Atandi Samuel Onunga

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Reports of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of: Bill (Senate Bill No.7 of 2025). Government's Additional Allocations (No.2) Bill (Senate

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Reports of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of:

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following paper on the Table: Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bill No.9 of 2025) . Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Speaker, thank you very much for making that clarification. I beg to move that this House adopts the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bill No.9 of 2025) , laid on...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move that the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bill No.9 of 2025) be now read a Second Time. Hon. Speaker, as you have rightfully said, this is a very simple Bill which basically deals with the...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Before I reply, let me take this opportunity to thank Members for engaging in this debate vigorously. I have listened to your submissions, especially those asking for county governments to give the people of Kenya value for...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move that the House reports its consideration of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bill No.9 of 2025) and its approval thereof without amendments. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) (The House resumed) IN THE HOUSE...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said Report. I request Hon. Muchira to second the Motion.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bill No.5 of 2025) be now read a Third Time. I request Hon. Makali Mulu to second.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I would like to request that this Bill be deferred to another date. 6th August 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 34

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Committee on Budget and Appropriations has not yet considered this Bill. Therefore, we request that it be deferred to a later date.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule be amended with respect to Kitui County by deleting the word “Kisumu” appearing in column B and substituting thereof with the word “Kitui”. Hon. Temporary Chairlady, in the Schedule in Column B, which outlines the counties and...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM)Thank you very much for that clarification. What we are correcting is basically a clean-up. However, for the benefit of Hon. Nyikal, I would like to inform him that Kisumu County is also a beneficiary of the Equalisation Fund. In Kisumu County, the sub-counties that...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. I request Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal to second the Motion for agreement with the report of the Committee of the whole House.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Equalisation Fund Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.21 of 2025) be now read a Third Time. I request Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal to second.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of the Third Supplementary Estimates for the Financial

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM)The intention of Supplementary Estimates III, which is before the House, is to align public expenditures with the revised revenue outlook. As we approach the end of the financial year, we have realised that the projected revenues we anticipated have not been achieved. This calls...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to reply. I also appreciate the Members who have raised various concerns. I thank the Members who have responded to the concerns raised by Hon. TJ Kajwang’. (Loud consultations)

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) I will allow you to move an amendment to this Report so that you can introduce the NGAAF allocation. With the permission of the Chairperson, you can move your amendment. Some members have raised concerns about the cuts, particularly those affecting housing. They are...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, with those many remarks, I reply. Thank you. 25th June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 87 THE SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION (NO. 2) BILL

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, there is a lot of noise in the Chamber. (Members stood along the gangways)

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Supplementary Appropriation (No. 2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 26 of 2025) be now read a Second Time. This is the same Bill which we have just passed. Therefore, I do not want to belabour...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting clause 5 and substituting therefor the following new clause— The supply granted for the services of the year ending on 30th June 2025, in respect of Votes R1014, R1015, R1032,...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, the First Schedule to the Bill be deleted and replaced with the following new Schedule— FIRST SCHEDULE

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. Hon. (Dr) Makali… The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) : Hon. Chair, I will give a chance first to the Leader of the Majority Party, and then I will come back to you.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. Hon. (Dr) Makali is a competent Member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Unfortunately, he was not with us when we were processing the Supplementary Estimates. Having said that, I would like to explain the changes we are making....

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended by deleting the words “Forty-Nine Billion Three Hundred Ninety Million Nine Hundred and Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Thirteen, appearing after the words “the sum of” and substituting...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Supplementary Appropriation (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 26 of 2025) be now read a Third Time. I request my able deputy to second.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, the House adopts the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of the Third Supplementary Estimates for the

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 120, this House resolves to reduce the publication period of the Supplementary Appropriation (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.26 of 2025) from seven days to...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) I request the Leader of the Majority Party to second.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Budget and Appropriations Committee in its report on the consideration of the Fourth Basis for revenue sharing for county governments, laid on the Table of the 24th...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. What we are discussing before the House is the Fourth Basis for the national revenue sharing. Since the promulgation of the new Constitution, we have had three national revenue sharing formulas. This is the fourth. Every five years, a new...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would like to thank the Members for debating this Bill in the manner that they have, more particularly, offering very strong criticism of the Bill. The Report that I have just tabled…. (Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba stood along the...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, some of the issues that Members have raised include the failure by this Report to include fiscal discipline as a parameter for consideration of revenue sharing among the counties. I agree with those Members who are saying that this is a...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following paper on the Table: Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its Consideration of the Fourth Basis for Revenue Sharing for County Governments. Thank you.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Budget and Appropriations Committee in its report on the consideration of the Fourth Basis for revenue sharing for county governments, laid on the Table of...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Yes, agreed.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Yes, I am in agreement.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Article 113 (2) of the Constitution and Standing Order 150 (3) , this House adopts the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No....

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to thank Members of this House who have made their contributions on this important Bill. This Bill is important in the Budget process because without the passage of this Bill, we cannot appropriate....

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting the Schedule and substituting therefore the following new Schedule— 19th June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 29 Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM)SCHEDULE 19th June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 30 Hon....

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. I request Hon. (Dr) Pukose to second the Motion.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 23 of 2025) be now read a Third Time. I request Hon. (Dr) Pukose to second.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of The Equalisation Fund Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.21 of 2025) .

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Mediation Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill (National

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Article 113 (2) of the Constitution and Standing Order 150 (3) , this House adopts the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I agree. Until Parliament becomes bold enough to intervene on some of these zero-rated products, we are not going to make good progress. As a Budget and Appropriations Committee, one of our recommendations that are geared towards realising our revenue targets...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I oppose that amendment. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Which one? Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) The amendment where we are zero- rating the raw materials. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Go ahead. Hon. Samuel Atandi...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Chairman, the amendment is good, but we may be giving KRA resources they do not need. When we were considering the budget, KRA appeared before us, through the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, but they never told us that they needed...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) The Chairman is my friend. When we first joined Parliament, we sat together on the Finance Committee. I fully understand the explanation he is offering to justify this specific fund for KRA. Hon. Temporary Chairman, you are also a Member of the Budget and...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me also join my colleagues in appreciating the competence and the leadership of the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, my brother, CPAK Kimani Kuria, who has ably led it since we...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that the Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.23 of 2025) be now read a Second Time. This Bill authorises the issuance of funds from the Consolidated Fund to finance the national Government expenditure for the...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I thank Members for their participation and contributions to the Bill. I want to react to a few issues that they raised. Dr Makali Mulu questioned how we will raise the Ksh10 billion that we have added to the...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Equalisation Fund Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.21 of 2025) be now read a Second Time. This Bill was published on 12th June 2025 and introduced in the National Assembly on 17th June 2025. It...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. With your kind permission, I would like to donate one minute to Dr Makali Mulu to make one point. One minute, please.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, once again, let me donate another one minute to Hon. Jematiah.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would like to thank all the Members who have contributed to this Bill and expressed support for the Bill. Hon. Members, I have listened to the issues that have been raised by some Members, including the kind of...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I support the Kenya Roads (Amendment) Bill, which is before us. Like most Members have already pointed out, the law went against the Mwongozo Code of Governance, also tied to that amendment was the fact that the Act was changed to...

Hon. Chairlady, before I respond, I would like to ask Hon. Tongoyo, the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security, to respond briefly and then I will conclude.

Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. We have really rationalised this Vote. If you remember, the previous office holder used to have Ksh5 billion in this office. We have only Ksh3 billion today. This is a constitutional office. The Office of the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya assists the President...

Hon. Chairlady, you know the Speaker may have approved it, but it did not pass through the Budget and Appropriations Committee, as has been explained by the Leader of the Majority Party. So, the amendment is rejected and it falls.

Hon. Chairlady, let me just repeat myself. This particular amendment did not pass through our Committee. It was not processed through the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Therefore, I urge you to decline the proposed amendment.

Hon. Temporary Chairman, the allocations under TVETs are justified. We have provided resources that are necessary to enhance infrastructure in TVETs. I am aware of a communication circulating on short message service (SMS) to the effect that TVET allocations have been cut. That is not the situation. I wish to...

Let me start with the exam fee. The Government is currently engaged. As a House, we allocated Ksh5.9 billion for exams, knowing very well that it is not enough. We need about Ksh11 billion for examinations. But we know that the exams are not administered at once. There will be...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) : I have an amendment. Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule be amended in Vote 1071 (The National Treasury) — Hon. Temporary Chairman, the two amendments are aimed at reverting resources which had been taken away from Budget Reserve and...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, Hon. Oundo likes to play politics with this budget process. Hon. Oundo, you know that you are my brother. There is an opinion poll that comes at the end of the year about how many times somebody has spoken on this Floor. I urge you not to...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I would like to thank Hon. Nyikal for that submission. I would also like to add that for the UHC workers, I can assure them that the money that has been allocated for their confirmation into permanent and pensionable is here. It is reserved. Therefore,...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, we have the list which we can avail to the Hon. Member. It consists of all ongoing roads whose budgets have been cut substantially. We felt that if the monies are not brought back, then the roads will continue to stall. We can provide the list. The...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I undertake to table the list. (Programme 0202000 as amended agreed to) (Vote 1091 as amended agreed to)

Hon. Temporary Chairman, those projects are being implemented by the water authorities which have more technical capacity, including the number of engineers, compared to the county governments. Some counties do not even have technical officers. For now, the water authorities are best placed to implement those programme that we have...

The question by Hon. Mary Emaase is about the removed Ksh530 million. The money was for paying a pending bill. We realised the Committee justified that the money was not sufficient. Therefore, the money was transferred to cater for electricity to public institutions. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) :...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, thank you very much for that protection. Indeed, this is a policy issue. I must say that it is unfortunate that, that Board has not been properly funded to function. They had asked us for about Ksh500 million, but we were only able to give them Ksh50...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, let me say this is a policy issue. The Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock would have been in the best place to respond to that issue. I hope I have satisfied the Members. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Thank you. Members,...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, the total amount allocated for the Tsetse flies and Trypanosomiasis is Ksh100 million. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Hon. Caroli, you need to check that as I put the Question. (Programme 0112000 agreed to) (Vote 1162 agreed to) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move:...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, the First Schedule be amended in Vote 1169 (State Department for Agriculture) under the 0108000 Crop Development and Management, by deleting the expression “Ksh20, 166,811,411” appearing in Column 7 (Gross Capital Estimates) and substituting therefor the expression “Ksh20, 316,811,411” I...

Hon. Mary is right that so many elderly people have not been on-boarded. Also, many elderly people have died and their numbers have decreased. I can assure you that, as the process of on-boarding takes off, the budget will be reinstated. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Okay. (Programmes...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I plead with you to save me from that policy question. It is not within the scope of the budget. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : I know Hon. Oundo would only come to the Floor with a proper question to the relevant Committee. Why would...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I confirm that there is Ksh1.86 billion in this Budget for human-wildlife compensation. I believe the relevant Members of Parliament will pursue compensation for their constituents once this Budget is passed. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Correct. Thank you. Address the same before the relevant...

Hon. Chairman, I want to confirm that this is the Vote where the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) falls, but I can see that there is no woman representative in the House. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : There is none. In future, when they complain that their...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I appreciate the contributions from Members. The amount you see here of Ksh841 million is an enhancement by Ksh100 million and so, the Budget and Appropriations Committee is doing something. I have also taken note of the Members’ comments. We will continue to enhance it...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, there is a lot of intervention from the donor community in matters of afforestation, and money that is not captured in our Estimates. From the Estimates Vote under the State Department for Forestry, we have about Ksh1.5 billion that is meant for afforestation. The Temporary Chairman (Hon....

Hon. Temporary Chairman, the Auditor- General works for this House. When they appeared before us, they also complained that this House amends their audit reports. They indicated that, sometimes, they bring stinging reports, but we end up amending them. In my opinion, the blame game is on both sides. In...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, it has been established that the Judiciary is not very good at doing some of those infrastructure projects. That is the truth. I think it is a Commission that should just focus on dispensing justice. The extent of their engagement in building their courts has become a...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. In terms of budgetary allocations, the Budget and Appropriations Committee oversees the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) because they come to defend their budget before us. To an extent, we do only that oversight. There is no other oversight we engage in. The only engagement we...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I have taken note of the Members’ concerns about the Senate Vote. I partly agree with them that, other than the Senator for Siaya, Dr Oburu Odinga, who is doing a very good job as a Senator, the other Senators are too young and they need to...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Report of the Committee of Supply in its consideration of the Budget Estimates for the year 2025/2026 and, pursuant to the provisions of Article 221 of the Constitution, Section 39 of the Public Finance Management Act,...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Chairlady, before I respond, I would like to ask Hon. Tongoyo, the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security, to respond briefly and then I will conclude.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. We have really rationalised this Vote. If you remember, the previous office holder used to have Ksh5 billion in this office. We have only Ksh3 billion today. This is a constitutional office. The Office of the Deputy President of the...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Chairlady, you know the Speaker may have approved it, but it did not pass through the Budget and Appropriations Committee, as has been explained by the Leader of the Majority Party. So, the amendment is rejected and it falls.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Chairlady, let me just repeat myself. This particular amendment did not pass through our Committee. It was not processed through the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Therefore, I urge you to decline the proposed amendment.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM)

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, the allocations under TVETs are justified. We have provided resources that are necessary to enhance infrastructure in TVETs. I am aware of a communication circulating on short message service (SMS) to the effect that TVET allocations have been cut. That is...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Let me start with the exam fee. The Government is currently engaged. As a House, we allocated Ksh5.9 billion for exams, knowing very well that it is not enough. We need about Ksh11 billion for examinations. But we know that the exams are not...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) I have an amendment. Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule be amended in Vote 1071 (The National Treasury) — VOTE 1072 - STATE DEPARTMENT FOR ECONOMIC PLANNING

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, Hon. Oundo likes to play politics with this budget process. Hon. Oundo, you know that you are my brother. There is an opinion poll that comes at the end of the year about how many times somebody has spoken on this...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I would like to thank Hon. Nyikal for that submission. I would also like to add that for the UHC workers, I can assure them that the money that has been allocated for their confirmation into permanent and pensionable...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, we have the list which we can avail to the Hon. Member. It consists of all ongoing roads whose budgets 10th June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 144 Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM)have been cut substantially. We felt that if the...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I undertake to table the list. (Programme 0202000 as amended agreed to) (Vote 1091 as amended agreed to) VOTE 1092 - STATE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, those projects are being implemented by the water authorities which have more technical capacity, including the number of engineers, compared to the county governments. Some counties do not even have technical officers. For now, the water authorities are best placed to...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) The question by Hon. Mary Emaase is about the removed Ksh530 million. The money was for paying a pending bill. We realised the Committee justified that the money was not sufficient. Therefore, the money was transferred to cater for electricity to public institutions. The...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, thank you very much for that protection. Indeed, this is a policy issue. I must say that it is unfortunate that, that Board has not been properly funded to function. They had asked us for about Ksh500 million, but we were...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, let me say this is a policy issue. The Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock would have been in the best place to respond to that issue. I hope I have satisfied the Members. The Temporary Chairman (Hon....

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, the total amount allocated for the Tsetse flies and Trypanosomiasis is Ksh100 million. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Hon. Caroli, you need to check that as I put the Question. (Programme 0112000 agreed to) (Vote 1162 agreed to) VOTE...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, the First Schedule be amended in Vote 1169 (State Department for Agriculture) under the 0108000 Crop Development and Management, by deleting the expression “Ksh20, 166,811,411” appearing in Column 7 (Gross Capital Estimates) and substituting...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Mary is right that so many elderly people have not been on-boarded. Also, many elderly people have died and their numbers have decreased. I can assure you that, as the process of on-boarding takes off, the budget will be reinstated. The Temporary Chairman...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I plead with you to save me from that policy question. It is not within the scope of the budget. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : I know Hon. Oundo would only come to the Floor with a proper question...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I confirm that there is Ksh1.86 billion in this Budget for human-wildlife compensation. I believe the relevant Members of Parliament will pursue compensation for their constituents once this Budget is passed. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Correct. Thank you....

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Chairman, I want to confirm that this is the Vote where the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) falls, but I can see that there is no woman representative in the House. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : There is none. 10th...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I appreciate the contributions from Members. The amount you see here of Ksh841 million is an enhancement by Ksh100 million and so, the Budget and Appropriations Committee is doing something. I have also taken note of the Members’ comments....

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, there is a lot of intervention from the donor community in matters of afforestation, and money that is not captured in our Estimates. From the Estimates Vote under the State Department for Forestry, we have about Ksh1.5 billion that is meant...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, the Auditor- General works for this House. When they appeared before us, they also complained that this House amends their audit reports. They indicated that, sometimes, they bring stinging reports, but we end up amending them. In my opinion, the blame...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, it has been established that the Judiciary is not very good at doing some of those infrastructure projects. 10th June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 175 Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM)That is the truth. I think it is a Commission that...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. In terms of budgetary allocations, the Budget and Appropriations Committee oversees the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) because they come to defend their budget before us. To an extent, we do only that oversight. There is no other oversight we...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I have taken note of the Members’ concerns about the Senate Vote. I partly agree with them that, other than the Senator for Siaya, Dr Oburu Odinga, who is doing a very good job as a Senator, the other Senators are...

The Temporary Chairman.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Report of the Committee of Supply in its consideration of the Budget Estimates for the year 2025/2026 and, pursuant to the provisions of Article 221 of the Constitution, Section 39...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to reply. Before I reply, let me first of all thank Members of this House for debating this Report vigorously and raising some fundamental issues, which the Budget and Appropriations Committee has taken note of. Some of the issues...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to reply. Before I reply, let me first of all thank Members of this House for debating this Report vigorously and raising some fundamental issues, which the Budget and Appropriations Committee has taken...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Financial Year 2025/2026 and the Medium Term and the Compendium of Departmental...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure and the Medium Term for the Financial Year 2025/2026 laid...

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Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure and the Medium-Term for the Financial Year 2025/2026, laid on the Table of...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM)As I move, I want to first begin by thanking the Members of the Budget and Appropriations Committee for their diligence in processing the Estimates that were brought before us. Budget making is the sole mandate of this House. All Members of this House participate...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Yes, Busia also, thank you, Mheshimiwa. This Ksh5 billion allocation will support blue economy projects along Lake Victoria and the Indian Ocean. We have allocated resources for the Transformative Affordable Housing programme, which aims to ensure that low-income Kenyans can afford decent housing. This...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, it is not my intention to disrupt my brother and neighbour, Hon. (Dr) Oundo. However, is it in order for him to belittle this House by claiming that we do not have the power to make a budget? It is very...