Kimani Francis Kuria

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I want to join my colleagues in celebrating the Solomonic wisdom of the ruling by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kenya. The reason why the Finance Bills for the last two years have become a subject of discussion in the whole country is because the...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on its consideration of the Equalisation Fund (Administration) Bill, (Senate Bill No.14 of 2023) .

Hon. Temporary Speaker, one of the issues that we were discussing earlier on the absenteeism of Members is that you prepare for one Bill only for it to be stepped down because the Mover is not there. You have to recollect where you were in the other Bill. I rise...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Yes, Hon. Kimani Kuria. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise under Standing Order 87 (5) to raise a concern about the roles and the structure of the Senate and that of the National Assembly.

Thank you.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to rise under Standing Order 87 (5) concerning a matter about the roles and the structure of the Senate and the National Assembly. To read verbatim, Standing Order 87 (5) says: “It shall be out of order for a Member to criticise or call to...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Article 96 of the Constitution provides for the role of the Senate to be as follows: (Loud consultations) Hon. Temporary Speaker, there is so much loud consultations around me. I can barely express my thoughts! The Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, you can...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to pick from where Hon. Millie Odhiambo has left. I was looking at an institution where the majority is up to 70 per cent, but the law requires that you do not go beyond that. I asked myself: How objectively do you balance...

It is no more than 30 percent, but the argument still surfaces. What happens when you have more than 30 per cent of people from the same community who are qualified for a position and the rest do not? That is why I was talking about the tricky balance between...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I thank my colleague, the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, Hon. Mutunga, for requesting for that statement. I think the Committee will endeavour to go beyond the statement that has been sought. The pension savings, as a percentage of GDP in...

That was close. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this mediated version of the Sugar Bill that aims at revitalising the sugar industry by establishing a very robust regulatory framework that will promote fairness, efficiency and sustainability. (Hon. Brighton Yegon laughed loudly) This comes at a time...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Yes, Hon. Kimani, the Member for Molo. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 35. Considering that we do not seem to have the requisite Quorum, I move that the Quorum Bell be rung.

Hon. Deputy Speaker, as the Majority Party Whip has stated, we have lost a number of days in the course of this week and last week. Therefore, it is important that we prioritise Government Business, and exempt the business appearing today, Wednesday morning, a day allocated for private Members' discussions....

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. At the outset, I would like to thank the Hon. Bidu for bringing this matter to the attention of this House and the Committee. This is a matter of public concern where several people are taking insurance coverage but when it comes to...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would like to congratulate Hon. Elisha for bringing this Bill to this stage. Taking it through the last Parliament and again introducing it to this Parliament is something very commendable. The Bill seeks to do a few things. Let me add my voice on...

The measure of the connectivity to either mobile or internet is based on the number of services that any mobile network or internet user has access to. For example, my colleague, Hon Makali Mulu, could have a phone that has an Equitel and Safaricom lines. Therefore, he has a lot...

Thank you. From the onset, I support this Community Health Workers Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.53 of 2022) , as proposed by the great Member for Ndhiwa Constituency, Hon. Martin Owino. This Bill is seeking to include community health workers who are serving now as volunteers, into the Government payroll....

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At the outset, I would like to reject the recommendations that have been made by the Senate on the amendments to the Division of Revenue Bill. As it has been rightfully put here, these are the realities that we are facing as a country. If...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the Food and Feed Safety Control Co-ordination Bill (National Assembly Bill No.21 of 2023) . This Bill provides several provisions, one being providing a regulatory framework in which it establishes a comprehensive system to regulate food and...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Special Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Joint Committee of the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning and the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Budget in its Report on the vetting of a nominee...

Hon. Speaker, I thank this honourable House for the great and robust debate that we have had on this candidate. Because I am sure the candidate is listening, if this House approves his candidature to be the D-G of the Competition Authority of Kenya, I hope he is going to...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I extend an invitation from the National Assembly to the great students of Molo Highway Secondary School, and schools from Rongai and Kajiado West constituencies to observe the proceedings of this House. If you allow me, Hon. Deputy Speaker, I would like to highlight that...

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. First, I congratulate the Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, for introducing the Coffee Bill of 2023. I thank the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock for really doing justice to the recommendations made to this Bill. The...

Thank you, Hon Speaker. Having watched the proceedings of the vetting exercise, I applaud you. We learnt a lot from you as you chaired the Committee. You gave everyone a chance to be heard. You allowed the nominees ample time to elaborate on the questions they were asked. You also...