Omanyo Catherine Nakhabi

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I rise to support and congratulate the child-bearer of devolution, the late former Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga, for coming up with such a noble idea of bringing some fairness to our nation. We should defend...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Let me finish, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Proceed, Hon. Omanyo. Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. When I mention women, youth, and persons living with disabilities, why are you agitated? Indeed, it is our...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Yes. I just wanted to congratulate the Budget and Appropriations Committee. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) That is not the Budget and Appropriations Committee; it is the Public Debt and Privatisation Committee. Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) I wanted to talk about...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I think my colleague raises his voice where it is not even necessary to do so. I was just calmly reminding him that it is out of this Budget that we pay our debts. It is out of this Budget that...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I fully support this Budget. In fact, we now have the most qualified Chairperson who has ensured that marginalised areas have not been forgotten. In his leadership of this Committee, he has made a greater effort to ensure a...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to begin by cautioning Hon. Ndindi Nyoro that he is not the sole custodian or owner of truth in Kenya. He sat in a committee where he witnessed the unfair allocation of resources and said nothing, thereby...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to begin by cautioning Hon. Ndindi Nyoro that he is not the sole custodian or owner of truth in Kenya. He sat in a committee where he witnessed the unfair allocation of resources and said nothing, thereby...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Yes, and I am debating very nicely, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Martha Wangari) You are free to make proposals, but without castigating other proposals. Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I went back to how he misled us...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Yes, and I am debating very nicely, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Martha Wangari) You are free to make proposals, but without castigating other proposals. Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I went back to how he misled us...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is good to have a reference first, then you give solutions. He was my reference. I agree that the pinch has got everybody; whether you have or do not. I am, therefore, thinking ahead. As we look for...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is good to have a reference first, then you give solutions. He was my reference. I agree that the pinch has got everybody; whether you have or do not. I am, therefore, thinking ahead. As we look for...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to begin by cautioning Hon. Ndindi Nyoro that he is not the sole custodian or owner of truth in Kenya. He sat in a committee where he witnessed the unfair allocation of resources and said nothing, thereby...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Yes, and I am debating very nicely, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Martha Wangari) You are free to make proposals, but without castigating other proposals. Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I went back to how he misled us...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is good to have a reference first, then you give solutions. He was my reference. I agree that the pinch has got everybody; whether you have or do not. I am, therefore, thinking ahead. As we look for...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Thank you. I also support that this Commission must start working. In fact, I want them to start with Busia County. Recently, we witnessed something that left our people wondering whether we belong to Bungoma or Busia County. Changara Division has always been part...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to second the Motion on the Mediated Version of the National Disaster Risk Management Bill (National Assembly Bill No.24 of 2023) as moved by the Chairperson of the Mediation Committee, which was constituted pursuant to Standing Order...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also support the Report of the Committee. I have had many friends who reached out for help because cancer treatment is prohibitively expensive. It costs families and friends a leg and an arm for one to pay the...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The question here is: Are uniforms sold in school or outside school affordable? Parents are already burdened and as a teacher, this is serious. I have heard one of my colleagues say that we do not need uniforms. If...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Education the following Question: Could the Cabinet Secretary—

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Yes, kindly.

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am only worried about one thing. Since students and parents have already panicked, can the Cabinet Secretary assure us of credit transfer in case the appeal does not go through, so that students do not drop out, give...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am waiting to comment on my committee report. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Martha Wangari) Okay, not on this? Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) No.

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Yes. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am a member of this Committee, and we made a few critical observations regarding the running of our public institutions. We noted delays in payment of imprests. Many public offices, according to the auditors' recommendations, delay submitting...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would like to add to what colleagues have said. I watched Gachagua and could see that even his face had no remorse. Gachagua must respect widows. He must respect orphans. That is no stage for people to show off...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) On a point of order.

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) I want to ask him...

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 259D (2) (b) , I rise to extend hearty congratulations to our athletes for their exemplary performance in the Deaflympic Games that were held in Tokyo, Japan from 16th to 25th November 2025....

Hon. Catherine Omanyo (Busia County, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, this is a Report by our Chair. Hon. Kivasu will read, then I second.