Nganga Alice Wambui

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. On 24th February 2026, Hon. Lydia Haika, the County Women Representative for Taita-Taveta County, requested a Statement on the Floor of the House regarding the delay in registration of older persons under the Inua Jamii Older Persons Cash Transfer Programme (OPCT) . The Member further...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I will talk to the Ministry, but the bottom line is that we do not have enough cash. If we had enough, we would register all of them. Right now, there is no need to register them, yet they will not be receiving their money at the...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. On 24th February 2026, Hon. Lydia Haika, the County Women Representative for Taita-Taveta County, requested a Statement on the Floor of the House regarding the delay in registration of older persons under the Inua Jamii Older Persons Cash Transfer Programme (OPCT) . The Member further...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I will talk to the Ministry, but the bottom line is that we do not have enough cash. If we had enough, we would register all of them. Right now, there is no need to register them, yet they will not be receiving their money at the...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I just want to inform Hon. Melly that, as we look into all those things, we need to have therapists or counsellors in schools. Some children need somebody to talk to. I think the pressure is too much and they do not know where to air...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I just want to inform Hon. Melly that, as we look into all those things, we need to have therapists or counsellors in schools. Some children need somebody to talk to. I think the pressure is too much and they do not know where to air...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The issue at hand is pertinent to all of us. If the Ministry of Education cannot come up with data on schools that are not following the memo issued by the Cabinet Secretary, Members can assist in identifying them. We know them very well. What...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Reports of the Departmental Committee on Social Protection on its Consideration of—

Hon. Speaker, I was asking why we are discussing about the lady yet she is not here, and why we are making the information to be about that lady instead of talking about the Senator who was attacked. (Applause)

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker but I would like to contribute to the next one.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, allow me to congratulate Hon. Jane Kagiri, the Women Representative of Laikipia County for coming up with the Local Content Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 45 of 2025) . I rise to support it and point out two critical provisions in the Bill. First...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Five minutes. Sorry? Five minutes. Is it a Request for a Statement? No. Hon. Masito has requested for a Statement from... After two weeks! Yes. Two weeks from now. Thank you.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (d) , I wish to make a statement apprising this honourable House on the launch of the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) Project. His Excellency the President, having determined that the youths are the future...

Yes, Hon. Speaker. It is not under us, administratively, and under the Standing Orders.

I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Social Protection on its consideration of: Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Social Protection on its consideration of:

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Each Member will get a minute each. I will then consider giving additional minutes. Waziri has said that all the contractors are back, yet I have not seen any in my constituency. I know there are pending bills in Thika. I also wanted to add that...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following papers on the Table: Reports of the Departmental Committee on Social Protection on its Consideration of:

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to put the record straight because NGAAF lies under the Departmental Committee on Social Protection. It is true that the Ministry of National Treasury and Economic Planning deducted that amount of money. In my Committee, I even sit with Members from the 47 counties....

THAT, Clause 3 of the Bill be amended- THAT, Clause 6 of the Bill be amended by deleting the word “may” appearing immediately after the words “county government” and substituting therefor the word ‘shall”. 29th April 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 32 This will obligate county governments to implement national Government...

THAT, Clause 9 of the Bill be amended—

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. Most times, boards execute or refer to mandates of another board or department. I sit with Hon. Nyikal in the Departmental Committee on Social Protection. We realised that some departments oversee trusts or agencies they are not supposed to. This amendment cures that...

THAT, Clause 10 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (1) by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (b) — (ba) the Principal Secretary for the time being responsible for matters relating to children or their representative designated in writing; The inclusion of the Principal Secretary dealing with...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, we will define a caregiver in the regulations. Those people always give care to the vulnerable, but nobody cares about them. They are trained because you need skills to deal with children with cerebral palsy or those who are totally disabled. Nobody talks about them. That is...