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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. Could the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration: EMERGENCE OF CRIMINAL GANGS AND TERROR GROUPS IN NAKURU, NAIROBI AND MOMBASA Hon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Could the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration:
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Thank you, Cabinet Secretary for the elaborate answers to the two Questions. The first Question was raised a while back. I confirm to the Cabinet Secretary that after this issue was mentioned in Parliament, Laban was arrested and the people...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to congratulate my brother, Hon. K.J for bringing this timely Motion. As you are aware, the Kenya Kwanza Government has a forum to plant five billion trees and this will be part of it. We have young...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I never wanted to disturb my brother, Hon. Wanyonyi, but I contacted him on the motive of the Motion and where he is coming from. I want to oppose this Motion with the strongest words possible. Where we come...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to congratulate my brother KJ for bringing this timely Motion. At the outset, Hon. KJ is a good example of the tent maker who was called by Jesus, but did not forget the other tent makers. We...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this chance. I thank my sister, Hon. Elachi, for bringing this timely Motion. At the outset, I can see that my sister subscribes to the hustler nation’s agenda. It is true that SMEs play a big...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I congratulate Hon. Gichimu and Hon. Mule for bringing this timely debate. From the onset, I would like to remind Kenyans that what was annulled in court was the CDF Act, 2013. We still...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this chance. I thank my brother for bringing this Motion. Village elders do a lot of good work wherever they are. We have used them during campaigns and while giving out bursaries. I would like to...
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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