Anthony Kimani Ichung'wah

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the nomination and appointment of David Kemei to the position of the Director- General of the Competition Authority of Kenya. As I support his nomination, from his vast experience, he is a good professional who can...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. If you indulge me, I will add something about security. Before that, under Standing Order 85 (2) , I beg that you guide Members that it shall be out of order to anticipate the debate of a Motion of which notice...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, just for information to Hon. Kalasinga, the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security, Hon. Tongoyo, has already convened a meeting between the House leadership and the security agencies tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. Allow me to take this opportunity...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me also commend the Cabinet Secretary for those very elaborate answers. I can see you have completed a number of stadia and handed them over to the county government like Wang’uru Stadium in Kirinyaga and Jomo Kenyatta Stadium in Kisumu...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker, on Thursday 19th September 2024, the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Health, Hon. (Dr) Pukose, issued a Statement on behalf of the House Business 24th September 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 9 Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA)Committee which met...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, as I was saying, with the recent floods, either classrooms or ablution blocks were swept away by floods. Without the intervention of NG-CDF, those children would not be in school today. We have another chance at the Court of Appeal all the way...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. There has been a misconception that NG-CDF is a Fund that belongs to Members of Parliament. For those who have taken time, and I am sure many of us have read the judgement that was pronounced...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA)

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (a) , I rise to give a Statement on behalf of the House Business Committee which met on Tuesday, 6th August 2024 to prioritise business for consideration during the week. Members should...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Committee on Appointments in its Second Report on the Vetting of the Nominees for Appointment to the Offices of Cabinet Secretaries, laid on the Table of the House...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was at the point where I was saying that the Committee considered the Curriculum Vitae of all these nominees, which stipulated where they each went to school. On a light note, many people out there, including Members of Parliament, believed...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I was winding up. I was saying that the nominee's experience in the Public Service was marked by very frequent job transitions in various roles All the six different postings that the nominee has held do not require any long-term strategic planning. As...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) In the same lenses, a rejection only connotes a person's unsuitability to the office to which he or she is being nominated and is, in no way, an indictment of the capability or competence of a nominee to perform other responsibilities. I am saying that...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) I would encourage the President to nominate another equally qualified candidate from the same region and the same place. As I said, someone with the requisite experience and qualifications and is suitable to serve in that office. With those many remarks, I now beg to...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. (Loud consultations) 7th August 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 44 Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA)to make sure that we had the Report ready in time. Allow me to also thank all the Members who have contributed in support and even the differing...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Cabinet secretary nominees, if approved by this House, must serve the people of Kenya. This morning, I had an engagement with a relative from the United Kingdom who was telling me that what we are seeing happening there today could happen to any country. That...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On behalf of the House, I would like to first convey my congratulations to our two colleagues, Hon. John Mbadi and Hon. Opiyo Wandayi. As Hon. John Mbadi has said, indeed, we are friends. When I joined this House in 2013,...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, when Hon. Junet wants to inform me…

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Committee on Appointments in its Second Report on the vetting of nominees for appointment to the Offices of Cabinet Secretaries laid on the Table of...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am sorry for the interruption. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House: The Second Report of the Committee on Appointments on vetting of persons for appointment to the Offices of Cabinet Secretaries, volumes 1, 2,...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) It is Hon. Irene Kasalu and Hon. Nzambia.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Zaheer is not in this list.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Allow me to take this opportunity to thank Members for the expedient consideration of this Supplementary Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 39 of 2024) . As we said when doing the Second Reading of this Bill, this...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I was saying that because we made a choice, we have to live with the consequences. We chose to forego part of the revenue-raising measures in this financial year. Therefore, the consequences are some of the losses that we have...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, let me also support that particular amendment. As the Chairman has said, this is more towards settlement of pending bills. And many Kenyans, including Members who come from the grain basket of Kenya, especially from the South and North Rift parts, know...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. 30th July 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 8 Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA)First, let me begin by appreciating what other Members have said about forgiveness. I commend Hon. Koimburi. We are all men. I say men in the parlance of the Bible,...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was wondering why the House was cheering the Leader of the Minority Party as he walked in. He is also a Member of the House Business Committee. As I was saying, I urge Members to rise to the occasion when...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Chair. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 50 of the Bill be deleted. THAT, Clause 51 of the Bill be deleted. THAT, Clause 52 of the Bill be deleted. THAT, Clause 53 of the Bill be deleted. THAT, Clause 54 of the...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Chair. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 43 of the Bill be deleted. THAT, Clause 44 of the Bill be deleted. THAT, Clause 45 of the Bill be deleted. THAT, Clause 46 of the Bill be deleted. THAT, Clause 47 of the...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Chair. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 36 of the Bill be deleted. THAT, Clause 37 of the Bill be deleted. 25th July 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 17 Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA)THAT, Clause 38 of the Bill be deleted. THAT, Clause...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you Hon. Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 27 of the Bill be deleted. THAT, Clause 28 of the Bill be deleted. THAT, Clause 29 of the Bill be deleted. THAT, Clause 30 of the Bill be deleted. THAT, Clause 31 of the...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. I beg to move: THAT, the following clauses be deleted as proposed by His Excellency the President. THAT, Clause 3 of the Bill be deleted. THAT, Clause 4 of the Bill be deleted. THAT, Clause 5 of the Bill be deleted....

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) He has put it in layman’s terms, that, indeed, what we are conducting is the requiem mass. After the mass this afternoon, the final internment will be in the State House and the Speaker will convey a Message to His Excellency the President that the...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Junet has put it very well.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This is the usual Thursday Statement on behalf of the House Business Committee (HBC) , pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (a) . The HBC met on Tuesday, 23rd July 2024 to prioritise business for consideration during the...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I wish to move the amendments to Vote 1024. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Order Hon. Chairman, it is Vote 1025 regarding National Police Service and not Vote 1024.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Committee of the whole House do agree with the Committee in the said report. I also request Hon. Silvanus to second. Hon. Osoro.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Chairlady, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the House its consideration of the President’s recommendations to Finance Bill (National Assembly Bill No.30 of 2024) and its approval thereof without amendments; therefore, deleting all clauses of the Bill. (Question proposed) (Question...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA)

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 63 of the Bill be deleted. THAT, Clause 64 of the Bill be deleted. THAT, Clause 65 of the Bill be deleted. THAT, Clause 66 of the Bill be deleted. THAT, Clause 67 of the...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Motion on the consideration of the First Supplementary Estimates for the Financial Year 2024/2025. Let me exonerate myself because everything we say here is on record. Hon. Fatuma was referring to...

Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me thank the few Members who have contributed to this Motion. I want to beg Members to reject the amendments from the Senate. Upon rejection, we will immediately constitute a mediation committee to consider this Bill and make fresh amendments....

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was saying that, for instance, if you look at the rot and the looting that has pervaded the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) , it has not come out of conflict of interest by particularly State officers. Private entities have...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) I have told you that the Public Officer Ethics Act establishes various commissions that are responsible for overseeing the conflict of interest. Under this Act, the Powers and Privileges Committee of the National Assembly is the responsible Commission under the Act for Members of Parliament,...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) I shall not repeat because you were asked by the Speaker to pay attention.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I think Members are a bit excited by the Communication that you have just made, considering that a number of the nominees are Members of this House. It is premature of us to get excited because we are expected to vet...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA)

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: 24th July 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 13 Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA)THAT, the Senate amendments to the Conflict of Interest Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 12 of 2023), be now considered. Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing...