Julius Kipbirwot Meli

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I join my colleagues in condoling our two great leaders: Hon. F.T. Nyamu and Hon. Elijah Kiptarbei Lagat. I served in this House with Hon. Lagat, who was a committed Member. He was an astute athlete. In fact, if you look at his achievements in...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Since we are heading for recess, I will respond in the first week after the recess. As a committee, we have been handling this issue, particularly for teachers aged 45 and above, as well as many P1 teachers who completed their courses in 2009 and...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise to respond to requests made for statements by Members. First and foremost…

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise to give several responses to requests for statements made by Members. As per your direction, I hope the concerned Members are present. I will start with the request made by the Member for Isiolo. I also have requests for statements from the Member for Kiambu,...

The Member for Isiolo, Hon. Mumina Bonaya, requested a Statement, and the report is as follows: All the 18 schools have been approved as Junior Schools. Twelve of the 18 schools have already received capitation and have been registered in NEMIS. Their bank details have also been provided. The table...

I will now respond to the request by the Member for Kiambu County, Hon. Ann Wamuratha Mugo, regarding challenges facing the Kiambu National Polytechnic. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the State Department responds as follows: A Report on the steps being taken to recruit, at least, 400 additional trainers for polytechnics ahead...

Yes. (An Hon. Member stood on the aisle) The Temporary Speaker (Hon. David Ochieng’) : The Member standing along the aisle, be either on the right or left. You cannot stand along the aisle for 10 minutes. This should be a straightforward matter, Hon. Chairman. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker....

Hon. Temporary Speaker, our Committee has been doing spot checks across national polytechnics and universities. We are on top of it. We propose visiting schools soon to compare the actual number of students in classrooms with those captured on NEMIS, and to investigate ghost projects. In fact, during this recess,...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I agree with the sentiments of the Members. I would like to give you a short story. Hon. Sabina Chege

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First of all, I thank the House and its leadership for allowing students to come to Parliament. In this session, I have seen the largest number of students come to Parliament in recent times. This is a demonstration that Parliament is very responsive and welcoming. A...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I do not have a Statement from the Cabinet Secretary as you have said.

Yes, I have a Statement.

Yes, Hon. Milemba is in the House.

Hon. Speaker, as you directed, the Cabinet Secretary provided information. Hon. Omboko Milemba asked that the Cabinet Secretary for Education should provide details on the funds allocated by the Ministry of Education to public primary and secondary schools for co-curricular activities, specifically for participation in national ball games and music...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Speaker, I put the record straight that I read what the Cabinet Secretary brought to the House through your direction. My part was to transmit. If the Cabinet Secretary lied, then I am not part of it. I want the Member to note that.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I agree with… The issue before the House is… Yes, the issue before the House is very weighty…

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. It is true that students as has been said, are having problems. Last year Hon. Mbui raised a question and we took it all the way and made an inquiry. We found that even teachers who attended regional games in Nakuru and other parts...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to laud the honourable Member for Samburu, Hon. Lesuuda, for bringing this very progressive Bill. This Bill is timely and important. This country is one of the developed countries in this region. It cannot be said more than that. Despite the creation of...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for allowing me to also query the Cabinet Secretary. There is the issue of the Muhoroni-Chemelil-Kisumu Road and the spur roads. Either work has not started on the three or four spur roads that connect to the main road, especially from the roundabout to Songo all...

Yes. Thank you.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to thank and congratulate the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. The Committee has done a very good job. In fact, this time, the Bill provides a lot of incentivisation for producers, farmers and more importantly, transporters. I would...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. We will bring a response in two weeks' time.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The response will be ready in two weeks.

On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Hold on, there is a point of order by the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. What Hon. Toroitich is saying is quite untrue. We conducted a thorough investigation. He was the one who failed to...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to add to what my colleague has said. During the interrogation on the issue of SEQIP, we learnt that SEQIP covers 131 constituencies in this country. There was poor workmanship even in the administration of the whole project. We agreed that there was...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I thank the Member for Nyandarua for bringing this Motion to this House. First, trunk roads like all other roads normally spur development across the country. The whole country will actually come up if we construct trunk roads from Nairobi to Mombasa and western Kenya...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Culture Bill (National Assembly Bill No.12 of 2024) and approved the same with amendments.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to reply. First of all, I thank Members. They have spoken out that this is a very important Bill. This Bill first originated in this House in the last Parliament. It lapsed when Parliament went on sine die recess, and finally it has...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I thank the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee for understanding what we presented before his Committee. There was no allocation by The National Treasury and Economic Planning for examinations. We know very well that exams cannot consume the Ksh12 billion at once. We,...