William Kamket Kassait

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Thank you very much Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. (Hon. Johana Kipyegon consulted several Members loudly)

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Hon. Speaker, I had a similar Bill before this House during the last Parliament. Let me begin by saying that this is an enabling piece of legislation. This Bill is meant to operationalise Article 204 of the Constitution on the administration of the Equalisation Fund....

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker and Members. Indeed, it is a great honour to have an opportunity to pay tribute to my former boss, Ms Anne Njoroge. I joined Parliament as a Hansard Reporter in February 1997. Immediately, I was thrown into the deep...

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Ms Anne Njoroge is a very dedicated officer. Therefore, that Box called the Hansard Box is very familiar to me. I served in that Box for a very long time under the guidance of that very humble and hardworking public servant....

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) I wish my colleague and former boss, Ms Njoroge, the very best in her life as she retires. The Box there, the Hansard Box, is a great Box. To all the officers of Parliament who have worked in other departments and those who have made...

Hon. William Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Hon. Speaker, I hear maize growers complain about the prices of maize being low, but those of us who are net purchasers of maize feel very happy when the price is down. These people are used to buying our goats and cows at throwaway prices....

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) Before I go back to Hon Kamene, Member for Tiaty, what is out of order? Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Hon. Temporary Speaker, while I appreciate Hon. Osoro giving responses...

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Hon. Temporary Speaker, it is the Chairman to respond to the Statement sought. 16th October 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 9 REVIEW OF THE SCHEME OF SERVICE FOR APPOINTMENT OF CHIEFS AND ASSISTANT CHIEFS IN MARGINALISED AREAS

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Hon. Temporary Speaker, while I appreciate the response from the Chairman, the policy as he has stated began in 2015. From then, the positions of chief and assistant chief, which are very important positions in Government, have been watered down completely. In places where some...

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We have an interesting situation here. The Chairman himself does not believe in the answer in the reply he has brought to the House. The Chairman agrees with me and agrees with the rest of the Members that this policy...

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second.

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. More than a month ago, I sought for a statement from the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs on the recruitment and qualifications for recruitment of chiefs and assistant chiefs, which received a lot of support from across the...

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Is it in order for us to continue discussing anything for the county governments after they have taken us to court? Can they as well go to court and discuss that?

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) On a point of order.

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Hon. Speaker, while I did not want to interrupt His Excellency the Deputy President, who is my brother-in-law, yesterday he referred to this House in unpalatable terms on national television. While it is his right to say whatever he wants to say, as a former...

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I just want a little clarification. While I agree with the Motion, I have tried to do the computation of the time allocated. The Mover will have one hour, the Seconder will have 10 minutes, and the Leaders of the...

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) In that case, Hon. Deputy Speaker, I propose that five minutes is too short for us. We have a lot to say. I can assure you. (Loud consultations)

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will be very brief. While I want to appreciate the Cabinet Secretary for his very articulate replies to our Questions, I want to state that Hon. Duale is a seasoned politician. In fact, in terms of seniority and loyalty,...

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) I just want the Cabinet Secretary to answer this.

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) The issue is this, Hon. Temporary Speaker: let me go straight to it. Is it policy that the Government can wake up one day and gazette a place populated by people, their livestock and animals and whatever else and designate it as a forest, where...

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) I have. That is what I am doing.

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) No, no, no, it is not a debate.

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The beauty of...

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Thank you very much. I stand guided except that the beauty of joyriding is that a Member can enquire on any matter. This is the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry, and I have taken the liberty because the Cabinet is here. This matter...

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) The Women's Representative of Baringo County is here.

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) I have asked if it is a policy for the Government to create a forest where there is none and try to evict people and settlers who have lived in a particular area for whatever reason. Thank you.

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. While I appreciate your guidance, I seek slightly more guidance on the matter of public participation. The threshold for public participation is not very clear.

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Far from it, Hon. Speaker!

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) It is a genuine concern. But I am happy by that guidance, except that in the Constitution and in the Standing Orders, there is no clear threshold on that matter of public participation. So, I will stand guided by that ruling.

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Very well.

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) On a point of order.

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Hon. Speaker, the matter the Chairperson is responding to is serious as it involves an elected member. The consultations are too high for us to hear what the Chair is saying.

Hon. Kassait Kamket (Tiaty, KANU) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs regarding re-evaluation of the schemes of service for appointment of chiefs and assistant...