David Gikaria

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Mine is just a follow-up on what my colleague, the Member for Kwanza Constituency, said. When responses come from the Cabinet Secretaries in this very important session, sometimes they are very fast. We could have these responses in writing so that we also read. I...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. In law, we have the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) where you can resolve disputes through other means without trial. Is the doctor talking to a patient to dissuade from operation and just remain the way they were born an alternative?

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. To be honest, today’s afternoon is the saddest. This is a climax to the last question. It is very sad. The Question that was asked by Hon. Alice is to identify the company. That Question has not been answered. I am trying to look for...

Thank you, Hon Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that the National Construction Authority (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.59 of 2022) be now read a Second Time. The Procurement and Disposal Bill was brought here by Hon. Sakaja, now the Governor of Nairobi, to actualise and legalise the 30...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Yes, Hon. Gikaria, what is your point of order? Hon. Temporary Speaker, my point of order is that the Vice-Chairperson of the Departmental Committee of Housing, Urban Planning and Public Works should either withdraw or substantiate the fact that this Bill came...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I thank Members who have contributed to and supported the Bill. I reiterate that when I appeared before the Committee, I made a case for myself on some of those issues which have been raised. The first issue is what Hon. Oundo has talked...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. (Hon. Ibrahim Saney spoke off the record) Order, Member for Wajir North. Hon. Gikaria came to this House much earlier than you, so he will be allowed to speak. He is still a young man, so forgive him. (Laughter) A repair of a battery costs...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Could the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health, who has moved an amendment to delete this Clause, consider withdrawing that amendment? I say this because just the other day, I met a former Member of Parliament called Njuguna Roho Safi from Gatanga. The Temporary...

I will listen to him. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Go ahead, Leader of the Majority Party.

The Leader of the Majority Party assures me that if I become a former Member, I can use the Social Insurance Fund. So, I support.

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I rise to support the Chairperson on this amendment. There was a water company which was making profits and we asked ourselves, for what purpose? You need to spend that money to enhance water supply. What the Chairman has said is right. It will enable us to...

Maybe it is just to air what Mheshimiwa Oundo was talking about. Clause 49 starts with “fails without lawful excuse”. That will address what Hon. Oundo is saying. You are exempted if you can give lawful excuse. I totally agree with what Hon. Pukose was saying.

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining on its consideration of the National Climate Change (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.42 of 2023) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting clause 4 and substituting therefore the following new clause—

Yes, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Firstly, I thank Hon. Millie, the Member for Suba North. I agree with her. She went through the Bill and understood it. As the Leader of the Majority Party said, I agree that the cardinal aspect of this country’s legislation is public participation. We totally agree...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to drop my amendment on Clause 6, which proposes that we have two nominees from the Private Sector Alliance. Looking at the numbers, if this proposal goes through, the council will have an even number, which is not good. We are, therefore, dropping...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 10 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after the opening statement— Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting clause 13 and substituting therefor the following new clause— Amendment...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, it has been said here and the Leader of the Majority Party agreed that it is about public participation. Public participation is a constitutional requirement and it is fundamental that every Kenyan should be given an opportunity to give their input when this kind of legislation is...

Thank you, Hon Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 16 and substituting thereof with the following new clauses— The Schedule to the principal Act be amended in Section 1 (2) by deleting the words 60 appearing in paragraph (e) and substituting thereof...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after Clause 13— Amendment of section 33 of No. 11 of 2016. 13A. Section 33 of the principal Act is amended by inserting the following new subsection immediately after subsection (1)...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after Clause 13— Amendment of section 35 of No. 11 of 2016. 13B. Section 35 of the principal Act is amended—- Thank you,

Yes. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended— (Applause)

Hon. Speaker, I second. (Question proposed)

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to second the Climate Change (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.42 of 2023) . First of all, I take this opportunity to thank the Leader of Majority Leader Party. He is the owner of the Bill. He moved it as though he was in our...

On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. What is your point of order, Member for Nakuru Town East? Thank you Hon. Deputy Speaker. The Member has alluded to the fact that it is only the Ministry of Environment and Forestry that has been bestowed that responsibility. I request him...

On a point of order. What is your point of order, Hon. Gikaria? Hon. Deputy Speaker, this is a very important Bill. I rise under Standing Order 95…

Hon. Deputy Speaker, this is a very straightforward amendment, and all the Members who have spoken support this Bill. I rise under Standing Order 95 to ask that the Mover be called upon to reply. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. (Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo stood in his place)

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. First of all, let me take this opportunity to thank all Members who have contributed to this important amendment Bill which intends to address some of the colonial laws that we are supposed to look into and remove from our Constitution. After the promulgation of...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me the opportunity to move the Second Reading of the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill. I come from a constituency that is urban. My constituency has a number of activities that help my constituents to put food on their tables. However, many times the...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have only two issues One only. There is a water pan that was constructed in Mzee wa Nyama in Nakuru East Ward. It was never completed, and we have never known its status. Secondly, five boreholes were to be constructed in Nakuru Town East through...

Hon. Speaker, I rise to ask the Cabinet Secretary the following Question: Could the Cabinet Secretary:

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Unfortunately, I do not have a copy of the response so I could not follow. When the Cabinet Secretary was submitting, I heard him say that they are still waiting for the exchequer since the last two financial years. There is a requirement passed by...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining on its consideration of the ratification of the Bamako Convention on the Ban of Importation into Africa and the Control of RATIFICATION OF BAMAKO CONVENTION...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, when I was moving this Motion, I said that the treaty came here in 2003. It will come into force in the country after this House approves it. Has it come into force globally? Yes.

The three years the Member talked about is when we want to withdraw from this convention. Is it three years from ratification or coming into force? I think it is coming into force, Hon. Temporary Speaker. There is an office for that. (Several Members spoke off record)

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to thank the many Members who have given their input. Most importantly, I want to thank the Whip of the Majority Party, Madam Naomi Waqo. How I wish this would have attracted interest like the Finance Bill, 2023. This Ratification of the Bamako...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining on its consideration of the Ratification of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 21st June 2023 and,...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Once again, I thank the Members who have contributed. The effects of mercury, particularly on human health, cannot go unnoticed. It is precisely as Hon. Nyikal and others have indicated. Hon. Naomi Waqo even indicated how some children are born with mercury in their systems....

Thank you, Hon. Ndindi Nyoro, Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Hon. Temporary Speaker, we have been told that we can discuss anything important. As I rise to second, the first thing that I wanted to agree with you on is with regard to the previous Motion that we...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is out of order, Hon. Gikaria? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is to kindly request the Chair who will be on the seat for the rest of the day to give us opportunity. Sometimes we come here very early, we...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following papers on the Table: Reports of the Departmental Committee on Environment Forestry and Mining on its consideration of the ratification of the following:

Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining on its consideration of the Ratification of the Kigali Amendments to the Montreal Protocol on the Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, laid on...