Muthoni Esther Passaris

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to contribute to the consideration of the Draft Salaries and Remuneration Commission Regulations, 2025. I acknowledge the importance of these Regulations because a structured, transparent and accountable remuneration framework is essential in managing the public wage...

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the National Police Service (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which seeks to primarily address the issue of retirement, which was not adequately captured in the original Act. Acts of Parliament are not...

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to contribute to the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2026) , which determines how resources are shared between the national Government and county 10th March 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 25 Hon. Esther...

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to contribute on the Motion on the Report of the Special Funds Accounts 10th March 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 48 Committee on the audited reports of the Commodities Fund for the financial years under

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to stand with my colleagues in mourning the passing on of our Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Housing, Urban Planning and Public Works, Hon. Johana Ng’eno. I remember his wife, Nalia and the...

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I thank Hon. Fatuma Zainab Mohammed for bringing this important Statement under Standing Order 43. I rise not only to condemn the ethnic profiling directed at Hon. Zaheer Jhanda, but to also condemn the...

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the Motion on adoption of the Report of the Public Debt and Privatisation Committee on the Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy for the Financial Years 2026/2027, 2027/2028 and 2028/2029. I...

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to wish and bid farewell to Ms Florence Atenyo Abonyo, OGW. I am honoured to share the same commendation as you. When I think of Ms Florence from the time I met her in...

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Death never gives notice. When we broke for the recess, we all thought that we would go and have our beautiful Christmas and new year and then see each other in January, but that was not so for our...

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. As you are aware, we have just started the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence (GBV) . I rise with absolute concern about the escalating dangers faced by women and 26th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 15...

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) No, Hon. Temporary Speaker. On this matter, Pastor Ng’ang’a already went to the DCI and recorded a statement. The DCI are now coming back to me asking whether the clip is AI-generated. It is ridiculous to tell me they are going to investigate...

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) In Abigail's case, they said they have no reagents to do the DNA with. The chief prime suspect, who was arrested, was probably released and is out at large to rape his next victim.

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) This is serious…

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi County, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) I am concerned when you make blanket statements about businesspeople. This country was once at a point where everything was nationalised, and that is not the direction we should go. Using the KDF is okay, but the private sector is the engine of...

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) Sorry, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is such an important matter. I decided to get it right from the word go. First of all, I rise to contribute to the State of the Nation Address. I acknowledge the progress the country has made under...

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) He is a first-termer. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I have to start from the beginning. I suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) . When you interrupt me like that, I lose my train of thought. Hon. Temporary Speaker and my colleagues, I rise to contribute...

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me state without hesitation that I support the President and the broad-based Government. At this moment and in our nation’s history, there is no alternative to unity, stability and collective responsibility. Kenya cannot afford divisions. We rise only when...

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) A shilling must build a shilling's worth of infrastructure, not inflated contracts, not ghost projects, nor wastage. The President also emphasised the need to crowd in private capital through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to unlock global investments. This is a smart path. Kenya cannot...

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) Yes. Hon. Wanjala had 20 minutes. As we celebrate progress, we must also confront what remains unsolved. There are other things he has done in sports that should have been mentioned in the State of the Nation Address. There is an issue that...

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. When it comes to housing, I want Kenyans to understand. Just look at your own House, the one you are managing. I have my House and my business, yet I struggle. There is this one man, William Samoei...

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) It has helped us empower thousands of Nairobians to access projects. The money available has helped us move from one level to another. Have you ever driven on a new smooth highway without potholes, completed under William Samoei Ruto, yet you still go...

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, now that it has been clearly established that the Committee meeting was not rushed and that it met the required quorum, I would like to focus my contribution on the concerns raised on the substance. My primary focus is on...

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I begin my contribution by thanking the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Health for moving the amendment, which in my view provides a detailed global context. The examples from the United States, European Union, India, Thailand and...

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, with those few remarks, I support the Chairman’s amendment and the broader objectives of CEPA, with a firm expectation that Kenya’s regulatory sovereignty, health and economic interests of our people will be fully safeguarded. I, thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Esther Passaris (Nairobi City County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise with a heavy heart, yet with deep gratitude to pay tribute to a man whose life, courage and conviction shaped the destiny of our Republic. The late, Rt Hon. Raila Odinga, our baba, our mentor… The...