MURUGARA GEORGE GITONGA

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to also join the House in mourning and condoling with the family of the late Hon. Johana Ng’eno. I mourn with the great people of Emurua Dikirr and the entire Kipsigis community. We will remember Johana as one of the most astute...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this Bill with a lot of fervour. That is enthusiasm. I support this Bill because, for the first time, we must move away from looking at things only from urban centres. We must also move to looking at areas in rural areas that...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Allow me also to thank the Mau Mau veterans from Meru County who have paid a courtesy visit to the House, so that they can know exactly how their plight is going to be addressed by this House. I wish to assure them that...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. To say the least, what was stated in Kisii by the impeached Deputy President is extremely despicable and that which we must frown against as a House and as a country. Today, every leader is called upon to speak about the unity of the...

Thank you very much. In fact, it will be right to inform Hon. Ngogoyo that the President who is the appointing authority possibly knows Francis Meja better than you do. Not the fact that you represent him in Parliament. Hon. Speaker, I support this Special Motion and confirm that I...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to second. (Question of the amendment proposed) (Question, that the words to be added be added, put and agreed to) (The Motion as amended agreed to) COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE [The Speaker (Hon. Moses Wetang’ula) left the Chair] IN THE COMMITTEE THE JUDGES’ RETIREMENT BENEFITS...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 26 of the Bill be amended in subclause (1) by—

THAT, Clause 44 of the Bill be amended in subclause (2) by deleting paragraph THAT, Clause 54 of the Bill be amended in subclause (1) by inserting the words “of the Constitution” immediately after the expression “Article 166”. This is purely to include the phrase “of the Constitution”. This insertion...

Yes, I am. Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Leader of the Majority Party, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table:

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Allow me also to join you and the House in congratulating Madam Florence. I have worked with her for about eight years now and I remember very well when I came to Parliament in 2017, I was in the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee...

THAT, Clause 7 of the Bill be amended in subclause (5) by deleting the words “a public” appearing immediately after the words “Act was”. The amendment seeks to remove some words that found their way into the Bill, yet they are not necessary like ‘a public’. They are misplaced. They...

The proposed amendments are the same. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : Order, Hon. Chairman. Let us give priority to Leader of the Majority Party. Let him move his amendment first.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 29 of the Bill be amended in subclause (4) by deleting the expression “subsection (3) (b) , (c) , (d) and I” appearing immediately after the words “appointed under” and substituting therefor the expression “subsection (3) (b) , (c)...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 66 of the Bill be amended by— Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 67 and substituting therefor the following new Clause— Administration of Pension and non- pension benefits

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 71 of the Bill be amended by—

Thank you. A shorter time frame means it must be within 12 months, so we are adequately covered. What we do not want is for the Act to come into force two years down the line and there is still uncertainty about what to do. Twelve months provide sufficient time...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that the new Schedule be now read a Second Time. The justification for this proposal can be found under proposed Sections 23 (2) , 55 (2) , and 66 (2) , which concern additional benefits for a retired judge of the Supreme Court....

Right, thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Regulations will be coming; and most of the concerns we have will be addressed through them. Regulations are actually the flesh of any Act of Parliament; they tell us exactly what Parliament meant when they made that provision.In those regulations, including rendering...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairman. On behalf of the Leader of the Majority Party, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the House its consideration of the Judges’ Retirement Benefits Bill (National Assembly Bill No.27 of 2025) and its approval thereof with amendments. (Question proposed)...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. I also request Hon. Jematiah to second the Motion for agreement of the report of the Committee of the whole House.

No.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I confirm that this is the position. We have quite a number of amendments proposed and another one is being worked on by the secretariat. We need a little more time, a day or two then prosecute the Third Reading of the Bill.

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion that, in fact, this House agrees and adopts the Report of the Public Petitions Committee as regards the consideration of this very important Petition that was brought to the House regarding pollution of River Athi, as we...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to support the report by the Committee and laud the gentleman, Mr Bob Ndolo, who brought this Petition to us. Allow me also to laud the Chairperson of the Public Petitions Committee, Hon. Karemba, who is here with me. He is...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On behalf of the Leader of the Majority Party, I beg to lay the following papers on the Table of the House— Committee on National Government Accounts for the 2021/2022 Financial It is not Horo Horo, it is Horohoro. You do not know the geography of...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is out of order the Member for Tharaka? Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. There is nothing out of order. Hon. Temporary Speaker, having listened to contributors to this Motion and the overwhelming support it has received, I rise under...

Absolutely. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is nice to listen to that banter, especially given that I am of the University of Nairobi. Sincerely speaking, that is the only university that is recognised. The rest of them have issues from everywhere, and now every college has mushroomed into a...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is always nice to remember all these things, including the schools we went to. Unless they are mentioned here, our students will not get mentored in the way we are supposed to mentor them. Allow me to thank Hon. Joshua Oron for...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. When we began this Session, you made rulings on who constitutes the Majority and Minority sides. Those rulings abide to date. Other statements about a coalition that was formed after you made your rulings are alien to this House because such a coalition has not been...

Yes, no problem. The Leader of the Majority Party may inform me if I have left anything out.

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me also to support this Bill unreservedly. It is a very important Bill, especially as regards our health sector in the country, which, to some extent, has challenges that must be overcome from time to time. It is important that we thank...

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support this Bill. It is a very important Bill by namesake, Hon. George Gachagua of Ndaragwa, especially because today as we debate and talk about any matter in the country, environment always takes a centre stage. We cannot prepare...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I join the House in lauding the Court of Appeal because of this decision which will be celebrated in this country. It is a lengthy decision that is very well reasoned. As we have said, we should abide by it, including the ground that we lost....

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker… (Hon. Catherine Omanyo spoke off the record)

Hon. Temporary Speaker, please, she is going to debate, actually. She is simply differing with the other Member. You will have your moment. She is going to debate and will put across her points. Proceed. Hon. Temporary Speaker, this is a very emotive matter. The history of BATUK dates back...

That is Hon. Omanyo. Hon. Emaase is seated over there. Hon. Omanyo, yes. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the history dates back to just after independence. The British Army was granted leave to train in Kenya after the 1964 mutinies by the national armies across the East African countries. The mutinies never...

Thank you very much. I was not present in 1964 because I had not been born. However, the 1964 mutiny in Lanet and Gilgil was put down by the ‘Johnnies’. That is how they secured the agreement to remain here to protect their interests. This had nothing to do with...