Samuel Onunga Atandi

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Motion on the variation of debt ceiling. I support it, but as I do so, I am cognisant of the fact that there are many questions on how we procure and utilise our public debt. I support...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I want to say that this Budget has been framed under very difficult macro- economic environment. You are aware that this is the year we are conducting elections. When we conduct elections, players in the private sector tend to withhold...

On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Is Hon. Ng’eno in order to insinuate that the Government has robbed its citizens and yet, he knows very well that he belongs to a political camp led by somebody who is the most corrupt person in the country? Is he in...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to applaud your ruling on the issues which were raised by Hon. Duale on the constitutionality of the Supplementary Estimates. After Baba serves for 10 years, you can take over. (Laughter)

Yes, Hon. Speaker. I agree with you that this plenary is the ultimate budget-making body. Whatever various Committees have presented to us, it is this Committee that takes that decision. However, the Member for Kikuyu has requested you to consider deferring this conversation until next time because of what has...

I think so.

Hon. Speaker, if you give me time to go through the previous Budgets, I will prove that this is not the first time a matter of this nature has come before this House.

I am aware that Article 223 has been breached before.

Give me time to make some consultations.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Speaker, thank you very much. Indeed, what I said – and which I would like to repeat - is that there is a precedence in this House where the House has breached the 10 per cent threshold on programmes. That is what I said and I was going to...

Hon. Speaker, as I said, I was going to look for proof, and I would like you to give me more time.

Give me more time so that I can give more clarifications on it.

Hon. Speaker, I would like to respond to this issue tomorrow. The Standing Order allows me to respond tomorrow.

Hon. Speaker, I have asked you for permission to get more clarifications on it. My intention was to say that the House has breached the 10 per cent threshold on programmes. I have explained myself.

That is what I meant.

Thank you Hon. Speaker. What I meant is that the House has breached the 10 per cent threshold on programmes and not on the overall |Budget. Therefore, I withdraw the other one.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to comment on the two Petitions. I would like to speak on the Petition by Njoroge Waweru, who has been petitioning Parliament on a number of issues. On this one, it is not the first time it is here. The...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to ask the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) the following Question:

Hon. Speaker, thank you very much. It is refreshing to see the former Leader of the Majority Party doing his job as far as Parliament is concerned; something he was not able to do when he was the Leader of the Majority Party. I have a piece of legislation which...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I second. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) LIMITATION OF DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill by Hon. Didmus Barasa. This is a simple and straightforward legislation which is very important. Most of us in this House, and at least I am aware of more than five Members of Parliament, have been sent by...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. May I just clarify that tangatangaring in English means roaming about and around. I think that is what my brother Hon. Didmus has been doing. However, I want to thank him for thinking through this Bill. I wanted to add that there is a...

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Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The Office of Controller of Budget is among the very important offices in our Constitution. It is charged with approving money from the Consolidate Fund Services. When we vetted Dr. Nyakang’o, we were very meticulous. We went through her profile and realised she is a...

Hon. Speaker, I want to agree with your ruling. Hon. Moses Kuria mentioned my name and, in fact, added it in the ad-hoc committee. He had proposed it without consulting me. It will be important for anybody who wants to form an ad-hoc committee to engage the membership first before...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to ask Question No. 512 in today’s Order Paper. The Question is directed to the CS for Treasury:

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wanted your guidance on a Question which I raised here last year, and which was directed to the CS Labour. When we appeared before the Committee, the Ministry was represented by the Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) . The answer which was given was not appropriate....

Yes. We asked it last year.

Hon. Speaker, the team promised that they were going to bring a written answer to the Committee which they have not brought. I thought that, maybe, the Chair of the Committee could just flow up the answer.

Yes.