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Joseph Gachoki Gitari
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A member of the 13th Parliament
2022 General Election
Elected Member of the National Assembly — Kirinyaga Central
Source: Gazette Notice 9950
Full candidate results — opponents & margin — from the IEBC per-candidate forms.
Committee Membership
- Member of the Lands committee.
- Member of the Regional Integration committee.
Committee reports
Reports produced by the committees Joseph Gachoki Gitari sits on.
- Report Of The Departmental Committee On Lands On Approval Hearings Of Nominees For Appointment To The National Land Commission
- Report On Consideration Of The Senate Amendments To The Land (amendment) Bill (na Bill No. 40 Of 2022)
- Report On Consideration Of Presidential Memorandum On Referral Of The National Land Commission (amendment) Bill, 2023
- Report Of The Mediation Committee On The National Rating Bill ( National Assembly Bill No. 55 Of 2022)
- Report On Consideration Of The Land Control Bill (n.a. Bill No. 39 Of 2023)
- Report Of The Departmental Committee On Lands On The Consideratyion Of The Senate Amendments To The National Rating Bill
- Report Of The Lands Committee On The National Rating Bill Na Bill No55 Of 2022
- Report Of The Committee On Lands On Statute Law (miscellaneous Amendment) Bill 2022
- Report On The Approval Hearing Of Nominee For The Appointment As Principal Secretary For Lands And Physical Planning
Topics this member is active on
Policy areas drawn from this member's certified verbatim Hansard contributions.
- 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 thank the Chairperson for the response that we have received. The only clarification I would like to request is that public participation was conducted for all the sub-locations. We may talk about budget constraints and the other issues, but...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank the Chairperson for the response that we have received. The only clarification I would like to request is that public participation was conducted for all the sub-locations. We may talk about budget constraints and the other issues, but...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank the Chairperson for the response that we have received. The only clarification I would like to request is that public participation was conducted for all the sub-locations. We may talk about budget constraints and the other issues, but...
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 for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding the status of localisation of administrative units in Kirinyaga...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The matter before our Committee is complex. There are some authorities we want to invite so that they can shed some light. If we are given an extension of 30 days from 26th April 2026, we shall conclude our consideration...
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 for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations regarding the alleged unlawful detention of Mr Charles Muthii...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Diaspora and Migrant Workers Committee on the repatriation of Ms Lilian Njeri Njoki from Oman. On...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) 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 Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations regarding the reported enlisting by coercion of two Kenyan Citizens...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this chance. I want to join you in welcoming these students. I welcome students specifically from Kamuiru Primary School, where I studied, and Gathuthuma Junior School, which is a few metres away from Kamuiru Junior School. I...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Thank you also for remembering that we were with you that long ago. I appreciate and welcome the students of Kamuiru Secondary School. I am an alumnus of Kamuiru Secondary School. They came here today to see what we...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. (Hon. Raphael Wanjala clapped)
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for that response. I need to take time and look at the response because he has not gone the entire hog. I have not seen the table that was alluded to. If I have other issues, I can follow up...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I have said that I am happy with the response, but I need to interrogate it further because I do not have the full response. There is a table---
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) I can follow up with the Committee in case I need any other clarification.
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As per the response, the TSC is keen on career progression for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) . Could we be informed why the TSC excluded CSOs from the Senior School Career Progression 12th August 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 18 Hon....
Official Hansard sourceThank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support the amendment by Mheshimiwa King’ara. When we subdivide pieces of land and prepare the master plans, there are public utilities. Hon. King’ara is trying to say that when processing other titles, titles for public utilities should be produced at the same time. The...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support the amendment by Mheshimiwa King’ara. When we subdivide pieces of land and prepare the master plans, there are public utilities. Hon. King’ara is trying to say that when processing other titles, titles for public utilities should be...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am worried that the Chairman has opted to read part rather than the entire response from the Cabinet Secretary. I have the response with me. I do not know why he is avoiding pages one and two and going...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Hon. Speaker, we have had Statements in this same House. 1st July 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 4 (Loud consultations)
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joseph Gitari (Kirinyaga Central, UDA) Hon. Speaker, in this same House, you tell us to read Statements as approved. There, the minimum expectation is that the response should be read as such. I do not know why the Chairman is avoiding going through the entire response. I have it....
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