Joshua Kivinda Kimilu

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for the opportunity. I welcome the students to the House. I encourage them to learn from this Parliament. Tomorrow, we expect some of them to become Members of Parliament and others to hold significant positions in this country. It is...

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I described him because we talked about fertiliser a few minutes ago. I sympathise with him because of the challenges we face due to fertiliser shortage. If we establish our own fertiliser plant, we can sort the challenge of fertiliser shortage once...

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important matter. First, I congratulate all the newly elected Chairpersons and their respective Vice- Chairpersons for the opportunity they have been given. I advise all the Chairpersons and Vice- Chairpersons that it...

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to ignore my colleague and assume nothing has happened because I am not taking the advice she has given me. All Members in this House come from a certain party, and we have party leaders. My advice is for...

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I do not want to interfere with Hon. Nyikal. He is giving a lot of information. However, apart from saying that SHA is working and we know it is not, I am requesting, if you can allow...

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) The Social Health Authority is not working, and he has said it is. I want to request...

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) It is a point of information.

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) Thank you Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity. 11th March 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 46 Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM)I want to thank my colleague for being nice to me. I also do not want to take a lot of time because I...

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) I cannot say it is in the Constitution, but if you look at the way things are…

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. If we go to constituencies, we can count the projects done by the NG-CDF because they are visible. But when it comes to counties, the wage bill is too high such that we do not have any development in some...

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity. I request that those without cards be allowed to contribute. I have lost my card, and I am unable to request to speak. This is a very important Motion.

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. Before I contribute, I thank the Member for Molo, Hon. Kimani, for coming up with such an important Bill. We need to make things right where we are in...

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I beg to move: THAT, the Institute of Social Work Professionals Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.17 of 2023) , be now read a Second Time. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Institute of Social Work Professionals Bill...

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I was in top gear before I was interrupted by the grandson. I also welcome him here. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I was trying to explain who a social worker is. A social worker handles distinct children and gives hope to...

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. In replying, I want to congratulate all the Hon. Members for supporting this Bill. It had a lot of interest and they have given good suggestions for amendments. It important that, as the Bill becomes...

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. We need to be serious and follow the timelines. We passed in this House that we will each contribute for three minutes. Because we all want to contribute, why can we not stick to three minutes? Some Members are going...

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) Yes, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let us reduce the time to three minutes for every Member speaking.

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. Before I contribute to this important Motion, I wish to send my condolences to Hon. Malulu’s family and the people of his constituency for the loss of our colleague. I want to say that Baba's...

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. I thank Hon. Makali Mulu for coming up with it. The people of Kitui Central are excited to see him shining in Parliament and coming up with very good...

Hon. Joshua Kimilu (Kaiti, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to convey my condolences to the family. I take this opportunity, on behalf of my family, to send condolences to the family of the late former Member and the people of Kimilili. I did not...