Kimani Francis Kuria

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have really enjoyed the contributions of various Members who have supported the nominations. I urge these two very dedicated Kenyans, when given a chance, to live up to their oath and to the expectations of Members. They will hold...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I first thank the Leader of the Majority Party in response to this Bill for agreeing to step it down. It is not the habit of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning to try to slow down any Motion or Bill...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Speaker, Hon. Martha Wangari is one of the leaders I look up to. She is serving her third term, one as a Senator and two terms as an elected Member for Gilgil, so she ranks higher than me in this House. I seek her...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Senate amendments to the Cancer Prevention and Control (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.45 of 2022) and its approval thereof without amendments.

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.7 of 2025) and approved the same with amendments. (Question proposed)

Hon. Kimani Kuria (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting clause 2 and substituting therefor the following new clause— Amendment of the First Schedule to Cap.472.

Hon. Kimani Kuria (Molo, UDA) Asante sana, Mhe. Spika wa Muda. Naweza kuendeleza kutoka mahali Mhe. Zamzam aliachia. Nampongeza ndugu yangu Mhe. Rahim kwa kuleta mapendekezo haya ya kutumia teknolojia kwa matibabu ya ugonjwa wa saratani. Bunge lipo kuhakikisha kwamba sheria zetu zinaambatana na mabadiliko ambayo yanafanyika katika nchi yetu....

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Senate amendments to the Cancer Prevention and Control (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.45 of 2022) and its approval thereof without amendments.

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.7 of 2025) and approved the same with amendments. (Question proposed)

Hon. Kimani Kuria (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting clause 2 and substituting therefor the following new clause— Amendment of the First Schedule to Cap.472.

Hon. Kimani Kuria (Molo, UDA) Asante sana, Mhe. Spika wa Muda. Naweza kuendeleza kutoka mahali Mhe. Zamzam aliachia. Nampongeza ndugu yangu Mhe. Rahim kwa kuleta mapendekezo haya ya kutumia teknolojia kwa matibabu ya ugonjwa wa saratani. Bunge lipo kuhakikisha kwamba sheria zetu zinaambatana na mabadiliko ambayo yanafanyika katika nchi yetu....

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, on the two listings, ‘grey and black’, grey means that you have deficiencies in law of matters anti-money laundering, but you have committed, within a stipulated amount of time, to the financial action task force to bridge those anomalies. The blacklist on...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Yes. I want to be informed by my senior, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. To be honest, the Member is right. I have more information on finance than I have on terrorism. However, I can relate from best practice. I know what you are saying. Let me reiterate my earlier points. For every of...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) He will have his chance. My point is that in 2025, money is not just held in the banks. It is held in SACCOs, virtual assets and estates. The conditionalities, scrutiny and know-your-customer measures that we put in our banking system should apply to all...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) I do not want to be informed at this point. In the United Kingdom…

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I do not want to be informed. I want to debate. (Hon. Omar Mwinyi spoke off the record)

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. In the United Kingdom, estate agents and art dealers are required to conduct customer due diligence and report suspicious transactions to the National Crime Agency. We must take decisive steps as a country. We cannot be a weak...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Clause 43 (a) says that the authority shall have powers to oversee and monitor public benefit organisations that are at risk of terrorism financing and, in particular, shall periodically identify organisations that are likely to be at risk...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) And, therefore, this is just being in line with the international practice. The fact that it is happening, I do not see any harm in it being provided for in law so that in the event that a particular entity is required to submit additional...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) To demonstrate…

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Yes.

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) And why not?

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Yes, but why not?

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I would be very happy. I will happily ask the Chairperson to carry the amendment and change it from periodically to constantly; and that cures the problem. (Laughter)

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this very important debate on the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of Terrorism Financing Laws (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 5 of 2025) . At the heart of this Bill lies...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thank the member of the substantive Speakers Panel for that information. Matters of what we call “terrorism attacks,” have three scientific perspectives: Anti-money laundering, proliferation and terrorism acts. That is the fact. Honestly speaking, for one to take bombs to Garissa...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. At the outset, I thank the Leader of the Minority Party for raising this matter on the Floor of the House. The incident he is speaking about happened in a show on NTV called Fixing the Nation. I congratulate Nation Media...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. At the outset, I thank the Leader of the Minority Party for raising this matter on the Floor of the House. The incident he is speaking about happened in a show on NTV called Fixing the Nation. I congratulate Nation Media...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First of all, I would like to congratulate the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for the good work they have done on this Report under the able leadership of another young man from this country, Hon. Tindi Mwale. I...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Reports of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on its consideration of –

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on its consideration of the agreement for the establishment of the Africa Finance Corporation, laid on the Table...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, Africa is not just about the landmass. It is about the people. Ratification of the agreement on the establishment of the Africa Finance Corporation will show our commitment to “Africanness” and investing in our interests. This is a wake-up call to other...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First of all, I would like to congratulate the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for the good work they have done on this Report under the able leadership of another young man from this country, Hon. Tindi Mwale. I...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Reports of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on its consideration of –

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on its consideration of the agreement for the establishment of the Africa Finance Corporation, laid on the Table...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, Africa is not just about the landmass. It is about the people. Ratification of the agreement on the establishment of the Africa Finance Corporation will show our commitment to “Africanness” and investing in our interests. This is a wake-up call to other...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Speaker, thank you for this opportunity. As we congratulate the new Chairpersons, we also congratulate you, Hon. Speaker, as the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Service Commission. We have seen a great change in the running of the affairs of this Parliament. We have seen...

Hon. Kuria Kimani (Molo, UDA) Hon. Speaker, thank you for this opportunity. As we congratulate the new Chairpersons, we also congratulate you, Hon. Speaker, as the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Service Commission. We have seen a great change in the running of the affairs of this Parliament. We have seen...