Farah Maalim

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Just so that we are clear on certain words, there could be no difference between consideration and examination, but there could also be a difference between them. The Motion reads ‘consideration’ and not ‘examination’ like you said. Could you read it again, verbatim.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Fair enough. There being no further interest, I will now put the question. (Question put and agreed to) ADJOURNMENT The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, there being no other business in the House and the time being 5.37 p.m., this House stands...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)(Motion deferred)Fair enough. I direct that this matter also be placed in the Order Paper at an appropriate date in the future, when the Chairperson of the Committee on Implementation is in the Chamber. Next Order. ADOPTION OF REPORT ON AUDITED ACCOUNTS OF NG-CDF FOR...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Hussein Barre.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) We should also look at the role miraa plays in this. You have been doing your people a lot of injustice. (Hon. Dorothy Muthoni raised her hand) Let us first hear from Hon. Mulyungi; he came before you.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order! The common practice in this House is that if you are going to cite something where there is an interest, you declare the interest before you start contributing.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) You have not disappointed those who knew your namesake. Thank you. Proceed, Member of Funyula.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Abdisirat Khalif, you share a name with a giant—the late Abdisirat Khalif, who was in the Parliament of Kenya from 1969 to the 1970s.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Let us have Hon. Mwirigi, the Member for Igembe South.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next Order. ADOPTION OF REPORT ON AUDITED ACCOUNTS OF NG-CDF OF VARIOUS CONSTITUENCIES The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Who was on the Floor when this debate adjourned? Is there any Member who is interested in contributing to this debate? Nobody? Under the circumstances,...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Give the microphone to Hon. Mwirigi, the Member for Igembe South.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Eve Obara.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next order. ADOPTION OF REPORT ON STATUS OF REPORTS ON PETITIONS AND RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE HOUSE The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Chairperson, Committee on Implementation. Hon. Naomi, what happened to your… Are they generals or majors? What happened to the leaders of...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) You have made your point. Hon. Komingoi, conclude.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Abdisirat Khalif, I thought you wanted to contribute to this Motion. I see you walking out of the House. Can you come back and contribute to the Motion, as you requested? Proceed, Hon. Saney.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) This is a Parliamentary Report from a Committee of Parliament that is not drawn from one section of the country. It is my presumption that it is broad-based and represents the whole country. That is another matter that you need to interrogate. Proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Except that the Chair does not quite agree with the Member for Funyula that this is an Upper House. Whenever there are two Houses, the rules are different. But you can say that this is the House that carries the biggest burden. (Hon. (Dr)...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next, let us have Bishop.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Please take your seat. I wish to recognise the presence of students from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) from the Lang’ata Constituency—you all know where it is located. Mugambi Rindikiri (Buuri, UDA) : I am a resident there. The Temporary Speaker (Hon....

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Chuka/ Igambang’ombe Constituency, Hon. Ntwiga

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Funyula, you may have the first bite of the cherry. (Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo spoke off the record) I had expected the Member for Wajir North, Hon. Saney, who has many patients from the North-Eastern region affected by cancer, to contribute. Proceed,...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next is Hon. Rindikiri.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) My condolences and sympathies to him. Hon. Patrick Ntwiga (Chuka/Igambang’ombe, UDA) : Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Health on its consideration of Public Petition No. 21 of 2025...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)Fair enough. Hon. Temporary The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next Order. ADOPTION OF REPORT ON INSPECTION VISIT TO EAST AFRICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION AND EAST AFRICAN HEALTH RESEARCH COMMISSION 23rd April 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 29 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)Commission in...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Mheshimiwa Kombe.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Fair enough. I now call upon the Mover to reply. Hon. Millie, are you replying on his behalf? Where is Hon. (Dr) Mutunga?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Are you contributing or are you now on a point of order? Hon. GG Kagombe (Gatundu South, UDA) : I rose on a point of order to clear the image… The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Get through with the point of order. Have...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Is there anyone else who wishes to contribute? Hon. Naomi Waqo.

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

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, under the circumstances, I will put the Question. (Question put and agreed to) Next Order. ADOPTION OF REPORT ON ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE BY CANCER PATIENTS The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Where is the Chairman of the Committee. The Vice-Chair is here....

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) I can only see interest from Hon. Wandeto and Hon. Munyoro. Hon. Wandeto will go first, and then Hon. Munyoro will be the last one. I will then call upon the Mover to reply. Proceed. Hon. Geoffrey Wandeto (Tetu, UDA) Thank you very much,...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Just so that we are clear on certain words, there could be no difference between consideration and examination, but there could also be a difference between them. The Motion reads ‘consideration’ and not ‘examination’ like you said. Could you read it again, verbatim.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Fair enough. There being no further interest, I will now put the question. (Question put and agreed to) ADJOURNMENT The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, there being no other business in the House and the time being 5.37 p.m., this House stands...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)(Motion deferred)Fair enough. I direct that this matter also be placed in the Order Paper at an appropriate date in the future, when the Chairperson of the Committee on Implementation is in the Chamber. Next Order. ADOPTION OF REPORT ON AUDITED ACCOUNTS OF NG-CDF FOR...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Hussein Barre.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) We should also look at the role miraa plays in this. You have been doing your people a lot of injustice. (Hon. Dorothy Muthoni raised her hand) Let us first hear from Hon. Mulyungi; he came before you.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order! The common practice in this House is that if you are going to cite something where there is an interest, you declare the interest before you start contributing.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) You have not disappointed those who knew your namesake. Thank you. Proceed, Member of Funyula.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Abdisirat Khalif, you share a name with a giant—the late Abdisirat Khalif, who was in the Parliament of Kenya from 1969 to the 1970s.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Let us have Hon. Mwirigi, the Member for Igembe South.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next Order. ADOPTION OF REPORT ON AUDITED ACCOUNTS OF NG-CDF OF VARIOUS CONSTITUENCIES The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Who was on the Floor when this debate adjourned? Is there any Member who is interested in contributing to this debate? Nobody? Under the circumstances,...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Give the microphone to Hon. Mwirigi, the Member for Igembe South.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Eve Obara.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next order. ADOPTION OF REPORT ON STATUS OF REPORTS ON PETITIONS AND RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE HOUSE The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Chairperson, Committee on Implementation. Hon. Naomi, what happened to your… Are they generals or majors? What happened to the leaders of...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) You have made your point. Hon. Komingoi, conclude.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Abdisirat Khalif, I thought you wanted to contribute to this Motion. I see you walking out of the House. Can you come back and contribute to the Motion, as you requested? Proceed, Hon. Saney.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) This is a Parliamentary Report from a Committee of Parliament that is not drawn from one section of the country. It is my presumption that it is broad-based and represents the whole country. That is another matter that you need to interrogate. Proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Except that the Chair does not quite agree with the Member for Funyula that this is an Upper House. Whenever there are two Houses, the rules are different. But you can say that this is the House that carries the biggest burden. (Hon. (Dr)...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next, let us have Bishop.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Please take your seat. I wish to recognise the presence of students from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) from the Lang’ata Constituency—you all know where it is located. Mugambi Rindikiri (Buuri, UDA) : I am a resident there. The Temporary Speaker (Hon....

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Chuka/ Igambang’ombe Constituency, Hon. Ntwiga

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Funyula, you may have the first bite of the cherry. (Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo spoke off the record) I had expected the Member for Wajir North, Hon. Saney, who has many patients from the North-Eastern region affected by cancer, to contribute. Proceed,...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next is Hon. Rindikiri.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) My condolences and sympathies to him. Hon. Patrick Ntwiga (Chuka/Igambang’ombe, UDA) : Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Health on its consideration of Public Petition No. 21 of 2025...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)Fair enough. Hon. Temporary The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next Order. ADOPTION OF REPORT ON INSPECTION VISIT TO EAST AFRICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION AND EAST AFRICAN HEALTH RESEARCH COMMISSION 23rd April 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 29 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)Commission in...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Mheshimiwa Kombe.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Fair enough. I now call upon the Mover to reply. Hon. Millie, are you replying on his behalf? Where is Hon. (Dr) Mutunga?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Are you contributing or are you now on a point of order? Hon. GG Kagombe (Gatundu South, UDA) : I rose on a point of order to clear the image… The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Get through with the point of order. Have...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Is there anyone else who wishes to contribute? Hon. Naomi Waqo.

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

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, under the circumstances, I will put the Question. (Question put and agreed to) Next Order. ADOPTION OF REPORT ON ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE BY CANCER PATIENTS The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Where is the Chairman of the Committee. The Vice-Chair is here....

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) I can only see interest from Hon. Wandeto and Hon. Munyoro. Hon. Wandeto will go first, and then Hon. Munyoro will be the last one. I will then call upon the Mover to reply. Proceed. Hon. Geoffrey Wandeto (Tetu, UDA) Thank you very much,...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The next one. Do we have the Chairperson for the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives? You also have papers to lay. Proceed, Hon. Marianne.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Fair enough. We have only one Question, and the Member who had filed it has requested for it to be deferred to another date. Next Order. Chairperson, Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education. NOTICES OF MOTIONS ADOPTION OF REPORT ON AUDITED ACCOUNTS OF...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Chairperson of the Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education. Hon. Mwenje, proceed. You have some papers to lay.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Mishi Mboko, do you have some papers to lay?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Fair enough. I do not know if the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee is present. Hon. Mishi Mboko, the Order Paper has a matter in which you have to lay some papers. You were the leader of the delegation to the United...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I wish to join my colleagues in condoling with the nation on the untimely death of our brother, Hon. David Kiaraho. There is a serious problem in this country. This is because since devolution, in a county which has got level four and...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Nyando, you and I have some unfinished business.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) I can see that the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee has not laid the papers on the Table; and under these circumstances, he cannot give notice of Motion. The same also applies to Hon. Mboko. She is 31st March 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Kaluma, take a seat. (Question proposed) Hon. Members, is this list a true reflection of the ones who want to contribute? Hon. Wilberforce Oundo.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Malindi is actually in the House but probably, does not want to contribute. Do you want to?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Sunkuli, proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Fair enough. Next Order. There is only one Question, and I understand the Questioner did seek the indulgence of the Chair to defer to another date, and it is so directed. Next Order. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Chairperson of the Committee on...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Fair enough. Is the Member for Bureti, Hon. Komingoi present? What about Hon. KJ, John Kiarie? Hon. KJ, did you forget your full name?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Nyando, you and I have some unfinished business.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) I can see that the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee has not laid the papers on the Table; and under these circumstances, he cannot give notice of Motion. The same also applies to Hon. Mboko. She is 31st March 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Kaluma, take a seat. (Question proposed) Hon. Members, is this list a true reflection of the ones who want to contribute? Hon. Wilberforce Oundo.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Malindi is actually in the House but probably, does not want to contribute. Do you want to?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Sunkuli, proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Fair enough. Next Order. There is only one Question, and I understand the Questioner did seek the indulgence of the Chair to defer to another date, and it is so directed. Next Order. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Chairperson of the Committee on...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Fair enough. Is the Member for Bureti, Hon. Komingoi present? What about Hon. KJ, John Kiarie? Hon. KJ, did you forget your full name?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The next one. Do we have the Chairperson for the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives? You also have papers to lay. Proceed, Hon. Marianne.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Fair enough. We have only one Question, and the Member who had filed it has requested for it to be deferred to another date. Next Order. Chairperson, Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education. NOTICES OF MOTIONS ADOPTION OF REPORT ON AUDITED ACCOUNTS OF...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Chairperson of the Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education. Hon. Mwenje, proceed. You have some papers to lay.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Mishi Mboko, do you have some papers to lay?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Fair enough. I do not know if the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee is present. Hon. Mishi Mboko, the Order Paper has a matter in which you have to lay some papers. You were the leader of the delegation to the United...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I wish to join my colleagues in condoling with the nation on the untimely death of our brother, Hon. David Kiaraho. There is a serious problem in this country. This is because since devolution, in a county which has got level four and...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I also oppose this amendment. The primary function of the Executive, in a democracy like ours which has three arms of Government, is to determine and decide their priorities, in terms of development. The role of Parliament is scrutiny and oversight. If...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I also oppose this amendment. The primary function of the Executive, in a democracy like ours which has three arms of Government, is to determine and decide their priorities, in terms of development. The role of Parliament is scrutiny and oversight. If...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker and I remember Madam Abonyo in 1992 when we came to Parliament. She was one of the most beautiful young Kenyan ladies I had seen at that time. Strange enough, she has kept that shape all through. I do not know what the...