Katoo Metito

Hon. Katoo Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following papers on the Table of the House: The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Economics Survey 2017. The Annual Report and Financial Statement for the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) for the year ended 30th June, 2015. The Report of the Auditor-General...

Hon. Katoo Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community and Rule 13 (5) of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Elections (Election of Members of the Assembly) Rules, 2017, this...

Hon. Katoo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This is a Bill that has attracted the least number of contributors. Only three Members have contributed to it. They are the Mover, the Seconder and Hon. Nicholus Gumbo. As you have said, it is not a very complicated Bill; it is just about...

Hon. Katoo Much obliged, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Katoo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I concur with the Member for Luanda. The importance of weights and measures regards trade. Under Clause 30, one has to get approval for the acquisition of weighing and measuring equipment for trade. The equipment to be used for trade in a country includes...

Hon. Katoo Hon. Speaker, I seek your indulgence that this Bill be placed on tomorrow’s Order Paper. We think it is important that Members have time to look at it before we start debate. We are also in agreement that we debate this Bill starting tomorrow.

Hon. Katoo Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following papers on the Table of the House: The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Economics Survey 2017. The Annual Report and Financial Statement for the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) for the year ended 30th June, 2015. The Report of the Auditor-General...

Hon. Katoo Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community and Rule 13 (5) of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Elections (Election of Members of the Assembly) Rules, 2017, this...

Hon. Katoo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This is a Bill that has attracted the least number of contributors. Only three Members have contributed to it. They are the Mover, the Seconder and Hon. Nicholus Gumbo. As you have said, it is not a very complicated Bill; it is just about...

Hon. Katoo Much obliged, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Katoo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I concur with the Member for Luanda. The importance of weights and measures regards trade. Under Clause 30, one has to get approval for the acquisition of weighing and measuring equipment for trade. The equipment to be used for trade in a country includes...

Hon. Katoo Hon. Speaker, I seek your indulgence that this Bill be placed on tomorrow’s Order Paper. We think it is important that Members have time to look at it before we start debate. We are also in agreement that we debate this Bill starting tomorrow.

Hon. Katoo Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House today Thursday, 6th April 2017: The Report of the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee to Review the Procedure and Rules for Election of Members to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) .

Hon. Katoo Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee to Review the Procedure and Rules for Election of Members to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) .

Hon. Katoo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In seconding this Motion, I do not have much to add to what the Mover has said. From today to 4th June, 2017 which is the deadline of the passage of the nominees, we have exactly 60 days. About half of those days, we...

Hon. Katoo Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee to Review the Procedure and Rules for Election of Members to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) , laid on the Table of the House, on...

Hon. Katoo Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee to Review the Procedure and Rules for Election of Members to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) , laid on the Table of the House, on...

Hon. Katoo Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House today Thursday, 6th April 2017: The Report of the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee to Review the Procedure and Rules for Election of Members to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) .

Hon. Katoo Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee to Review the Procedure and Rules for Election of Members to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) .

Hon. Katoo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In seconding this Motion, I do not have much to add to what the Mover has said. From today to 4th June, 2017 which is the deadline of the passage of the nominees, we have exactly 60 days. About half of those days, we...

Hon. Katoo Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee to Review the Procedure and Rules for Election of Members to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) , laid on the Table of the House, on...

Hon. Katoo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On behalf of the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations, which I am also a member, I wish to appreciate the contribution of hon. Members to this Report. I am sure their comments will go into adding value to the...

Hon. Katoo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. I have few points to make. This Budget is programme-based and it will be effective as from 1st July this year. I, however, note that there are some few things that it needs to address, for example, the...

Hon. Katoo Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Articles 132 (1) (c) and 240 (7) of the Constitution, this House notes the Reports submitted by His Excellency the President and laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday,...

Hon. Katoo Yes, Hon. Speaker. Before I move this Bill, let me just make one point. I would like to inform Members that I withdrew the proposed amendments relating to the Copyright Act, No.12 of 2001 as contained in the Bill. They were replicated in the other Statute Law (Miscellaneous...

Hon. Katoo Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to support the Division of Revenue Bill, 2017. My colleagues who have spoken have noted very key points. Let me just repeat one or two. The National Treasury, or the Government, has really tried this time round....

Hon. Katoo Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House notes the Report of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) on the Recruitment of a Clerk of the National Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 25th January, 2017 and pursuant to the provisions...

Hon. Katoo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In replying to this Motion, I would like to thank all the Members who got time to contribute. They are all in support of it. They have very kind and nice words for the nominee. Because it seems that is the feeling of the...

Hon. Katoo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I must confess that I have just seen this Bill. I am not convinced that we should support it as a House for the following reasons. Just look at Clause 20 of this Bill. We should not support it in the current form. Clause...

Hon. Katoo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I must confess that I have just seen this Bill. I am not convinced that we should support it as a House for the following reasons. Just look at Clause 20 of this Bill. We should not support it in the current form. Clause...

Hon. Katoo Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House:- The Office of the Controller of Budget, County Revenue Baseline Study of 2015. Annual Report on Financial Statement in respect of the following institutions for the year ending 2014/2015:-

Hon. Katoo Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On behalf of the Leader of the Majority Party who moved this Bill, I beg to reply. Like the last speaker has said, this is not a lengthy Bill, but it contains a lot of important issues. I have noted what has been said...

Hon. Katoo Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I beg to move the following Procedural Motion:- THAT, the business appearing in today’s Order Paper be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order 40 (3) being a Wednesday Morning, a day allocated for business not sponsored by the Majority or Minority...