Francis Kipyegon Sigei

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I want to appreciate... Hon. Speaker You are joyriding. Just go ahead and ask what you want. Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Hon. Speaker, the other day, I asked for a same statement. Remember, a Committee went to Sotik. That is exactly one...

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Yes, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to respond to the Statement that has been given by the Chairperson. First of all, I want to thank you because you directed that this Committee goes to Sotik. That was a great move. I also...

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Thank you for this opportunity. I want to ask two questions to the Cabinet Secretary. As you are aware, there has been a wave of strikes and destruction of property within the South Rift region for almost one month. In my Sotik Constituency, students in...

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I stand, as Member for Sotik, to support Hon. Donya. Hon. Baya neither understands what it means to be a tea farmer nor their suffering. The Vice-Chair of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock is one of the most affected. We...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also join my colleagues in paying tribute to our gallant Kenyans who gave this country something that has never been done. Eleven medals and coming second after the United States of America (USA) was no mean achievement. Particularly, I thank the President for motivating sportsmen...

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also join my colleagues in paying tribute to our gallant Kenyans who gave this country something that has never been done. Eleven medals and coming second after the United States of America (USA) was no mean achievement. Particularly, I thank...

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Hon. Speaker, pursuant to provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education regarding establishment of more junior secondary schools in Sotik

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA)Are not disadvantaged.

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Three, the long-term plans being put in place by the Government to ensure there are adequate junior secondary schools in the country, specifically in Sotik Constituency. Thank you.

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Hon. Speaker, junior secondary schools are approved by the Ministry. They must be approved. Therefore, I have written to the Ministry and recommended the number of schools for registration. That is the Statement that I am seeking from the Ministry.

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also say something about the Cabinet Secretary’s statement. First of all, I want to thank him.

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Okay, Hon. Speaker. I want to thank the Cabinet Secretary for the good job he is doing in the Ministry. The road between Daraja Sita in Sotik and Chebole is ongoing. However, construction on the road which links Sotik and Bureti through Cheborge has taken...

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA)I beg to correct the Mover that I am the Member of Parliament for Sotik, not Bomet Constituency.I second the Motion. I want to say two things. Firstly, I thank the Chair for really trying to bring out issues in this country. The problem of ethnicity...

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I wanted to raise an issue on a statement which I sought back in February.

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I wanted to raise an issue on a statement I sought from the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Co- operatives concerning the upgrading of the New Kenya Co-operative Creameries (New KCC) , Sotik Factory. Thankfully, you were in the Chair on...

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Asante sana, Mhe. Spika wa Muda. Nachukua nafasi hii kuunga mkono kauli hii ambayo imeletwa na Mhe. Feisal. Mambo ya ardhi katika nchi hii yamekuwa chanzo cha maafa na watu kunyakua ardhi ya wengine au jamii. Niliuliza Mhe. Feisal ni kiasi gani cha hilo shamba...

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, first of all, I appreciate the effort by the Chairman in responding to my Questions. However, the answer is a long story with repetition. I had asked specific questions, but in the mix, the issues have been lost. 30th April 2025 NATIONAL...

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) The price of milk in Sotik is less than Ksh50. That must be confirmed. That is why our farmers in Sotik are now selling their milk to private processors. If we continue this way, we will kill the New Kenya Creameries Corporation (KCC) . I...

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) I think two weeks after recess will be appropriate. I thank the Chairperson for being more pragmatic in answering the question. Two weeks will be good. I invite him as a friend. 30th April 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 38