John Mutunga Kanyuithia

Hon. (Dr) John K Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, we promise to bring a response in the next two weeks after the recess.

Hon. John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning regarding the utilisation of pension funds for nation-building. 18th October 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 19 Hon. John K. Mutunga...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) I beg to move: THAT, the First Schedule be amended by inserting the following new items immediately after item no. 3– 3A. Each county government department dealing with matters relating to agriculture; 3B. Each county government department dealing with matters relating to...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to second. (Several Members walked into the Chamber)

Hon. John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) I am the Member for Tigania West, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker Oh, you represent Tigania West. I am sorry. Hon. John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I have heard what the Members have said. Guaranteed minimum return is calculated so that...

Hon. (Dr) John K Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, this issue concerns tea farmers across the country. It is not isolated to one area. Hon. Speaker Do you have a response? Hon. (Dr) John K Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) I do not have it but we will have it...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I second the adoption of the mediated version of the Sugar Bill, which has taken a bit of time to be discussed across the country. This Bill is a derivative of a very intensive process of consultations....

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) It is a point of information. Does he want to be informed? 17th October 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 28

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would like to refer the Member to the mediated version of the Bill. Zoning was one of the contentious issues. We could not possibly lock farmers to specific factories, so we refused. What we have done...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to thank Hon. Aden Duale for ably answering the questions so far. Since I did not get an opportunity to ask him a question on the Question he has answered, if you can allow me, I...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) I rise to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry the following Question: Could the Cabinet Secretary— The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Yes, proceed. Hon (Dr) John K Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) The second question is to elaborate...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Before I ask my question on climate financing, I have a supplementary question on the Nairobi River that I did not get and wanted the Cabinet Secretary to explain a bit. To what extent is the Government...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The two statements speak to the realities in the tea industry today. Farmers across the country, not just in the western part of the Rift Valley region, have received varied payments in terms of bonuses. These variations...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to reply to the debate on the Coffee Bill. The Members of this House have declared coffee as an important crop, and it is grown in 33 counties of Kenya. It occupies about...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to respond to a statement requested by Hon. Elsie Muhanda and Hon. Titus Kamala. Pursuant to Standing Order No.44 (2) (c) , Hon. Elsie Muhanda and Hon. Titus Kamala requested for a statement on 14th...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, the response I have just read indicates certain items clearly. Farmers are producing much cheaper. There is increased productivity after the provision of subsidised fertilisers. I do not know what the Member really alludes to when she says that...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for the opportunity to also add my voice to this Motion. I commend the Committee for a job well done in the inquiry and proposals they have made. I urge this House to consider approving the appointment of...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, Mr Kanja is being appointed on contractual basis, so the Member is out of order. (Loud consultations) Hon. Speaker Order, Hon. Wanjala, take your seat. You have made your point. Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Speaker,...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Yes, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker Go ahead. [The Speaker (Hon. Moses Wetang’ula) left the Chair] [The Deputy Speaker (Hon. Gladys Boss) took the Chair] Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Coffee...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I would like to ask the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party to second.

Hon (Dr) John K Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon (Dr) John K Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I have heard some references to AFA as an animal. I was involved in its formation. I was on the Interim Management Committee. We did not form an animal, but a State Corporation called the Agriculture and Food Authority....

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Mutunga, what is your point of order? Hon. (Dr) John K Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, is the Member in order to drag the Cabinet Secretary...

Hon. (Dr) John K Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for the opportunity to also add my voice to this debate. I start from the point of view that as a country, we are straining right now. We are straining economically because we cannot manage to meet...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I have heard what the Hon. Member has asked. We can bring a report the first week after recess.

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) I beg to move: THAT, Clause 49 of the Bill be amended by deleting the word “Gossypium aap” appearing and substituting therefor the words “Gossypium ssp”. This is basically to correct a typographical error. Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the proposal from the Committee...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move: THAT, the First Schedule to the Bill be amended—

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: 14th August 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 19 Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA)THAT Clause 2 of the Bill be amended— Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon....

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. Having CAIP is a great idea. But we need to pause and ask ourselves how many analytical studies we have done to know what we shall aggregate, for what period of the year, and for what purpose....

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for the opportunity to also add my voice to this debate. I rise to congratulate the two ladies for the nomination and subsequent appointment because they have passed through the Committee on Appointments. The two ladies showed that...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to also contribute to the adoption of the Committee Report. We are speaking about an audit firm to be approved to audit the Office of the Auditor- General for several years. This...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This Senate Bill No.13 of 2022 was brought to this House on 22nd February. It has been here for a while and many discussions have been going on to see how we can manage this...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me an opportunity to speak on this Bill. This is a very important Bill that touches on very critical issues. As the co-sponsor and Mover of the Bill, I propose that it be...

Hon. (Dr) John K Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock on its consideration of the Mung Beans Bill (Senate Bill No.13 of 2022) . Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. (Dr) John K Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The issue of skirmishes in Lake Victoria, especially aggression by Ugandan Government officials, is quite disturbing. We wonder why we do not hear such aggression emanating from the Kenyan security forces towards Ugandans. The last time we had...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, that information is extremely important to us, because we need to understand it as much as Kenyans need to understand it and also our students. Please, let her just give the five bands.

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, the students are picked by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) and also given a form for scholarship. They fill all the details about their family background, especially socio- economic, in the form. Based on what they...

Hon. (Dr) John K Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, there is an issue that the Chairman should clarify to Kenyans. Will this model be for the first-year university and college students for this year or it will be for all students in school? Hon. Speaker That is a legitimate...

Hon. (Dr) John K Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise on a Standing Order 96. The kinds of issues that Hon. Makali Mulu is bringing up are so salient and important that I would wish we would had quorum in the House. I would like to propose...