Farah Maalim

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) They wanted to bury him in the traditional way, but we went to court and managed to bury him the Islamic way.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) He, in effect, promoted you.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) From being a Member of Parliament you became a boss of Parliament.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Fair enough. Hon. Members, my role is to put the Question. 27th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 31 APPROVAL OF PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT (SPORTS, ARTS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FUND) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2025 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Chairperson, Committee on Delegated Legislation.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Kindly give him two more minutes.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed, Hon. Chepkonga.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Protected areas to protect them from themselves.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Mwalyo.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. (Dr) Oundo.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Those of us who have a memory of the 1960s and the 1970s will not forgive Kenyans for failing to remember the real stars of the 1960s. You have mentioned Kipchoge Keino but there was Ben Jipcho, Wilson Kiprugut, Naftali Temu and Amos Biwott....

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Wangila had a big issue because he had converted to Islam.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) I know it is not for your Committee but the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture must put up statues for the people who have put us on the map of the world. Naftali Temu, if my memory serves me right, ran barefoot and...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Which year was that?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) And where were you at that time?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Are you sure?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Are you sure your mother and father had met?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Oundo takes a lot of pleasure in boxing and, I think, soccer. I am sure he only remembers Joe Kadenge. Do you not remember JJ Masiga and Kadir Farah? (Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo spoke off the record) Do you remember Kadir Farah?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Oundo says that JJ Masiga comes from Bumula Constituency, therefore, Bumula must be celebrated. (Question put and agreed to) 27th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 36 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)Hon. Okuome, MP for Karachuonyo, what is your point of order before...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Okay. If my memory serves me very well, I remember Hon. Phoebe Asiyo was also a Member of Parliament for Karachuonyo. Am I right? We served with her in the 7th Parliament. (Hon. Adipo Okuome nodded in agreement) I now direct that the Quorum...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) On a point of information, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I wholeheartedly support what the Leader of the Majority Party is saying. However, now that he has mentioned you, the Speaker in the Chair, I would like to inform him that the only institution among the three Arms of Government where the...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I also want to join other Members of Parliament in applauding and congratulating the Head of State for the State of the Nation Address. He talked about his track record for the last three years. We now have a transformational President in...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Fair enough. Thank you. One hundred thousand teachers will be employed in about four years. Doctors are also being employed. The medical field now has hope. Hospitals are being built. In my own constituency, there is a TVET where hostels will be built for students....

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Leader of the Majority Party, do you wish to be informed?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Do you wish to be informed by Hon. Chepkonga?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)Go ahead, Hon. Chepkonga.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Is it a culture or habit? 27th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 25

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Keynan. Actually, it is more than three times, not two times.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Leader of the Majority Party, proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Leader of the Majority Party. Hon. (Dr) Oundo, what is out of order?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Oundo. Parliament is a political institution.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Members. Order, Hon. (Dr) Oundo and Hon. Chepkonga. THE JUDGES RETIREMENT BENEFITS BILL APPROVAL OF THE PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT (GOVERNMENT PRESS FUND) REGULATIONS 2025 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Chepkonga.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Janet.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Yes, Hon. Oundo.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Is there anybody else? Fair enough. There being no further interest, I call upon Hon. Chepkonga to reply.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) They wanted to bury him in the traditional way, but we went to court and managed to bury him the Islamic way.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) He, in effect, promoted you.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) From being a Member of Parliament you became a boss of Parliament.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Fair enough. Hon. Members, my role is to put the Question. 27th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 31 APPROVAL OF PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT (SPORTS, ARTS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FUND) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2025 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Chairperson, Committee on Delegated Legislation.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Kindly give him two more minutes.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed, Hon. Chepkonga.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Protected areas to protect them from themselves.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Mwalyo.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. (Dr) Oundo.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Those of us who have a memory of the 1960s and the 1970s will not forgive Kenyans for failing to remember the real stars of the 1960s. You have mentioned Kipchoge Keino but there was Ben Jipcho, Wilson Kiprugut, Naftali Temu and Amos Biwott....

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Wangila had a big issue because he had converted to Islam.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) I know it is not for your Committee but the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture must put up statues for the people who have put us on the map of the world. Naftali Temu, if my memory serves me right, ran barefoot and...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Which year was that?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) And where were you at that time?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Are you sure?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Are you sure your mother and father had met?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Oundo takes a lot of pleasure in boxing and, I think, soccer. I am sure he only remembers Joe Kadenge. Do you not remember JJ Masiga and Kadir Farah? (Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo spoke off the record) Do you remember Kadir Farah?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Oundo says that JJ Masiga comes from Bumula Constituency, therefore, Bumula must be celebrated. (Question put and agreed to) 27th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 36 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)Hon. Okuome, MP for Karachuonyo, what is your point of order before...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Okay. If my memory serves me very well, I remember Hon. Phoebe Asiyo was also a Member of Parliament for Karachuonyo. Am I right? We served with her in the 7th Parliament. (Hon. Adipo Okuome nodded in agreement) I now direct that the Quorum...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) On a point of information, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I wholeheartedly support what the Leader of the Majority Party is saying. However, now that he has mentioned you, the Speaker in the Chair, I would like to inform him that the only institution among the three Arms of Government where the...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I also want to join other Members of Parliament in applauding and congratulating the Head of State for the State of the Nation Address. He talked about his track record for the last three years. We now have a transformational President in...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Fair enough. Thank you. One hundred thousand teachers will be employed in about four years. Doctors are also being employed. The medical field now has hope. Hospitals are being built. In my own constituency, there is a TVET where hostels will be built for students....

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Leader of the Majority Party, do you wish to be informed?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Do you wish to be informed by Hon. Chepkonga?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)Go ahead, Hon. Chepkonga.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Is it a culture or habit? 27th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 25

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Keynan. Actually, it is more than three times, not two times.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Leader of the Majority Party, proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Leader of the Majority Party. Hon. (Dr) Oundo, what is out of order?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Oundo. Parliament is a political institution.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Members. Order, Hon. (Dr) Oundo and Hon. Chepkonga. THE JUDGES RETIREMENT BENEFITS BILL APPROVAL OF THE PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT (GOVERNMENT PRESS FUND) REGULATIONS 2025 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Chepkonga.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Janet.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Yes, Hon. Oundo.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Is there anybody else? Fair enough. There being no further interest, I call upon Hon. Chepkonga to reply.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Unfortunately, he cannot run for the

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, before someone else catches my eye, I wish to welcome pupils of Ilkelunyeti Primary School from Kajiado East, Kajiado County, seated in the Public Gallery. Is there anybody from the Maa community here? I do not see anyone from Kajiado. However, they...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Thank you. Hon. Makali also wants to put in a word because he is a neighbour. Please give him the microphone.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Unfortunately, he cannot run for the

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, before someone else catches my eye, I wish to welcome pupils of Ilkelunyeti Primary School from Kajiado East, Kajiado County, seated in the Public Gallery. Is there anybody from the Maa community here? I do not see anyone from Kajiado. However, they...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Thank you. Hon. Makali also wants to put in a word because he is a neighbour. Please give him the microphone.

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I also condole with the families of the two great leaders, former Members of Parliament. I had the pleasure of being a friend of Hon. F.T. Nyammo for well over 25 years, long before he became a Member of Parliament for Tetu,...

Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim)Yes, Hon. Bowen.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Bowen.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Komingoi, do you know we still have three other clauses? And I am told you are a Member of the Committee.

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Virtual Asset Service Providers (Amendment) Bill, National Assembly Bill No. 15 of 2025 and approved the same with amendments.

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Kenya Roads (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 34 of 2025) and approved the same with amendments.

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I also wish to add my voice to the issue of Kenya Defence Forces recruitment. The Kenya Defence Forces is one of the demonstrations of the sovereignty of this country. They protect our territorial integrity as one unit called Kenya. I am...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, this is an august House, a House of leaders. Our young boys and girls in the Public Gallery and in the Speakers Gallery and across the country are watching us. Instead of celebrating our own, why must we celebrate a team from the...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) We are doomed with this! 19th August 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 12

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, the situation of Hajj for Kenyan pilgrims is very pathetic. It is the worst in that place. Failed States like Somalia are much better than us. Can you imagine that? The SUPKEM has transformed itself into a money-making cartel. They extort millions of...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, this is an august House, a House of leaders. Our young boys and girls in the Public Gallery and in the Speakers Gallery and across the country are watching us. Instead of celebrating our own, why must we celebrate a team from the...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) We are doomed with this! 19th August 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 12

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, the situation of Hajj for Kenyan pilgrims is very pathetic. It is the worst in that place. Failed States like Somalia are much better than us. Can you imagine that? The SUPKEM has transformed itself into a money-making cartel. They extort millions of...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Chairman, since you are going to have the Director-General and the Cabinet Secretary available to respond to this, could you address the entire northern Kenya? The Madogo–Garissa–Dadaab–Liboi– Harhar Road already has a design contract awarded to a company and the...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The Chairman says a design is being undertaken, but this is 62 years after Independence. For a priority road, that is unacceptable. Hon. Chairman, when will the design be completed? Can you give us a timeframe on its completion so that...