Farah Maalim

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I also join my colleagues in this, but I just have one important issue to raise. Not only do we have to protect the lives of 291 Members of Parliament who have appended their signature there, but we must also protect the system....

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Move the Bill.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) If you are generous enough, you can donate some minutes. This is because we only have ten minutes left before we adjourn.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) You are looking at counties or something close to that. Is that so?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) He is from Nairobi, not unless you want to insinuate his ethnic background. Proceed, Hon. Mawathe.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) If you say a constituency is too small to have that city itself, then where would you have those cities in addition to Konza?

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

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Marsabit County.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Embakasi South, do you wish to be informed by Hon. KJ?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Mogaka, as you proceed, and this is for the attention of the Chairman, there is a little bit of observation. The object, ideally, is to have many technopolis. But when you look at the object at the back, it does not consider a...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Woman Representative for Nandi County.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Move the Bill first. Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) : Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the Bill and ask Hon. Irene Nyakerario Mayaka - a member of the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information, and Innovation - to second. Thank you very...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Member for Saboti.

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

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Members. We have come to the end. The time being 7.00 p.m., this House stands adjourned until Wednesday, 25th September 2024, at 9.30 a.m. The House rose at 7.00 p.m. 24th September 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 51 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Or cities because we have five cities in the country?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Chair, Hon. Member of Parliament for Dagoretti South.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Member of Parliament for Kigumo.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Member for Webuye West, Hon. Wanyama.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Eric Muchangi, Member for Runyenjes, followed by Hon. Julius Mawathe, Member for Embakasi South.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Gitonga Murugara, Member for Tharaka.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed, Hon. Mawathe. Can you, please, switch off that microphone?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)I do not see any other interest registered by a Member to this Bill. Under the circumstances, I call upon the Mover to reply. The Mover is the Leader of the Majority Party.(Motion deferred)We will defer the reply to another appropriate date. Clerk-at-the-Table, put it...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order. Now, for the interest of the Temporary Speaker, the Bill here says ‘establishment of technopolises’, and so, it means cities.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Kaguchia John.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Move the Bill.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) If you are generous enough, you can donate some minutes. This is because we only have ten minutes left before we adjourn.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) You are looking at counties or something close to that. Is that so?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) He is from Nairobi, not unless you want to insinuate his ethnic background. Proceed, Hon. Mawathe.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) If you say a constituency is too small to have that city itself, then where would you have those cities in addition to Konza?

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

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Marsabit County.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Embakasi South, do you wish to be informed by Hon. KJ?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Mogaka, as you proceed, and this is for the attention of the Chairman, there is a little bit of observation. The object, ideally, is to have many technopolis. But when you look at the object at the back, it does not consider a...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Woman Representative for Nandi County.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Move the Bill first. Hon. John Kiarie (Dagoretti South, UDA) : Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the Bill and ask Hon. Irene Nyakerario Mayaka - a member of the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information, and Innovation - to second. Thank you very...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Member for Saboti.

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

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Members. We have come to the end. The time being 7.00 p.m., this House stands adjourned until Wednesday, 25th September 2024, at 9.30 a.m. The House rose at 7.00 p.m. 24th September 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 51 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Or cities because we have five cities in the country?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Chair, Hon. Member of Parliament for Dagoretti South.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Member of Parliament for Kigumo.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Member for Webuye West, Hon. Wanyama.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Eric Muchangi, Member for Runyenjes, followed by Hon. Julius Mawathe, Member for Embakasi South.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Gitonga Murugara, Member for Tharaka.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed, Hon. Mawathe. Can you, please, switch off that microphone?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)I do not see any other interest registered by a Member to this Bill. Under the circumstances, I call upon the Mover to reply. The Mover is the Leader of the Majority Party.(Motion deferred)We will defer the reply to another appropriate date. Clerk-at-the-Table, put it...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order. Now, for the interest of the Temporary Speaker, the Bill here says ‘establishment of technopolises’, and so, it means cities.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Kaguchia John.

Hon. Farah Maalim (Daadab, WDM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I also want to render my voice to the very important matter before us. I have known Kanja for a few years. I can tell you that I am usually, ordinarily and normally not too generous with compliments. However, that one man...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Daadab, WDM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I also want to render my voice to the very important matter before us. I have known Kanja for a few years. I can tell you that I am usually, ordinarily and normally not too generous with compliments. However, that one man...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I also join my colleagues in thanking our President William Ruto for having a Cabinet that essentially, in every sense of the word, in terms of the diversity of this country is very representative. I am very happy for Beatrice, the lady from...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I also join my colleagues in thanking our President William Ruto for having a Cabinet that essentially, in every sense of the word, in terms of the diversity of this country is very representative. I am very happy for Beatrice, the lady from...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. This Cabinet is the most representative in terms of form, substance, equity and diversity since, we got Independence. I commend the President for looking at the four corners of this country and making sure that we are looking for...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Thank you. Hon. Speaker, I have seen what a failed state looks like. People were laughing yesterday because Bangladesh civilians took over the State House. As we speak, Bangladesh is under military rule. Watch what is going to happen. The same thing we are seeing...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) I am also elaborating on that, but putting a rider, in that, this has been watered down to 34 constituent counties. So, I support it and I am happy that the Chairperson of the Committee has done a lot to make sure this money is...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to second. While seconding this Motion, it is important to mention that we were together in the 10th Parliament under the new constitutional dispensation when the Equalization Fund was created. The idea was that the traditional, historically marginalised areas be brought...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) I am also elaborating on that, but putting a rider, in that, this has been watered down to 34 constituent counties. So, I support it and I am happy that the Chairperson of the Committee has done a lot to make sure this money is...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to second. While seconding this Motion, it is important to mention that we were together in the 10th Parliament under the new constitutional dispensation when the Equalization Fund was created. The idea was that the traditional, historically marginalised areas be brought...