Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I have been in this Parliament since the new Constitution came into place. It looks like the hangover of the old ways and the old Constitution has refused to go away from this country. Hon. Speaker, you have been a Member of...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I want to add my voice to what the Majority Leader has raised. This matter of the Public Audit (Amendment) Bill has been sensationalised in the country, to the extent that it was said the Leader of the Majority Party has tabled...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I second. I was away yesterday when the list was tabled and passed here. I wish to congratulate Members who have been nominated to different committees. The membership of committees will keep on changing because many factors come into play such as...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to second. (Question proposed)

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Based on your guidance and the Standing Orders, Hon. Speaker, Members who become chairs of committees are not allowed to sit in any other committee other than the committee they chair. A Commissioner is even higher than a chair of a cmmittee. How will...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Hon. Speaker, garbage and what?

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Is it sewage, Hon. Speaker? (Laughter)

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I just want to add a few things to what the Leader of the Majority Party has said. This issue of RMLF has been on this Floor now for some time, since last Parliament. I have realised there is a...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I rise to bring to the attention of the House a matter of concern to the public. We are a country that is governed by the rule of law. In the last two days, we have been treated to an episode in...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Hon. Speaker, that is not the way to do things. Kenya Power and Lighting Company is a very important institution in our country. It is a public listed company and, therefore, this House oversees it. Many people have defaulted in paying their bills, and...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Hon. Speaker, that is a good question. This is because if I do not pay for their water bills or service charge on time, they can also dump garbage in front of my house. Further, they will go ahead to tell me that until...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) These are some of the people who are celebrating. She celebrated, but that is fine because in a contest you cannot... (Hon. Mary Njoroge crossed the aisle without bowing)

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Kenyans knew very well that this was not an election that was going to happen within the country. It was not an election that is normally announced at the Bomas of Kenya. This was an election that was happening in the African Union. Some...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I also stand to condole with the family of the departed Members of Parliament. I know Hon. Malulu Injendi well because we joined the 11th Parliament together. He was a very dedicated servant of the people and spent most of his time...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I stand to second the Motion that has been moved by the Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah. First, I take this opportunity to thank His Excellency the President of the Republic of Kenya, Hon. William Samoei Ruto, for his...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. (Hon. Babu Owino stood up in his place)

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I have no intention to speak about your ruling; I want to speak on the matter that is before the House. Under instructions from our Parliamentary Group, before you put the Question, I have been asked to convey to you on the...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) The Republican Party was controlling the House of Representatives and the Democratic Party was controlling the Senate and life went on as usual. So, my advice to this House and to Parliament in general is that the only solution to this problem is to...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, UDA) It is not my intention to interrupt my colleague, the Leader of the Minority Party. (Laughter)(Laughter)

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) So, the mindset that the ruling party must have the majority Members in Parliament for them to do the Executive work of the country must be gotten rid of. We must emulate democracies that have matured over 200 years. In the last administration of...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Hon. Speaker, first, today, I am privileged to speak from the seat of the Leader of the Majority Party. (Applause)(Laughter)(Laughter)(Applause) 11th February 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 13 Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM)Last evening, when I went through it, I noted that the judges...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Wamboka who has just finished his contribution has said that the only seat Luhyas have in this Parliament is yours. Do we assume that?

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, UDA) Hon. Speaker, it is not my intention to interrupt.

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am happy that you have protected me from the wrath of Hon. Kwenya. Maybe, one of the nominees who was dismissed is from his village and he is seeking a new job through an ambassadorial appointment. The House should...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second this Motion for the adoption of the Fourth Report of the Committee on Appointments on the approval hearings of nominees for appointment as cabinet secretaries. Hon. Speaker, as the Leader of the Majority Party has alluded...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) I want to thank the Member for Mathira for informing me that Wamunyoro is a very good place which I have not yet visited. I need to pay a courtesy call to him so I can see how good Wamunyoro is. Why am I...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I think the Deputy Speaker did not hear me well. First, if you are to send me on a mission on behalf of Parliament to London, you will ask if I am available from a certain date. So, before you...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) I also say that having a PhD does not mean that you know English. You can have a PhD and not know English. The other day in Eldoret, one university gave honorary degrees of PhDs, and people were in gowns. How did those people...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Yes. Especially, by somebody from Wamunyoro Village.

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Hon. Speaker, this is a very important issue. That is the reason why nowadays ambassadors have to be approved by this House. That was not the case before. The President would appoint individuals and they would go to work. We must make our views...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second. (Question proposed)

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East) I want to seek clarification from the Chairperson. I want to tell him that what the court provided is the definition of ‘paid’. But that is a ruling of the court. Now, we are legislating for the court. We can put what the court is...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Order, Hon. Members. Hon. Temporary Chairman is going to make a ruling on this. Yes, Hon. Junet Mohamed. Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I have...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM)Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Leader of the Majority Party, this is a House of rules and procedures. This is not the first time we are doing the Third Reading of the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill. Usually before we start, the substantive Speaker normally gives...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : What is your point of order, Leader of the Minority Party? Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Chair, I keenly listened to the Leader of the Majority Party. Other...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second. (Question proposed)

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) I want to use that space at the Third Reading to say something.

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) There is nothing that is out of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is the Third Reading and we are allowed to say something.

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) First, I want to congratulate the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning and his Members for a job well done. This is one of the rare tax amendment Bills that had the least disruptions. Proper public participation was done all...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, this amendment is good on the face of it because why procure when you do not have money? Why not wait until you get the money? This is a good amendment, but it will make it difficult for the Government because...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Let me respond to both of them. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Martha Wangari) Do you want to be informed by the Hon. Member for Buuri? Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Yes.

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support this Motion. I thank the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for a job well done. They have done a thorough job because their Report is very clear on what their mandate was. I...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Deputy Majority Leader is my friend and a man I respect a lot. I kindly request him to withdraw that allegation because this is a House of records and procedure. Without any substantiation, you cannot say that Mr Michael Mubea...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) The information was meant for Hon. Keynan. What Hon. Keynan has raised is what was raised when the Constitution was being passed. Does life begin at conception, or when you are alive? If he is talking about conception, that then is a different matter....

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to seek your indulgence on a matter of importance. For quite some time now, Parliament has been under attack from the religious leaders and other groups. We are not Members of Parliament by accident. We were elected by...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Yes! You are right, Hon. Speaker. Imagine in Kisii, they had 45 aspirants. You cannot bastardise a position that has been given by the Constitution. The people donate their sovereignty and yet, they are saying that Parliament is useless and has been captured. In...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I second. (Hon. Joyce Kamene stood in the aisle)

Very important Bills. Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Yes! Very important Bills. For example, the Higher Education Loans Board (Amendment) Bill and the Public Finance Management (Amendment) (No.4) Bill. These Bills will make the lives of Kenyans better, help in the governance of this country and make it easier...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to second the Motion on the debate of the President's Speech during the State of the Nation Address. The 25th November 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 13 Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM)Leader of the Majority Party has eloquently...

Hon. Junet Mohamed (Suna East, ODM) Hon Speaker, I am praying to God that I do not appear there at a time like now when we are experiencing some rain because it gets worse. I am telling those Kenyans who gave their strong views on the Adani issues to now...