Silvanus Osoro Onyiego

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the committees have a set standard of two weeks to respond. I will submit this request to the relevant Committee. I commit to doing it, and the answer will be given in two weeks.

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support this very important Bill that seeks to remove the 25 per cent Excise Duty on imported transformer spare parts. That should be very clear. This confirms that the Bill rejected last year...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Sorry, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Somebody who was asking for the transformer carried me away. (Laughter) The Temporary Speaker (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) Are you prepared for this? You may proceed on behalf of the Leader of the Majority Party. Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango,...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the committees have a set standard of two weeks to respond. I will submit this request to the relevant Committee. I commit to doing it, and the answer will be given in two weeks.

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support this very important Bill that seeks to remove the 25 per cent Excise Duty on imported transformer spare parts. That should be very clear. This confirms that the Bill rejected last year...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Sorry, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Somebody who was asking for the transformer carried me away. (Laughter) The Temporary Speaker (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) Are you prepared for this? You may proceed on behalf of the Leader of the Majority Party. Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango,...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I second.

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Indeed, I asked for a minute to appreciate the delegation from Zambia for the hospitality they accorded us when we visited them with you, as the House Business Committee sometime last year but one. I am reminded by...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Indeed, I asked for a minute to appreciate the delegation from Zambia for the hospitality they accorded us when we visited them with you, as the House Business Committee sometime last year but one. I am reminded by...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of the Standing Order 175, and further to the resolution of the House on 27th October 2022, this House approves the appointment of Members to the respective Committees of the...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) That is where I am heading to, Hon. Speaker. I am making my case that the movement of one Member to one committee must affect other Members because there are issues of regional, gender and party balance. I am not aware but I will...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Well guided, Hon. Speaker. As per the Standing Orders, there are Committees whose terms ended at the close of the last Session, and this has caused a lot of disruption as they have not been sitting during this period. I must say that the...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. When I moved this Motion, I indicated that coming up with a list of Members appointed to various Committees is not easy. The movement of one Member to one Committee affects another Member.

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) I moved it.

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Hon. Speaker, let me check the page. As I said earlier, this exercise has not been easy. The Committee on Regional Integration is on page 165 of the Order Paper. If you try to move one person from one committee to the other, you...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) I have moved, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Yes, I have.

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) That is where I am heading to, Hon. Speaker. I am making my case that the movement of one Member to one committee must affect other Members because there are issues of regional, gender and party balance. I am not aware but I will...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Well guided, Hon. Speaker. As per the Standing Orders, there are Committees whose terms ended at the close of the last Session, and this has caused a lot of disruption as they have not been sitting during this period. I must say that the...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. When I moved this Motion, I indicated that coming up with a list of Members appointed to various Committees is not easy. The movement of one Member to one Committee affects another Member.

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) I moved it.

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Hon. Speaker, let me check the page. As I said earlier, this exercise has not been easy. The Committee on Regional Integration is on page 165 of the Order Paper. If you try to move one person from one committee to the other, you...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) I have moved, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Yes, I have.

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, we are very clear that we will bring the statement in two weeks’ time. Even the gracious Lady agreed. In two weeks’ time, I will inform the Committee…

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, as I mentioned earlier, most of our colleagues are out of town, representing all of us at the burial of our colleague, the late Hon. Malulu Injendi. I will pass the message to Hon. Kuria Kimani and ensure that the answer...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am playing host to Mount Kenya University’s School of Law, Kigali branch. This was just a dream. The School of Law had not started when we visited the University with the founder, Dr Simon Gicharu. He...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education, as well as so many other committee chairpersons, are out of town. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) As the Majority Chief Whip, you will take responsibility for them. Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) On this particular matter, without really letting the cat out of the bag, I do not want to disappoint Hon. Ruku but the Departmental Committee on Health is one of the committees that is being reconstituted. The names will be

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) I want to be very practical. With the reconstitution of the Committee, it means that they have to conduct elections within seven days. If the names will be tabled on Wednesday or Thursday, we will give them seven days to conduct elections of the...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) In the interim, immediately we finish here, I will engage the Cabinet Secretary and the Permanent Secretary (PS) for Energy and give the answer on Thursday.

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is one of the rare moments when I remove the hat of the Chief Whip of the Majority Party and speak as the Member for South Mugirango Constituency. The NG-CDF affects us all regardless of which...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, similarly, just like I said on the earlier statement request, while I do not want to let the cat out of the bag, the Departmental Committee on Energy is one of the Committees that are being reconstituted. The names of the...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am privileged to sit in the House Business Committee, and I am privy to the Calendar of the House. In two weeks, we will be out for a short recess. So, I was being practical that he will get the...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I want to thank Hon. Bashir for raising this very important matter. It is, indeed, unfortunate that in this day and age, citizens still rely on power from a neighbouring country and yet they pay taxes...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA)Much obliged, Hon. Temporary

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Thank you very much. I do not wish to respond to what Hon. Otiende has raised. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Leave the senior counsel alone. You and I are legal minds. He is a senior counsel. Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA)...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is, indeed, true, as Hon. Muhia has said, that doctors are gathered outside. It is within the right of every Kenyan under Article 119 of the Constitution to petition the National Assembly on any matter of national importance. From the...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, we are very clear that we will bring the statement in two weeks’ time. Even the gracious Lady agreed. In two weeks’ time, I will inform the Committee…

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, as I mentioned earlier, most of our colleagues are out of town, representing all of us at the burial of our colleague, the late Hon. Malulu Injendi. I will pass the message to Hon. Kuria Kimani and ensure that the answer...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am playing host to Mount Kenya University’s School of Law, Kigali branch. This was just a dream. The School of Law had not started when we visited the University with the founder, Dr Simon Gicharu. He...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education, as well as so many other committee chairpersons, are out of town. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) As the Majority Chief Whip, you will take responsibility for them. Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) On this particular matter, without really letting the cat out of the bag, I do not want to disappoint Hon. Ruku but the Departmental Committee on Health is one of the committees that is being reconstituted. The names will be

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) I want to be very practical. With the reconstitution of the Committee, it means that they have to conduct elections within seven days. If the names will be tabled on Wednesday or Thursday, we will give them seven days to conduct elections of the...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) In the interim, immediately we finish here, I will engage the Cabinet Secretary and the Permanent Secretary (PS) for Energy and give the answer on Thursday.

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is one of the rare moments when I remove the hat of the Chief Whip of the Majority Party and speak as the Member for South Mugirango Constituency. The NG-CDF affects us all regardless of which...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, similarly, just like I said on the earlier statement request, while I do not want to let the cat out of the bag, the Departmental Committee on Energy is one of the Committees that are being reconstituted. The names of the...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am privileged to sit in the House Business Committee, and I am privy to the Calendar of the House. In two weeks, we will be out for a short recess. So, I was being practical that he will get the...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I want to thank Hon. Bashir for raising this very important matter. It is, indeed, unfortunate that in this day and age, citizens still rely on power from a neighbouring country and yet they pay taxes...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA)Much obliged, Hon. Temporary

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Thank you very much. I do not wish to respond to what Hon. Otiende has raised. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Leave the senior counsel alone. You and I are legal minds. He is a senior counsel. Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA)...

Hon. Silvanus Osoro (South Mugirango, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is, indeed, true, as Hon. Muhia has said, that doctors are gathered outside. It is within the right of every Kenyan under Article 119 of the Constitution to petition the National Assembly on any matter of national importance. From the...