Anthony Kimani Ichung'wah

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to join the House in condoling with the family of the late Gen. Ogolla and the other nine gallant officers, including the pilot, Major Magondu, who lost their lives in the tragic crash last week on Thursday. Hon. Speaker,...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Has he seconded?

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Or a sentence.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I want to seek your indulgence. I know that Members were really interested in the business that we have just concluded. The next Order is the Niamey Report. The Chairperson of the Committee seems to have left. I wanted to seek your...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for acceding to the request to reorder the business on the Order Paper. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.10 of 2024) be now read a Second...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to join the House in condoling with the family of the late Gen. Ogolla and the other nine gallant officers, including the pilot, Major Magondu, who lost their lives in the tragic crash last week on Thursday. Hon. Speaker,...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following papers on the Table:

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the Committee's Report and all its recommendations. Among them, the resolution that all consuls-general who had been posted to stations without appropriate vetting, in accordance with our Constitution and our laws, be recalled by the appointing authority...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, there is a lot of lobbying. Lobbying is okay because it is allowed in all the parliaments, but there is a way it is done. I also know there are groups of businessmen who have been lobbying Members to reverse the recommendations of...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) I am a responsible leader. However, I must protect the dignity of this House as a leader here. We must not, as a House, allow ourselves to be lobbied by busy bodies of businessmen and women out there to reject a report by a Committee...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the Committee's Report and all its recommendations. Among them, the resolution that all consuls-general who had been posted to stations without appropriate vetting, in accordance with our Constitution and our laws, be recalled by the appointing authority...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, there is a lot of lobbying. Lobbying is okay because it is allowed in all the parliaments, but there is a way it is done. I also know there are groups of businessmen who have been lobbying Members to reverse the recommendations of...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) I am a responsible leader. However, I must protect the dignity of this House as a leader here. We must not, as a House, allow ourselves to be lobbied by busy bodies of businessmen and women out there to reject a report by a Committee...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I also rise to support and thank the Committee for that deletion. You notice that the public seals in all the Commonwealth countries are vested in the Office of the Attorney General. This is largely because this office is seen as an...

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 the very calm Hon. Njeri Maina to second the Motion for agreement with the report of the Committee of the whole House.

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

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Yes, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Leader of the Majority Party, you may proceed. You do not need to use Hon. Owen Baya’s card to speak. 16th April 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 38 Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA)Hon. Temporary Speaker, I dropped my card as I was...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move that the House reports its consideration of the National Government Administration Laws (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.73 of 2023) , and its approval thereof with amendments. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) (The House resumed) IN...

Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the National… The Mover to move Third Reading.

Hon Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I also rise to support the amendment. As I do so, I seek clarity on whether Section 5 is affected by the deletion of Section 2 or it will remain as it is in the principal Act? The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha...

Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah (Kikuyu, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the National Government Administration Laws (Amendment) Bill, National Assembly Bill No.73… (Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona and Hon. T.J. Kajwang’ consulted loudly) Order, Leader of the Majority Party. Hon. T.J. Kajwang’ and Hon. Millie Odhiambo, you cannot call for...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I do not know where the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure has gone. The last time I checked, he was seated here. However, I will relay that information to him and he can advise the House on Tuesday...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) I am sorry, I was consulting with Hon. Junet. He is a good leader from the minority. Hon. Temporary 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...

Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the statement by Hon. Kamket. It is indeed true that travelling long distances to county headquarters is punishing unemployed young Kenyans. We should not be doing that at this time. Just as we do with police...

Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rose earlier because Hon. Opiyo was treading on very dangerous grounds. When the Leader of the Minority Party avers that he has information that has come to him that any Kenyan life is in danger, the responsible thing to...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will relay the request to the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Blue Economy and Irrigation, Hon. Kangogo. He was here but he left. The day today comes immediately after the Eid ul-Fitr holiday. Therefore, most Members are still...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I do not know where the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure has gone. The last time I checked, he was seated here. However, I will relay that information to him and he can advise the House on Tuesday...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) I am sorry, I was consulting with Hon. Junet. He is a good leader from the minority. Hon. Temporary 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...

Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the statement by Hon. Kamket. It is indeed true that travelling long distances to county headquarters is punishing unemployed young Kenyans. We should not be doing that at this time. Just as we do with police...

Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rose earlier because Hon. Opiyo was treading on very dangerous grounds. When the Leader of the Minority Party avers that he has information that has come to him that any Kenyan life is in danger, the responsible thing to...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will relay the request to the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Blue Economy and Irrigation, Hon. Kangogo. He was here but he left. The day today comes immediately after the Eid ul-Fitr holiday. Therefore, most Members are still...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following papers on the Table of the House: 11th April 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 1