Julius Kipbirwot Meli

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to respond to a question which was raised by Hon. Oundo. The substantive Speaker directed yesterday that this response be brought up this afternoon because it is a matter of national concern. I also want to point out that the Cabinet Secretary was...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. This amendment is quite in order. If you go to many universities especially in large cities like Nairobi, students live even in slums; areas where there is very poor planning and water resources. Therefore, by allowing institutions to have these houses, it will enable the...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I thank the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning for coming up with this Schedule. Various agencies led by the NHC have been carrying out this housing project. The NSSF is known for the various housing upgrades in the country. It is experienced. It has the...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this very important Bill that has been brought to the House by Hon. Malulu. Village elders have performed very important roles. They perform judicial functions, arbitrate cases in the villages, and actually maintain law and order. They are security personnel. They...

Chair, I agree with the amendment by the Mover in the sense that, in most instances, corporation secretaries are legal counsels to institutions and they understand the workings of the institution and the legal framework underpinning how an institution operates. Previously, it used to be the CEO. In some instances,...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I agree with the Leader of the Majority Party, specifically on the issue of quarterly reports. Quarterly reports are working reports which shall be summed up in the annual reports that are submitted to the House. So, by bringing quarterly reports, we are micro-managing the...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I want the Mover to be clear that when a license is issued, it is for a specific kind of business or activity in gambling or lottery. He has to come out clearly on this issue of varying because one license cannot serve another activity. I kindly...

I do support the Mover, the Chairman Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture; that, we actually need to make the law readable, acceptable and understandable to the people. We should not be having archaic foreign terms that are not easily understood. I think the Hon. Chairman is very current and...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, we need to give these monies to all the deserving people noting that they are to benefit the welfare of both state and non- state actors, more specifically those who have been affected by floods. We are, therefore, dropping part (a) of the amendment. I support. The...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support Sessional Paper No.2 of 2023 on the National Tax Policy. I laud the good work done by the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. Over the years, we did not have a national tax policy. We have...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. Gambling, lotteries and many other forms of businesses that are almost like a dice are very historical to mankind. Gambling has a very long history, even in the Christian world and life of many civilisations. It has been in...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have received a write-up from the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Education. I request that you allow Members to continue ventilating on this issue, then later on, I shall do the last rebuttal on it.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I thank Hon. Mukunji for bringing up this substantive matter. This is a matter that affects every family and most of the over 1.4 million children who sat for their KCPE examinations. Hon. Mukunji has spoken on behalf of the social media, matters many parents...

Yes. Thank you, Hon Deputy Speaker. I just want to agree with the Member and members of the public that a few hours ago, the Cabinet Secretary released results and gave the members of the public an SMS code. However, after around 30 minutes, the code and the SMSs collapsed.

Thank you, Hon Deputy Speaker. I am not the Cabinet Secretary, but I am just trying to tell Members that as at now, the SMS code is working. However, I want to agree with the Member who is seeking a Statement that this particular code cost Kenyans some money yet...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the Petition. Sorry, I called you Hon. Paul, but you are Hon. Julius. Yes, I am Hon. Julius. There was another Hon. Paul Melly I knew. Hon. Speaker, I rise to support the Petition. The issue affecting the people of Koibem and...

I am well guided, Hon. Speaker. I think the Committee has got seized of this matter severally. It affects the whole country. When we took it up with the TSC one time, the TSC said that the department that is vested with the power of allocating hardship areas lies in...

I know Nyando is more of a hardship area than Muhoroni.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support what the Chairperson of the Committee on Implementation has put across. That school uniform has become inhibitive to learning to an extent that school principals and some officials in the education sector have formed a cartel system. They direct parents to specific stalls or...

Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. I commend the Budget and Appropriations Committee for trying to do a proper clean-up. Members are quite keen on the budget-making process in the Committee of Supply, especially on the issue of taking money to the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) in Nairobi County and...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this Report by the Budget and Appropriations Committee. More specifically, the Committee has respected the decisions of various departments. Previously, I remember the Budget and Appropriations Committee arrogated itself the position of knowing every department and allocating resources. It did so in a...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I think it is not in order for Hon. Junet to misinform the House about a subsidy for which there is no line. The Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee is here. Why is he insinuating that there is a subsidy when it is not there?...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this and commend the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the whole Committee for a well-documented Report on the Supplementary Budget. This budget has addressed pertinent issues; the issues that affect the people. These issues affect the common person....

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I will bring a response within the next two weeks. I know that the matter is important and the examinations are ongoing. I will consult with the Cabinet Secretary and bring a Statement as requested. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR DELEGATION FROM PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. The JLAC committee, led by Hon. Murugara, has done a good job. The Conflict of Interest Bill is trying to address the issue of Government officers using their positions to their advantage. It is noteworthy that many of the...

On a point of order. Hon. Melly, what is your point of order? Thank you, Hon Temporary Speaker. Gauging the mood of the House, I rise under Standing Order 95 to request that the Mover be called upon to reply.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I support the appropriation and more specifically, the issue of the students. About Ksh5 billion was appropriated for the new funding formula. In the last budget, we had appropriated Ksh4.6 billion in the former funding model. As Hon. Oluoch has put it, there is enough...

I think as the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee has said, it is a net increment of Ksh5 billion. So, there is no reduction. In fact, this sector got an increment and not a reduction. (Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo spoke off the record)

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. As Hon. Milemba has just put it, in our days we used to get boom. As we speak, students get the out-of- pocket money up to a tune of Ksh60,000 based on the needs of every child. The very needy child gets up to Ksh60,000....

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. On this State Department, I commend the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. This amendment is increasing money for fertiliser and bringing more money to sugar reforms. At the same time, it is going to assure the country of...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I want to bring it to the attention of the Member that national intelligence is very important to the stability and the running of this country. The money to be allocated is meant to ensure that the intelligence service is able to gather enough information...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I support what the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee has done. Nairobi County currently does not have enough secondary schools. The county cannot accommodate the current number of secondary school students. It relies on neighbouring counties and other parts of the country to...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, Thika Town is within Kiambu County, which has more secondary schools than Nairobi County. Look at the population of Nairobi County. I know that Thika Town and other metropolitan areas are also facing the same challenges, but they can be assisted by schools within their counties.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support the Motion before us. I want to thank the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations, and the Committee for doing a good job. I also want to thank the President because he made a good selection. Hon. Temporary...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. I commend Hon. Millie Odhiambo. She has gone down in the annals of this House as being an astute debater and, more so, a very good legislator. This particular Bill reminds me of the several Children Bills that Hon....