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A member of the 13th Parliament
2022 General Election
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Committee Membership
- Member of the Agriculture and Livestock committee.
- Member of the Justice and Legal Affairs committee.
Committee reports
Reports produced by the committees John Makali Okwisia sits on.
- Report On Consideration Of The Kenya Judiciary Academy Bill (national Assembly Bill No. 42 Of 2025)
- Report On Consideration Of The Public Participation Bill (na Bill No. 44 Of 2025)
- Report On Consideration Of The Plant Protection Bill, 2025
- Report Of The Mediation Committee On The Food And Feed Safety Control Co-ordination Bill, 2023
- Report On The Inquiry Into The Pricing Of Tea In Kenya
- Report On Consideration Of The Penal Code (amendment) Bill (na Bill No. 53 Of 2024)
- Report On Consideration Of The Tea (amendment) Bill (senate Bill No. 1 Of 2023)
- Report On Consideration Of The Judges' Retirement Benefits Bill (na Bill No. 27 Of 2025)
- Report On Consideration Of The Sexual Offences (amendment) Bill (national Assembly Bill No. 78 Of 2023)
- Report On Approval Hearings Of Nominees For Appointment As Registrar And Assistant Registrar Of Political Parties
- Report On Approval Hearing Of A Nominee For Appointment As Chair, Kenya National Commission On Human Rights
- Report On Consideration Of The Pyrethrum (repeal) Bill (national Assembly Bill No. 40 Of 2025)
- Report On Consideration Of The Prevention Of Livestock And Produce Theft Bill (senate Bill No. 34 Of 2025)
- Report On Budget Implementation For Fy 23/24
- Reports Of The Dc On Justice And Legal Affairs On The Consideration Of The President's Memorandum Of Referral Of The Conflict Of
- Report Of The Dc On Justice And Legal Affairs On The Consideration Of The President's Memorandum Of Referral Of The Anti-money L
- Report Of The Dc Jlac On The Approval Hearings Of Nominees For Appointment As Chairperson And Members Of The Iebc
- Report Of The Dc On Justice And Legal Affairs On Its Consideration Of The Election Offences (amendment) ( No.2 ) Bill , Senate B
- Reports Of The Dc On Justice And Legal Affairs O The Consideration Of The Political Parties (amendment) (no.2) Bill,2024 (senate
- Report on approval hearings of nominees for appointment to the Public Benefits Organizations Disputes Tribunal
- Repport On Consideration Of The Constitution Of Kenya (amendment) Bill (na Bill No. 4 Of 2025)
- Report On Consideration Of The Anti-money Laundering And Combating Of Terrorism Financing Laws (amendment) Bill, 2025
- Report On Consideration Of The Anti-money Laundering (amendment) Bill (na Bill No. 5 Of 2025)
- Report On Consideration Of The Tribunals Bill (national Assembly Bill No. 45 Of 2023)
- Report On Vetting Of Hon. Judith Nayaiai, Ps Justice, Human Rights And Constitutional Affairs - Office Of The Attorney General
Topics this member is active on
Policy areas drawn from this member's certified verbatim Hansard contributions.
- Governance & Democracy 5 5 interventions
- Agriculture & Fertilizer 1 1 interventions
- Budget & Finance 1 1 interventions
- Human Rights & Civil Liberties 1 1 interventions
- Trade & Commerce 1 1 interventions
Parliamentary Activity
Hon. John Makali (Kanduyi, Ford-K) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill. I must confess that as a Member of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, when this Bill was submitted to us, I was thoroughly opposed...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Makali (Kanduyi, Ford-K) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill. I must confess that as a Member of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, when this Bill was submitted to us, I was thoroughly opposed...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Makali (Kanduyi, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for the opportunity to also weigh in on these Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2026/2027. At the outset, I will thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee for spending hours working on this particular Report. In the interest of time, I...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Makali (Kanduyi, FORD - K) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding the rising cases of insecurity in Kanduyi Constituency....
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Makali (Kanduyi, FORD-K) Hon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education regarding the non-payment of retirement benefits to the late Mwalimu Humphrey Nyongesa, TSC No. 187874....
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Makali (Kanduyi, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to also weigh in on this particular Bill. First, let me congratulate the Hon. Member who has brought this Bill at this time. In contributing to this Bill, I need to make reference to Article...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Makali (Kanduyi, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me, Makali from the West, to contribute to this Bill. At the outset, I support the Bill. As earlier speakers have pointed out, agriculture is the backbone of our economy. It contributes almost 20 per cent of our...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Makali (Kanduyi, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me, Makali from the West, to contribute to this Bill. At the outset, I support the Bill. As earlier speakers have pointed out, agriculture is the backbone of our economy. It contributes almost 20 per cent of our...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Makali (Kanduyi, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to also weigh in on this Bill. First, I thank the people who thought of establishing NG- CDF, particularly Sen. Karue. I also thank my senior colleagues Hon. Otiende Amollo and Hon. Chepkonga for sponsoring this Bill....
Official Hansard sourceIt is Hon. John Makali, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Yes, Hon. John Makali. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to these budget estimates for the Financial Year 2025/2026. First, allow me to also congratulate you for hosting a very successful 62nd Madaraka Day celebrations. We...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Makali (Kanduyi, FORD-K) It is Hon. John Makali, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Yes, Hon. John Makali. Hon. John Makali (Kanduyi, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to these budget estimates for the Financial Year 2025/2026. First,...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Makali (Kanduyi, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. One of the issues that have been identified by the Cabinet Secretary as a challenge is manipulation of data by the beneficiaries. Is the Ministry making use of the Community Health Workers (CHWs) on the ground to ensure that we develop...
Official Hansard sourceBills Sponsored
John Makali Okwisia has not sponsored any Bill.
Voting Record
Voting History: 9
Petitions
No petitions recorded yet.
Questions
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) explain the reasons for the delays in procuring learning materials for schools in Kanduyi Constituency considering that some schools are yet to receive the required materials to-date? (ii) clarify whether the procurement process is ineffective, provide details on the policies implemented to improve the process, and state whether the Ministry is considering centralizing the procurement process to Heads of Schools through an open tendering process to ensure timely to Cabinet Secretary for Education 10 Aug 2023 Pending Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) Provide details on the status of construction of Kakamega – Navakholo-Musikoma Road (C41) in Kanduyi Constituency, whose proposed construction was advertised by the Kenya Rural Roads Authority through a tender notice on 6th March 2017? (ii) Provide details of the Contractor, explain why the Contractor has not turned up at the site and state when construction will be completed considering it was scheduled for completion by 22nd March 2022? (iii) State the contrac to Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport 25 Apr 2023 Pending Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary state when the Government will operationalize a national registration office in Bungoma to enable the residents to access registration services such as passport applications without having to travel long distances to Kisii and Kisumu Towns, where the nearest citizens’ registration services are located? to Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration 25 Apr 2023 Pending Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) Clarify whether the Government has ever released the sum of Ksh. 21,782,366,530 and a further Ksh. 908,878,470 towards restructuring of Nzoia Sugar Company Limited as per the recommendations of Sessional Paper No. 12 of 2012 adopted by the National Assembly on 9th January 2013? (ii) If in the affirmative, provide any evidence indicating when the funds were released and any annual write- offs? (iii) Provide details of the current annual status of the Balance Shee to Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and National Planning 25 Apr 2023 Pending Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary: - (i) confirm whether the Government ever released the sum of Ksh. 21,782,366,530 and a further Ksh. 908,878,470 towards restructuring of Nzoia Sugar Company Limited as per the recommendations of Sessional Paper No. 12 of 2012 adopted by the National Assembly on 9th January 2013? (ii) provide evidence indicating when the funds were released and whether any debts were written-off? (iii) provide details of the current annual status of the Balance Sheet for Nzoia Sugar to Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and National Planning 22 Mar 2023 Pending Source ↗
Statements
- the rising cases of insecurity in Kanduyi Constituency request 9 Apr 2026
- the non-payment of retirement benefits to the late Mwalimu Humphrey Nyongesa, TSC No. 187874 request 11 Mar 2026
- Registration status of certain parcels of land in Kiwanja Ndege, Kanduyi Constituency request 14 Mar 2025
Papers Laid
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