uphold the proposed Bill as presented by the Senate. 21st February 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 21

Hon. Mary Emaase (Teso South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At the outset, I want to congratulate the Member for Nairobi City County, Hon. Esther Passaris, for bringing up this very important Motion. I join my colleagues to mourn with the families that have lost their beautiful daughters, especially...

Hon. Mary Emaase (Teso South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support this Adjournment Motion. Expectations of every student and parent is, at least, to get fair and accurate results after an examination. After so much effort the students put in to prepare and after the struggle the parents...

Hon. Mary Emaase (Teso South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. This is a very important Bill and it is timely. I also want to commend Hon. Rahim for bringing it up. Cancer is the third largest killer, after infectious and cardiovascular...

Hon. Mary Emaase (Teso South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I second the Motion. At the outset, I want to say that the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill, (National Assembly Bill, No.23 of 2023) , is normally a very straightforward Bill. It is just meant to provide for additional...

Hon. Mary Emaase (Teso South, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman. I support this amendment. I am not from Nairobi, but I support it because I live in Nairobi. I also know that children from vulnerable families cannot afford to pay fees in private schools. Let us start with Nairobi and then...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, one of my sub- counties does not have a container. They are collecting exams from the neighbouring sub- county, Teso Central. Teso South does not have an exam container. I have gone to the Ministry and nothing has been done. It is out of order for the...

I would like to seek clarification so that the Hon. Chairperson can address it with other issues as he informs the House, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I want to seek a clarification from the Hon. Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Education. I said that I represent two sub-counties. Teso South Sub-county is closer to Busia Town. As I speak, examinations have started, but they have...

Hon. Mary Emaase (Teso South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. (Loud consultations) The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) The leadership of the House from both sides, would you consult in low tones so that Members can speak? Hon. Mary...

Hon. Mary Emaase (Teso South, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We have oversight institutions. This matter needs to be brought to rest. Let the EACC and the DCI look for the powerful individuals who grabbed the land since it is confirmed that it belongs to EAPC. The individuals grabbed...