Anthony Kimani Ichung'wah

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA)

Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I get it. If Members would look at the Bill… The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : We go to the Bill. Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Yes. If you go to the Bill, Page 1539, we are substituting just the word...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the National Rating Bill (National Assembly Bill No.55 of 2022) be now read a Third Time. I request Hon. Pauline Lenguris to second.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) On a point of order. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : There is a point of order. Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, we have a responsibility to inform and not misinform the country. Hon. (Dr) Nyikal has read what the Bill...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA)Hon. Temporary Chairman, just for the benefit of Hon. Kaluma, we amended the reporting periods for two commissions, that is, the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) and the Office of the Controller of Budget. That was about financial reports. The PSC does not generate financial reports....

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) They should not be there. (Laughter)

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I support the Chairman’s dropping of that particular amendment. There were concerns that an increment from 30 to 70 – an addition of 40 judges – might be too heavy a burden considering the state of our economy. The reason why the...

Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you for your indulgence, Hon. Speaker. Having listened to Hon. Robert Mbui and the rejoinder from the Member of Kamukunji, I also seek to advise our colleagues in the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition Party. They should first sort their leadership issues outside the...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I think Hon. Kaluma has a point. After consultation with the Chairman, the amendment is not even intended to remove the word 'knows'. We will probably ask the Chairperson to move a further amendment or move the amendment again. The Temporary Chairman...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I rise to support the Vice-Chairperson on this particular amendment. Members should bear in mind that this Bill was published in 2022. You can all remember what regime we were operating under and what pervaded then. Several State officers, including...

Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Sorry, Hon. Temporary Chairman. When I moved, it was either the Mover had moved, I had gone to pick a bottle of water. The Serjeant- at-Arms should be more alert to provide water when people have been here for long. I also want to agree...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, let me begin by saying this provision is good. I hear from many Members that it sits in the wrong Bill. Many of these provisions will find their way into the Conflict of Interest Bill that is before this House. Therefore, I...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Point of information, Hon. Temporary Chairman.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Deputy 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 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) Bill, National Assembly Bill No.60 of 2022. I request Hon. Memusi to second...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, there is no amendment in the Order Paper but in the main Bill it is on Page 1457. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : Hon. Members, the amendment is in the main Bill on Page 1457. Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA)...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA)

Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I get it. If Members would look at the Bill… The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : We go to the Bill. Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Yes. If you go to the Bill, Page 1539, we are substituting just the word...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the National Rating Bill (National Assembly Bill No.55 of 2022) be now read a Third Time. I request Hon. Pauline Lenguris to second.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) On a point of order. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : There is a point of order. Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, we have a responsibility to inform and not misinform the country. Hon. (Dr) Nyikal has read what the Bill...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA)Hon. Temporary Chairman, just for the benefit of Hon. Kaluma, we amended the reporting periods for two commissions, that is, the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) and the Office of the Controller of Budget. That was about financial reports. The PSC does not generate financial reports....

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) They should not be there. (Laughter)

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I support the Chairman’s dropping of that particular amendment. There were concerns that an increment from 30 to 70 – an addition of 40 judges – might be too heavy a burden considering the state of our economy. The reason why the...

Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you for your indulgence, Hon. Speaker. Having listened to Hon. Robert Mbui and the rejoinder from the Member of Kamukunji, I also seek to advise our colleagues in the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition Party. They should first sort their leadership issues outside the...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I think Hon. Kaluma has a point. After consultation with the Chairman, the amendment is not even intended to remove the word 'knows'. We will probably ask the Chairperson to move a further amendment or move the amendment again. The Temporary Chairman...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I rise to support the Vice-Chairperson on this particular amendment. Members should bear in mind that this Bill was published in 2022. You can all remember what regime we were operating under and what pervaded then. Several State officers, including...

Hon. Kimani Ichung'wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Sorry, Hon. Temporary Chairman. When I moved, it was either the Mover had moved, I had gone to pick a bottle of water. The Serjeant- at-Arms should be more alert to provide water when people have been here for long. I also want to agree...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, let me begin by saying this provision is good. I hear from many Members that it sits in the wrong Bill. Many of these provisions will find their way into the Conflict of Interest Bill that is before this House. Therefore, I...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Point of information, Hon. Temporary Chairman.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Deputy 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 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) Bill, National Assembly Bill No.60 of 2022. I request Hon. Memusi to second...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, there is no amendment in the Order Paper but in the main Bill it is on Page 1457. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : Hon. Members, the amendment is in the main Bill on Page 1457. Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA)...

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, for that Communication. I am not on a point of order. I want to request that you direct the Clerk’s Office to circulate the information in the usual manner, through WhatsApp and text messages, to Members. As you are aware, some...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) In conclusion, Mr. Felix Koskei has not directed Parliament, the Judiciary or governors as alluded to the circular of 2015 which has not been tabled.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the issue being raised by the Leader of the Minority Party can seemingly be a very legitimate matter, if the purported circular… Hon. Junet said that he saw it in the streets of Nairobi. I did not see it there. I had...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, allow me to conclude.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We must make it customary in line with our traditions and procedures that, when a Member seeks to interrupt another on a point of order, they should do what Hon. Chepkonga has always insisted. Thank you for protecting me from...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Pursuant to which Standing Order?

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) The Member for Busia County has a penchant for shouting in the House instead of engaging in meaningful debate. When elected as 5th October 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 16 Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA)a honourable Member, you must carry yourself with honour and dignity. You...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) If you allow me, I request the Deputy Whip of the Minority Party to just hold his horses and relax. I confirm that I was also standing even though not in relation to the Adjournment Motion by Hon. Kaluma and I was counted. He had...

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

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) The honourable Chair of the Committee has also pointed out something very important. That the matter is active before a Committee in which Hon. Kaluma sits.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Let me just finish. I have two points.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) I do not want to go there, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I just wanted to confirm.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) In conclusion, Mr. Felix Koskei has not directed Parliament, the Judiciary or governors as alluded to the circular of 2015 which has not been tabled.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the issue being raised by the Leader of the Minority Party can seemingly be a very legitimate matter, if the purported circular… Hon. Junet said that he saw it in the streets of Nairobi. I did not see it there. I had...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, allow me to conclude.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We must make it customary in line with our traditions and procedures that, when a Member seeks to interrupt another on a point of order, they should do what Hon. Chepkonga has always insisted. Thank you for protecting me from...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Pursuant to which Standing Order?

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) The Member for Busia County has a penchant for shouting in the House instead of engaging in meaningful debate. When elected as 5th October 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 16 Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA)a honourable Member, you must carry yourself with honour and dignity. You...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) If you allow me, I request the Deputy Whip of the Minority Party to just hold his horses and relax. I confirm that I was also standing even though not in relation to the Adjournment Motion by Hon. Kaluma and I was counted. He had...

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

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) The honourable Chair of the Committee has also pointed out something very important. That the matter is active before a Committee in which Hon. Kaluma sits.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Let me just finish. I have two points.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) I do not want to go there, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I just wanted to confirm.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) The Member for Busia County has a penchant for shouting in the House instead of engaging in meaningful debate. When elected as 5th October 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 16 Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA)a honourable Member, you must carry yourself with honour and dignity. You...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) If you allow me, I request the Deputy Whip of the Minority Party to just hold his horses and relax. I confirm that I was also standing even though not in relation to the Adjournment Motion by Hon. Kaluma and I was counted. He had...

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

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) The honourable Chair of the Committee has also pointed out something very important. That the matter is active before a Committee in which Hon. Kaluma sits.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Let me just finish. I have two points.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) I do not want to go there, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I just wanted to confirm.

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you. Hon. Temporary Speaker. I hear Hon. Irene Mayaka saying I am a father to girls, which is true. I am a father to four very beautiful girls, and two of them are teenagers. I want to believe they need sanitary towels. Their father...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, please, allow me to ignore Hon. Jack Wamboka, Member for Bumula because he does not understand some of these things. As I was saying, the police are going to Haiti on a policing mission, to restore law and order like they do...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me thank the Member for Mathare, Hon. Anthony Oluoch, for that General Statement. I must commend him because it was done in a rather professional manner; not in a manner to disparage our officers or an unpatriotic manner as...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, please, allow me to ignore Hon. Jack Wamboka, Member for Bumula because he does not understand some of these things. As I was saying, the police are going to Haiti on a policing mission, to restore law and order like they do...

Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me thank the Member for Mathare, Hon. Anthony Oluoch, for that General Statement. I must commend him because it was done in a rather professional manner; not in a manner to disparage our officers or an unpatriotic manner as...