Mukunji John Gitonga Mwaniki

Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives regarding the status of the leather industry in the country. The leather industry is a priority sector for...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Request for a Statement by the Member of Parliament for West Mugirango. I also take this opportunity to welcome the young kids who are in this House. This issue must warrant a little keener interest by this House. When we...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives regarding the status of the leather industry in the country. The leather industry is a priority sector for...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Request for a Statement by the Member of Parliament for West Mugirango. I also take this opportunity to welcome the young kids who are in this House. This issue must warrant a little keener interest by this House. When we...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support the Bill. (Laughter) Proceed. You have a maximum of two minutes. Hon. Temporary Speaker, while we allocating funds to the counties, they have completely failed at generating their own revenue. Many counties do not engage in any income-generating activities. (A...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I was here yesterday but I did not get a chance to speak to this Bill. I appreciate the opportunity. I am sceptical about this Bill. It sounds good and progressive but we have to be very careful. What happens...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, there was a very serious scandal in Malaysia between 2009 and 2015. The country lost over US$4.5 billion on shenanigans around the running of their sovereign wealth fund. One questionable thing is when companies, resources and minerals we are endowed with, and have been profiting this nation,...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is out of order, Hon. Gitonga John? Hon. Temporary Speaker, is the Leader of the Majority Party in order… Ensure that you mention the Standing Order that you are rising on. (Several Members consulted loudly) Is the Leader of the Majority...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will be fair to you, Hon. Mukunji. Which Standing Order are you rising on? Order, Leader of the Majority Party. Let me hear him. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise under Standing Order 105. Is the Leader of the Majority Party in...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the Supplementary Estimates II. This House approves budgets comprising of taxpayers’ money and loans that Kenyans borrows at very, very painful interest rates. As we approve the Supplementary Estimates II, we need to identify areas where...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I have not left my trail of contribution.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I will not respond to the Leader of the Majority Party simply because there was no point of order and he is just lucky that he caught your eye and got a chance to contribute. My contribution was rightly put that as we pass this Supplementary Budget...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, all these interruptions are meant to dissuade the alternative voice in this House. Nonetheless, I still insist, we are representatives of the people and I have to remind this House. In 2024, this House passed the Finance Bill, 2024. Almost 90 per cent of this nation was...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. As I make my contribution, I convey my condolences to the families that have lost their young ones in Utumishi Girls Academy. I also wish them a quick recovery to the children who are still in hospitals. On this difficult day, I offer my condolences...

I am open to being informed.

Thank you for the information. While that is good news, I must emphasise the need to expedite the matter because a national disaster is something that cannot be anticipated. Nevertheless, preparedness is what this House must focus on. Similar to Canada, which has significantly increased its budget for disaster risk...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is a very important change. By God's grace, I will be the Governor of the great County of Embu 28th May 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 53 in 2027. This amendment ensures that resources that reach the counties do not face excessive bureaucracy and arrive...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. As I make my contribution, I convey my condolences to the families that have lost their young ones in Utumishi Girls Academy. I also wish them a quick recovery to the children who are still in hospitals. On this difficult day, I offer my condolences...

I am open to being informed.

Thank you for the information. While that is good news, I must emphasise the need to expedite the matter because a national disaster is something that cannot be anticipated. Nevertheless, preparedness is what this House must focus on. Similar to Canada, which has significantly increased its budget for disaster risk...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is a very important change. By God's grace, I will be the Governor of the great County of Embu 28th May 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 53 in 2027. This amendment ensures that resources that reach the counties do not face excessive bureaucracy and arrive...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support the Bill. It is true that we have to be fair to business people who may be undertaking reorganization of their own companies at stakeholder level. However, I also want to be very keen on this matter. People in power...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support this Bill knowing very well the crisis and the conflicts that are brought about by cattle theft. We have seen a rise in theft of livestock in areas such as Meru that used to be very calm. While we are...

It is a big shame.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I have just indicated that two young men in Ishiara lost their lives through bullets. I also said that 10 cartridges were collected by IPOA at the site. The Cabinet Secretary has no mandate to continue saying that he is in charge of the Ministry of Interior...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I will repeat what I said. The status of this House is that we have a broad-based system that has made it very hard to get Members to support something that is against the Government. That is a fact. I have substantiated my claim. Do not respond...

My good friend from Nyeri Town should not show lack of knowledge of the procedure of this House. Do not answer the Member. Continue with your contribution to the debate. (Laughter) Hon. Temporary Speaker, this House has the teeth and the mandate to ensure that taxpayers’ resources are protected. Public...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. While I am putting my word on the use of Article 223, I would also like to hear a very clear apology from the Cabinet Secretary to the teachers who marked the exams and never got their pay. My mother and father-in-law are teachers, and...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise to comment on this inquiry. I wish to note that I come from a very strong tea-growing area, Embu, which has over three tea factories: Kathangariri, Mungania, and Rukuriri. Those are among the factories that lead in pricing for good tea in...

I also rise to say that I support the reduction. However, we need to do more because every single part of our lives is affected by fuel prices. The messages I have been receiving since yesterday indicate increases in the prices of commodities, including cement. We must look at how...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also rise to support this Petition on human-wildlife conflict. I urge this House to try as much as possible to enhance the budget for KWS. Getting the right data on who to compensate is quite difficult. I agree with Hon. Sunkuyia on the Petition. There...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. As I second this Motion, we share revenue in this House. We need to increase and improve the oversight of the divided revenue in the counties. I say this knowing very well that there has been an uproar from the governors, claiming that they do...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We have discussed many audit reports here, and one consistent thing is the backlog of the audit reports. Today, we are discussing and receiving a Report of the audit reports for 2011/2012 to 2021/2022. That tells you that even if the Committee finds issues with...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Commodities Fund is a very familiar term in my constituency. Many of our factories, especially coffee factories, have always had debts from the Commodities Fund. This Fund was established in 2013 under the Crops Act, 2013, in the 11th Parliament. I believe the 11th...