Anthony Kimani Ichung'wah

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Let me first thank Hon. Junet for raising this issue. At times, we are afraid to speak for ourselves because we will be seen to be fighting the church or religious leaders. Let me thank Hon. Junet because he has...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is true what the Majority Whip has said. I accompanied the President to the Catholic Church in Soweto, Embakasi East. When we sat to have a cup of tea with the leadership of that church, they are the ones who sought...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Public Finance Management (Amendment) (No.3) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 44 of 2024) , be now read a Third Time. I request Hon. Junet Mohamed, the Leader of the Minority Party, to second.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Public Finance Management (Amendment) (No.4) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 45 of 2024) , be now read a Third Time. I also request Hon. Major Bashir to second.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 48 of 2024) , be now read a Third Time. I also request Hon. Beatrice Elachi, Member for Dagoretti North, to second.

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

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to reply. Picking up from what Hon. Melly was saying, it is indeed true that there were issues with the transfer of assets and liabilities even at the time of the local government authorities. This Bill indeed addresses...

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

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that the House reports its consideration of the Kenya Revenue Authority (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 35 of 2024) and its approval thereof with amendments. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) (The House resumed) IN...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Unclaimed Financial Assets (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.15 of

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the House its consideration of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 11 of 2024) and its approval thereof with amendments. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed) The...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to reply. Allow me to appreciate all the contributions made. To an extent, I agree with Hon. Oundo on the question of pending bills. It is important that we settle all our pending bills. Hon. Oundo knows that...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that this House do agree with the Report of the Committee of the whole House on its consideration of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 11 of 2024) . I also request Hon....

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, with your indulgence, I know this should have come at the beginning of the debate on this Bill. Kindly allow us to contribute for at least three to five minutes maximum to allow Hon. Oundo time to reply, considering the time factor....

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg your indulgence to drop this Special Motion under Order No.10 on Consideration of Nominees for Appointment to the Salaries and Renumeration Commission for reasons I had discussed with you. I will stand it down to some time until next week when...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to second this Bill. Since the Chairman of the Committee has articulated its provisions and the real intent, allow me to thank the Committee for having adopted this Bill as a Committee Bill. It indeed addresses very critical...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Public Finance Management (Amendment) (No. 4) Bill (National Assembly Bill no. 45 of 2024) be now read a Second Time. This is a very short Bill amending the Public Finance Management Act around the issues of...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I cannot donate time to somebody who walks into the House at 8.30 p.m. and he has not been there from 2.30

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. In just a minute as I had requested in the interest of time, I support this Bill. I thank Hon. Oundo because the Land Control Boards are centres of corruption in all our sub-counties and county headquarters. The Deputy County...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to second this Public Finance Management (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 44 of 2024) . As the title stipulates, the Bill principally amends the Public Finance Management Act to actualise the provisions of Article 187...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) I will reply in one minute.

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

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to reply. Picking up from what Hon. Melly was saying, it is indeed true that there were issues with the transfer of assets and liabilities even at the time of the local government authorities. This Bill indeed addresses...

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

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that the House reports its consideration of the Kenya Revenue Authority (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 35 of 2024) and its approval thereof with amendments. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) (The House resumed) IN...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Unclaimed Financial Assets (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.15 of

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the House its consideration of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 11 of 2024) and its approval thereof with amendments. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed) The...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to reply. Allow me to appreciate all the contributions made. To an extent, I agree with Hon. Oundo on the question of pending bills. It is important that we settle all our pending bills. Hon. Oundo knows that...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that this House do agree with the Report of the Committee of the whole House on its consideration of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 11 of 2024) . I also request Hon....

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, with your indulgence, I know this should have come at the beginning of the debate on this Bill. Kindly allow us to contribute for at least three to five minutes maximum to allow Hon. Oundo time to reply, considering the time factor....

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg your indulgence to drop this Special Motion under Order No.10 on Consideration of Nominees for Appointment to the Salaries and Renumeration Commission for reasons I had discussed with you. I will stand it down to some time until next week when...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to second this Bill. Since the Chairman of the Committee has articulated its provisions and the real intent, allow me to thank the Committee for having adopted this Bill as a Committee Bill. It indeed addresses very critical...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Public Finance Management (Amendment) (No. 4) Bill (National Assembly Bill no. 45 of 2024) be now read a Second Time. This is a very short Bill amending the Public Finance Management Act around the issues of...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I cannot donate time to somebody who walks into the House at 8.30 p.m. and he has not been there from 2.30

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. In just a minute as I had requested in the interest of time, I support this Bill. I thank Hon. Oundo because the Land Control Boards are centres of corruption in all our sub-counties and county headquarters. The Deputy County...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to second this Public Finance Management (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 44 of 2024) . As the title stipulates, the Bill principally amends the Public Finance Management Act to actualise the provisions of Article 187...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) I will reply in one minute.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise on a point of order because of this issue. I am from Kiambu County, and I am a very good supporter of women leaders. I would not condone the kind of talk that I heard from that particular MCA, who...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon Temporary Chairlady. I am sorry, I am used to you chairing the Committee of the whole House. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the nomination of Hon. Rehema Jaldesa as the Chairperson of NGEC....

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) On a point of order. (Loud consultations)

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise on a point of order because of this issue. I am from Kiambu County, and I am a very good supporter of women leaders. I would not condone the kind of talk that I heard from that particular MCA, who...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon Temporary Chairlady. I am sorry, I am used to you chairing the Committee of the whole House. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the nomination of Hon. Rehema Jaldesa as the Chairperson of NGEC....

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) On a point of order. (Loud consultations)

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, what was there was laid in the morning. We have nothing to lay.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the House its consideration of the Coffee Bill (Senate Bill No.10 of 2023) and its approval thereof with amendments. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) (The House resumed) IN THE HOUSE...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Allow me to, first, thank our Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee who also co-chaired the Mediation Committee between us and the other House. I thank all Members of this House and the Senators who engaged in this very...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Yes, he is always here, but the Vice- Chairperson of that Committee is never here. If you count the Members of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, a handful are here. I am serving them notice. I know the whips are here and they...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Yes, Hon. Speaker. The Clerk’s Office had duplicated what was laid in the morning, but there is one for the afternoon sitting.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, could the Members leaving led by the Member for Aldai, the Hon. Melly and Hon. Caroli Omondi kindly take their seats for two minutes for the obvious reasons? Hon. Speaker, I beg to reply. This Bill is a four clause Bill. The Mover...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me begin by thanking all the Members who have contributed to this debate on the State of the Nation Address by His Excellency the President since yesterday morning when it began, and also even those who were very resilient up...

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

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Orders 30 (3) (a) , this House orders that should the time appointed for adjournment of the House be reached before conclusion of business listed as Order No.13,...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Article 127 (2) (c) (i) of the Constitution, this House approves the appointment of Senator Wahome Wamatinga to the Parliamentary Service Commission to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Yes, Ksh280. Actually, there is a brand that was retailing at Ksh287. Today the same brands are at an average of Ksh120 and Ksh110. I have even seen some brands going for as low as Ksh90. If indeed the demonstrations that Hon. Robert Mbui, my...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I do not have a point of order, but a point of information. For the benefit of the Members who have not contributed to the State of the Nation Address and those who are rather new and serving their first term, this...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you. Widen, deepen and tighten our regional integration. Regional trade will not be a reality if we do not adopt PPPs as the new way of capitalising or financing capital-intensive projects. This is to avoid overtaxing Kenyans. The alternative is to tax them but...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Yes, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights in the Senate, so that Senators on the Mediation 25th November 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 9

Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to welcome Mzee Wamboka Wanami, the father of the Member for Bumula. I thank him for taking his time to come and see what his son is doing. It is, indeed, a great honour for a father, who is...

Conclude that statement. Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) In conclusion, this does not mean that without Adani, we do not get the massive investment we need at JKIA or the energy and road sectors. As the President said, our nation's economy is resilient. I look forward to the President and...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was also very distracted because when they converse in the Kamba language, I only hear nesa nesa. Thank you for protecting me. (Laughter) 25th November 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 10 Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA)did not know that there was...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you. Widen, deepen and tighten our regional integration. Regional trade will not be a reality if we do not adopt PPPs as the new way of capitalising or financing capital-intensive projects. This is to avoid overtaxing Kenyans. The alternative is to tax them but...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Yes, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights in the Senate, so that Senators on the Mediation 25th November 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 9

Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to welcome Mzee Wamboka Wanami, the father of the Member for Bumula. I thank him for taking his time to come and see what his son is doing. It is, indeed, a great honour for a father, who is...

Conclude that statement. Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) In conclusion, this does not mean that without Adani, we do not get the massive investment we need at JKIA or the energy and road sectors. As the President said, our nation's economy is resilient. I look forward to the President and...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was also very distracted because when they converse in the Kamba language, I only hear nesa nesa. Thank you for protecting me. (Laughter) 25th November 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 10 Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA)did not know that there was...