Geoffrey Kariuki Kiringa Ruku

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First and foremost, I extend a very big thank you to the Almighty God for the opportunity to serve the people of Mbeere North in the 13th Parliament since August 2022. It has been an honour of my life to be of service to my constituents...

Hon. Speaker, I rise to second the Bill, which is an important component in terms of public finance management, so that we can get it right as a nation. I second.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Lands regarding the settlement of Ngiiri Market squatters in Mbeere North Constituency. Construction of Kiambere Multipurpose Dam between 1983 and 1988...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I have my card. Go ahead and insert your card, Hon. Ruku. You can now proceed. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Crops (Miraa) Regulation 2023, published on April 25th 2023, recognises muguka and miraa not as drugs, but as stimulants like coffee and tea. It is wrong for...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, according to the laws of the Republic of Kenya… I have asked you a question. Would you consider a cigarette a drug or not? Let me answer your question, Hon. Temporary Speaker. According to Article 11 of our Constitution and the Crops (Miraa) Regulations, published on 25th...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Report. For quite some time, public liability has not been managed well in this country, be it domestic or international liabilities. That is probably why we have been in serious problems of borrowing repeatedly until we have an accumulative debt...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, one of the daily newspapers said that there were manual withdrawals amounting to about Ksh1.3 trillion. That information is not confirmed. Those are just street rumours out there. Automation of debt service payment will go a long way in ensuring that rumours do not find their way...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is worth noting that this is the second time I am requesting for this statement. This means that the Ministry of Health is not serious at all and that is why we are facing all those challenges in the implementation of the Social Health...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, as I have mentioned, this is not a new request for statement. I have not changed even the wordings. Therefore, it means the bureaucrats at the Ministry of Health have full information of the matter. Probably, you should give direction to the Clerk of the National Assembly...

Point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise on a point of order pursuant to Standing Order 83, read together with Standing Order 42A (5) . The latter provides that the Leader of the Majority Party shall inform the House of the date, time and order in which a cabinet secretary shall...

I, carefully, listened to the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Health, Hon. Pukose, and the issue of health even requires that we suspend all the business of this House so that we can get it right as far as the health sector is concerned.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to contribute to the Gold Processing Bill. The mining sector in the Republic of Kenya is one of the under-performing sectors. It is a sector that can create jobs, raise revenue of this country and earn us foreign exchange that we seriously need...

Hon. Speaker, I was saying that the establishment of a corporation to regulate the gold business is very important. As you may know, gold business is an international trade and the international standards should be assimilated in the most appropriate way. Appropriate licences should be given and verified. Verification of...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Yes, Hon. Ruku? Hon. Speaker, the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Health, Hon. Pukose, does not respond to requests for Statements by the time

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Yes, Hon. Ruku. Hon. Speaker, you gave directions. I am not even talking about three months. It has been more than three months since I requested a Statement. Your directions are not in vain, unless this House has become a House where directions...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to welcome all the schools which have visited this honourable House to learn how the affairs of the National Assembly are conducted. Kirigo Secondary School is one of the 47 secondary schools in Mbeere North Constituency. It is a day secondary school...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Firstly, I want to congratulate the Member for coming up with this very important Bill. If you look at it, you will realise that it aims to stimulate the social work sector. That will encourage the young people to join that profession. Other professionals like...

I have very mixed reactions concerning this Bill because we have a country that has been in existence for quite some time now. Different administrations - colonial, Jomo Kenyatta’s, Moi’s, Kibaki’s, Uhuru Kenyatta’s, and now Hon. Ruto’s - have run the country. See how some nations and constitutional democracies across...

Yes, it has been there. We are now coming up with its administration aspects. Even if it has been there, I have not seen anything the Fund has done in the last 10 years. We talked about equalisation money before we went for recess and a dispute arose because we...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Yes, Hon. Ruku. Give him the microphone. Is it on the same issue or something different? It is on a similar issue.

Hon. Speaker, before we took a break for recess, you gave instructions that the first thing which should be done when we come back is for the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Health to report on the status of the last expense and death gratuity payment to the survivors...