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Joseph Gachoki Gitari
Official Background
A verified biography for this member is not yet available. Only information confirmed against official parliamentary sources is published here.
Current Positions
A member of the 13th Parliament
Committee Membership
- Member of the Lands committee.
- Member of the Regional Integration committee.
Topics this member is active on
Policy areas drawn from this member's certified verbatim Hansard interventions.
- Agriculture & Food Security 4 4 interventions
- Budget & Finance 2 2 interventions
- Governance & Democracy 1 1 interventions
- Kenya Defense Forces 1 1 interventions
- Security & Defense 1 1 interventions
- Trade & Commerce 1 1 interventions
Parliamentary Activity
Hon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am not fully satisfied. I sympathise with my friend and neighbour, Hon. G.K. because he was not the author of this reply. My request for a Statement was specific. One of the questions that I asked was the actual...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding the status of rehabilitation of roads in Kagumo town in Kirinyaga...
Official Hansard sourceThank you, Hon. Speaker. First, I thank the Chairman and the entire Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security When you directed them to invite me when the Inspector-General of Police and the Deputy Inspectors-General appeared before them, they did so and we addressed this matter. However, I am a...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First, I thank the Chairman and the entire Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security When you directed them to invite me when the Inspector-General of Police and the Deputy Inspectors-General appeared before them, they did so and we addressed...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to request a statement regarding the Operationalisation of the Inoi Division in Kirinyaga County. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education regarding promotion of Curriculum Support Officers (CSO) to the position of Principal Teacher Management Officers...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Yes. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. David Ochieng’) What is out of order? Give the microphone to the Member for Kirinyaga Central. Hon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Temporary Speaker. I raised five requests for Statements on various dates but have not yet...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Committee on Education regarding the implementation of the Career Progression Guidelines for teachers. In 2017, the Teachers Service...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I have a number of issues.
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) First, let me thank the Chairperson for taking up this matter. There was something that was outside the Statement about a rogue police officer who was attacking people around Karaini Police Post. The Chairperson of the Committee and the Inspector-General of Police intervened and...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Energy regarding status of electricity projects in Kirinyaga County. The country has made significant strides in...
Official Hansard sourceBills Sponsored
Joseph Gachoki Gitari has not sponsored any Bill.
Voting Record
Voting History: 8
Petitions
No petitions recorded yet.
Questions
- Could the Cabinet Secretary— (i) clarify why Medical Administrators Kenya Limited (MAKL), the administrator of the National Police Service medical insurance scheme, does not allow its beneficiaries to choose their preferred hospitals for medical services? (ii) explain the payment approval process employed by MAKL, and provide reasons for the frequent delays which often compel covered patients to make out- of-pocket payments? (iii) provide reasons why the majority of hospitals under the MAKL sche to Cabinet Secretary for Health 10 Apr 2025 Pending Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary: - (i) Clarify whether Occurrence Book Nos. OB No 10/11/01/2022 at 1805 Hrs. and 07/9/05/2022 at 1125Hrs reported at Kagumo Police Post; OB No. 14/24/9/2022 and OB No. 09/10/12/2021 reported at Kabonge Police Post in the name of one LABAN RUKENYA MUNENE relate to the same person? (ii) explain under what circumstances did the above- mentioned person, with all the four entries in the Occurrence Books, has only been arrested once and failed to attend Court for Case No. 3 to Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration 30 Mar 2023 Answered Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) explain the measures the Ministry has instituted to address the emergence of criminal gangs or groups with terror links or affiliated to terror groups in the country, including action being taken against those that are facilitating, with links or sponsoring such groups ? (ii) describe the strategies the Ministry has put in place to deal with the emergence of criminal gangs in major towns of Nakuru, Nairobi, and Mombasa and other towns, and in particular the crim to Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration 30 Mar 2023 Answered Source ↗
- (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary state whether the criteria used for placement of students in form one, particularly in day schools, takes into consideration the proximity of learners to schools? (ii) What measures has the Ministry put in place to ensure that day scholars who walk for distances of over 10kms to school in the wee hours of the morning and evening are guaranteed security from potential dangers such as attacks by criminal gangs, abductions and vulnerability to incidences of rape? to Cabinet Secretary for Education 7 Mar 2023 Pending Source ↗
- (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain why one Laban Lukenya, a suspect who had been issued with a warrant of arrest, Court Case No. 356/22 has not been arrested despite the matter being reported vide OB No. 10/11/01/2022, OB No.14/24/9/202207, OB No. /9/05/2022 1125 and OB No. 09/10/12/2021 at the Kabonge Polist Post in Kirinyaga Central Constituency? (ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide the measures that the Ministry is putting in place to ensure that the said suspect is arrested? (To be to Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration 10 Nov 2022 Deferred Source ↗
Statements
- Operationalisation of new administrative units in Kirinyaga County request 28 Apr 2026
- the status of localisation of administrative units in Kirinyaga County request 28 Apr 2026
- the alleged unlawful detention of Mr Charles Muthii Mago in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia request 14 Apr 2026
- Detention of Kenyan citizen Mr. Mago in Saudi Arabia request 14 Apr 2026
- Repatriation of Ms. Lilian Njeri from Oman request 4 Dec 2025
- Repatriation of Ms Lilian Njeri Njoki from Oman request 4 Dec 2025
- Alleged assault and trafficking of a Kenyan domestic worker in Saudi Arabia request 4 Dec 2025
- Reported coercion of two (2) Kenyans in the Russian military request 19 Nov 2025
- the reported enlisting by coercion of two Kenyan Citizens into military service in the Russian Federation request 19 Nov 2025
- Request for update on road projects in Kirinyaga request 24 Jun 2025
- Rehabilitation of roads and installation of speed bumps and zebra crossings in Kagumo town request 11 Jun 2025
- the status of rehabilitation of roads in Kagumo town in Kirinyaga Central request 11 Jun 2025
- Security situation in Kirinyaga County request 5 Jun 2025
- Operationalisation of Inoi Division in Kirinyaga County request 24 Apr 2025
- Operationalisation of Inoi sub-county in Kirinyaga County request 24 Apr 2025
Papers Laid
- Report of the Departmental Committee on Lands on its consideration of the Senate amendments to the Land (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.40 of 2022) 4 Jun 2025
- Report of the Departmental Committee on Lands on its consideration of the Land Control Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 39 of 2023). I beg to lay 15 Aug 2024