Basil Robert Ngui

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Thank you, my brother, Cabinet Secretary Hon. Ruku, for your great work and great responses to the questions that have been asked. How is the Ministry integrating drought response into the broader climate adaptation policy? What measures are in place to prevent dependency on relief food?...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is your point or order Member of Parliament for Yatta Constituency? Thank you Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise under Standing Order 97 regarding limitation of debate. The mood of the House is that many Members would like to contribute to the...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. From the onset, I rise to support the TSC (Amendment) Bill, 2024 by Hon. Haro for very solid reasons. The Bill focuses on Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) and teachers’ allowances such as housing, hardship and commuter allowances. Nairobi City County is very attractive to...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also thank the petitioner who brought this particular Petition. Yes, Hon. Basil. Continue. I rise to support the Petition to regulate TikTok, and not only TikTok, but all social media platforms. Kenya is not the first to do this level of legislation and regulation...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The reason why I actually rise to support this Report is one. The river cuts through Yatta and if you look at River Athi, it is the backbone in terms of sources of water for irrigation for my community. It is not only Yatta, but...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, and thank you, my Chairman. I am a Member of this Committee. I rise to second the Fire and Rescue Services Professional Bill (Senate Bill No.55 of 2023) . The Bill has very good intentions in terms of regulating, bringing professionalism, and standardising fire and...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, and the crafter of the Bill, Hon. Njeri, Member for Kirinyaga County, who brought this very important Bill. I agree with most of the contributors to the Bill. This is a very important Bill. Just as Hon. Babu said, there is no economic value in...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the speech that was made by His Excellency the President. At the outset, I applaud the President for making a very solid speech. One of the remarkable statements that he made was lowering the cost of power. The Asian tigers, including...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Basil, what is out of order? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am raising the same concerns as my colleagues. If you look at some of our areas, for example, Yatta Constituency, the electricity connectivity has remained below 10 per cent...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. At the outset, allow me to thank the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Energy for this Motion regarding the inquiry into the matter of the reduction of electricity costs in the country. Allow me to shed light on the importance of the reduction of...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Government Owned Enterprises Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 40 of 2025) . I have a number of reasons which are very critical and back my argument. First, the Bill will improve governance and professionalism. Through it, we shall have merit-based...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Bill by Hon. (Dr) Mutunga. Agriculture is the backbone of our country’s economy. It contributes between 25 and 30 per cent of GDP and employs about 70 per cent of the rural population. The first objective of this Bill is...

I do not have a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have one question, which is a follow-up on what my colleagues have asked regarding the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) disbursement. There is a prolonged delay in the disbursement of loans. Many young students, particularly from poor families,...

Thank you Hon. Temporary Speaker. My Question is actually on hardship. I have teachers who receive hardship allowance my constituency. I also have other teachers working in TVETs excluded from hardship allowance. I want the Ministry to tell us how come some teachers receive hardship allowance while other teachers are...