Jeremiah Omboko Milemba

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Hon. Speaker, because of the weight of this matter, you had earlier indicated that cabinet secretaries involved be invited to the House and that the Leader of the Majority Party give a timeline or dates when that can happen. That would be very important. Now...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) On a point of order.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Members, there being no other Member interested in speaking to the Motion, I call upon the Mover to reply.

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is a good idea with a few threats which can be mitigated. An Open University of Kenya will certainly provide better opportunities for the students. First, an Open University will create a lot of flexibility in time and place...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Tindi Mwale.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well. Hon. Members, if you have keyed in, I am able to see you here. There is no need to even raise your hand. The next in the line is Hon. Phylis Bartoo. Is she in the House? Proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well. Hon. Robert Pukose is not in the House. Next is Hon. John Mutunga, Tigania West.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Caroline Ng’elechei.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Tim Wanyonyi, Member for Westlands.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Thuku Kwenya.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Order, Hon Members! You are doing everything wrong. Please, as you come in the Chamber, maintain the calmness of the House and do not pass between the Chair and the Member who is speaking. 6th July 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 30 The Temporary Speaker...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Rachael Nyamai, Kitui South.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Order. The Member who has just walked in should go back and properly follow the rules of the House. You cannot criss-cross the Chamber. Go back, please. You are completely prejudicing the House. Proceed, Hon. Nyamai.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Irene Mayaka.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Osoro, please, stop. Proceed Hon. Member.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) What is your point of order, Hon. Junet.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Is that the mood of the House that the Mover be called upon to reply?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Mover proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Order, Hon. Members! Having confirmed that we have the requisite numbers, I will now put the Question. (Question put and agreed to) Next Order! REPORT ON APPROVAL OF THE DEFENCE CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN KENYA AND SEYCHELLES The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Did we...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well. Hon. John Kiragu, Member for Limuru. He is not in the House. Hon. John Mutunga, Member for Tigania West.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Order, Hon. Mutunga. May I bring the Members to speed that we are on the Motion on Adoption of Report on the Approval of the Defence Cooperation Agreement Between the Republic of Kenya and the Government of the Republic of Seychelles. You may proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Next to speak on this…What is your point of order!

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon Members, a Member has risen in his place under Standing Order 95, to move that the Mover be called upon to reply. Is it the mood of the House that the Mover be called upon to reply?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Mover, proceed to reply.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Having confirmed that we have the requisite numbers, I now put the Question. (Question put and agreed to) Next Order. ADOPTION OF REPORT ON CONSOLIDATED FUND SERVICE EXPENDITURES FOR 2023/2024 BUDGET ESTIMATES

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Daudi.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Order, Hon. Members. Proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Member, you have five minutes, proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) The first person to take a bite on this one is Hon. Beatrice Elachi. Every Member will have a maximum of five minutes to speak. Proceed Hon. Elachi.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Thuku Kwenya.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. (Dr) Wilberforce Oundo.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Well spoken, except for your last remarks on universities. All universities are great in training our students. The next to speak on this matter is Hon. KJ. I saw your name here. Did you want to speak on this one? (Hon. John Kiarie spoke...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Studio controller, add the Whip of the Majority Party one minute.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Osoro, do not discuss persons who are not in the House to defend themselves. Proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well said, but kindly, mind your language. Strictly stick to the rule on parliamentary language. Let us hear Hon. David Mwalika Mboni. Again, let me caution Members against speaking about people who are not in the House and, therefore, cannot defend themselves. You...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Well spoken. Next to speak to this Report is Hon. Rindikiri Mugambi.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Senior, you have had your bite. The list of requests to speak is slightly longer. The next Member to speak on this Motion is Hon. Abdikadir Mohamed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Augustine Mwafrika

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Amos Mwago, Member for Starehe.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. John Waweru, you are back on the screen. Are you now ready? Proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Studio, please, give him one more minute.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Jessica Mbalu, you are elegantly dressed. Please, proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Okay, give her one more minute.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Fatuma Mohammed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Osoro, what is your point of order?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Fatuma, the big cars are really scaring you. Well spoken. Let us have Hon. Catherine Omanyo on the same.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Thank you. We shall defer putting of the Question to the next session. (Putting of the Question deferred) Hon. Members, given that we are proceeding on a short recess, on behalf of the Speaker, I wish all of you well as you depart to...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The Questions had been forwarded correctly. I will just ask them as they were although they are not on the Order Paper. Could the Cabinet Secretary explain why Emuhaya Sub-County has not been having a Lands Control Board since 1919? Could...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will also be brief. Let me begin by congratulating the teachers of Kenya who are toiling with CBC and JSS without facilities. Nobody remembers them. They imagine that whatever happens in the school is because of them. The truth...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me a chance to make a few comments on this particular Bill, which has many items trying to manage our Public Debt and how we can move forward. This is a country which is reeling in high borrowing, as...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me a chance to make a few comments on this particular Bill, which has many items trying to manage our Public Debt and how we can move forward. This is a country which is reeling in high borrowing, as...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support the great Petitioners who have thought it right to write to Parliament for the sake of getting service from the Government. I want to appreciate that, indeed, the roads in many places and particularly in my area are in...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support the great Petitioners who have thought it right to write to Parliament for the sake of getting service from the Government. I want to appreciate that, indeed, the roads in many places and particularly in my area are in...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support the great Petitioners who have thought it right to write to Parliament for the sake of getting service from the Government. I want to appreciate that, indeed, the roads in many places and particularly in my area are in...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well. 4th May 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 38

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well. Next is the Hon. Janet Sitienei.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Order. There is a Member who has just crossed the Floor without bowing to the Chair, and he has done so several times this afternoon. This afternoon, under the chairmanship of the Speaker, the House spared a few minutes to talk about order in...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Is Hon. John Gitonga in the House? Is Hon. Martin Wanyonyi in the House? In the absence of Hon. Martin Wanyonyi, could we have Hon. Charles Onchoke from Bonchari Constituency? Let us have Hon. Phylis Bartoo. I would like to ask the Members who...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Member for Funyula, Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well. Hon. Peter Olechakapong. Did I get the name right? Proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Majority Whip, I see you are on the list, but you have already spoken on this Motion.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Proceed! What is it?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) What is out of order? Hon. Kihara, just take your seat so that we can hear from Hon. Kiborek.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) A Member has risen in his place and indicated that we do not have quorum. Serjeant-at-Arms, could we have the Quorum Bell rung? (The Quorum Bell was rung) (Some Hon. Members attempted to withdraw from the chamber) The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Order,...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well, but you must remember, Hon. Osoro, that you are informing a veteran legislator who was there when the original CDF Bill was introduced in the House in 2003. You may proceed, Hon. Member.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) No. The rules of this House do not allow you to speak twice on the same Motion. You did well and that should suffice. Let us have the veteran legislator, Hon. Jayne Kihara, the Member for Naivasha.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Order! The Speaker can never be a ghost. Proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well. 4th May 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 38

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well. Next is the Hon. Janet Sitienei.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Order. There is a Member who has just crossed the Floor without bowing to the Chair, and he has done so several times this afternoon. This afternoon, under the chairmanship of the Speaker, the House spared a few minutes to talk about order in...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Is Hon. John Gitonga in the House? Is Hon. Martin Wanyonyi in the House? In the absence of Hon. Martin Wanyonyi, could we have Hon. Charles Onchoke from Bonchari Constituency? Let us have Hon. Phylis Bartoo. I would like to ask the Members who...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Member for Funyula, Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well. Hon. Peter Olechakapong. Did I get the name right? Proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Majority Whip, I see you are on the list, but you have already spoken on this Motion.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Proceed! What is it?

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) What is out of order? Hon. Kihara, just take your seat so that we can hear from Hon. Kiborek.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) A Member has risen in his place and indicated that we do not have quorum. Serjeant-at-Arms, could we have the Quorum Bell rung? (The Quorum Bell was rung) (Some Hon. Members attempted to withdraw from the chamber) The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Order,...

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well, but you must remember, Hon. Osoro, that you are informing a veteran legislator who was there when the original CDF Bill was introduced in the House in 2003. You may proceed, Hon. Member.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Proceed.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) No. The rules of this House do not allow you to speak twice on the same Motion. You did well and that should suffice. Let us have the veteran legislator, Hon. Jayne Kihara, the Member for Naivasha.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Order! The Speaker can never be a ghost. Proceed.