MWENJE MARK SAMUEL

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding the status of the 2024/2025 work plan for the Kenya Rural Roads...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At the outset, I congratulate Hon. Kimilu for bringing this very important Bill. Social workers in developed countries have a very well established system. In countries such as the United Kingdom (UK) , Germany and United States of America...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I agree with the Leader of the Majority Party that there were some sticky issues that need to be resolved. I second the Procedural Motion.

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Hon. Speaker, while you have guided on the issue of statements, when the Cabinet Secretary for Education was here, I had a Question that went to him, but it did not make it to the Order Paper. My Question was important because of the...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) That is what I was trying to say. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Hon. Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives, you have a further amendment.

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) I have a query to the Leader of the Majority Party. I am trying to understand what he is saying. Is he proposing that one has to go to KEBS over companies’ intentions and objects to manufacture? You may no longer have to go...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Embakasi West. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Should I call you Hon. Mwenje because the late Hon. Mwenje was my good old friend? Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Or...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I had an amendment to this effect because initially, the Bill as was published, was going to introduce VAT to betting services. I had not seen the Report until much later today, and wish to disagree sharply with my...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) I do not want to back that issue. My point is that if we keep increasing the cost of betting in our country, we are going to force these people who bet to go to the underground market, the black market. Some of these...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. While I see the intention of Hon. Wakili Muriu on this proposal, I foresee a very serious danger in it. It means that in the event of delays, whether it is by a public entity or private companies, it...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I had an amendment at some point, which I wanted the Chairman to note. It was on the issue of increasing Excise Duty on betting. The Chairman proposed to increase it from 12.5 per cent to 15 per cent,...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Hon. Speaker, thank you for your indulgence. I want to give information to Hon. Chairlady and Hon. Protus on this issue. Presidential Secondary School Bursary is quite thorny. It is never clear when these funds are released. I do not know whether the Hon....

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The issue of PPAs and the cost of electricity is such a huge concern for us, especially in urban constituencies because we are the largest consumers. Despite achieving 100 per cent electricity connectivity in our urban areas, several slums in...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I assure you I will not take much time. Firstly, I wish a happy International Day to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) . I also congratulate the Mover. I was with Senator Asige today. She insisted that I must contribute...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Bill. I have had the advantage of looking at the ruling, which I believe has set a very dangerous precedent. If I am not wrong, that ruling set us on a path where if...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to refer you to Articles 27 and 38 of our Constitution. Article 27 of the Constitution provides for freedom against discrimination, especially on ethnicity. Hon. Speaker Is it freedom against discrimination or freedom of discrimination? Hon. Mark Mwenje...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs regarding the dismissal of Mr Joseph Wang’ondu Wamugunda, a Police Constable of...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is not good to disagree with a colleague, but I want to bring this to your attention. Previously, I have engaged the Members of the National Government Constituencies Development Committee. When they report that we have received funds, it...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Even though I represent a constituency where coffee is not grown, I am a coffee farmer in Kandara and Muranga. To my in-laws who are busy mentioning it, it is important to mention that the biggest consumers of coffee are...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. My concern is on this 10 per centum that is proposed in the amendment. The Chairperson has rightly pointed out that this might have to be one of the issues that go for mediation. I would like him to...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I want to oppose this provision extremely. Let us just do a quick roll call. Where will the counties that grow coffee get people with PhDs? Will Muranga and Kiambu, for example, get anyone? You are going to get somebody from...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. This Clause takes me back. I echo Hon. Kaluma’s words. It seems there are predetermined people for some of these positions. We have somebody with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) creating a position he is the only one qualified...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, we cannot find this New Clause 45A anywhere. So, we have no idea what it says. With what has been happening here, we are very much afraid of the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock Development that he...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I am getting the direction to which the Chairperson is guiding us to. However, I am afraid that you are opening up something. You are opening up an area where you are saying the issuing authority is the Board...

Hon. Mark Mwenje (Embakasi West, JP) I wanted to speak before the Chairman because this has been brought back. In the definition and even Clause 62, I noticed that there is reference to imports of clean coffee for these buyers. I wonder why we are legislating on this. Is it...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Talking about the economy and job creation, the people are looking for hope and reassurance. They want to hear us speak about the economic growth and how to address the challenges. Allow me to go straight to some of the issues that were raised. One...