Kitany Marianne

Yes. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Tourism and Wildlife regarding an incident of human-wildlife conflict in Chepkilot Village in Aldai Constituency. There has been an...

Not yet, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware that the world is rapidly embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI) , which is the use of a digital computer or computer-controlled robots to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings; acknowledging that the 2022 Government Artificial Intelligence Readiness...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to second the nomination of Ms Regina Ombam as the Principal Secretary for Trade. The Kenyan Government is currently faced with many challenges in the trade sector, more specifically the recent ban on tea by Sudan. There are also issues to do with...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Co-operatives on the vetting of Ms. Regina Akoth Ombam for appointment as Principal Secretary, State Department for Trade. Thank you.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) for the Financial Year 2025/2026 as laid and as read on the Floor of the House. I support it because the Ksh2.4 billion ceiling that is proposed for the Executive will go a long way in...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to welcome the girls from AIC Chebisas from Aldai Constituency. I also welcome the other students from the other schools. Today, we are seated down here in the red seats, and they are up there watching us. We encourage them to work very hard...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Two weeks is adequate for us to respond.

Two weeks, Hon. Speaker. RECOGNITION OF STAFF FROM OFFICE OF LEADER OF OPPOSITION OF PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to make reference to a letter that is doing rounds on social media. It has been written to you requesting for your resignation following the judgment or the ruling on this case. Nowhere does the ruling state that the Speaker shall resign. Secondly, the...

Thank you Hon. Speaker. You have less than a minute to go. Thank you. The ruling states that under the Political Parties Act, you cannot be a member of a political party because you are not a Member of Parliament and yet, the Constitution of Kenya, which is more supreme,...

THAT, Clause 30 of the Bill be amended by deleting sub-clause (2) . The justification for the proposed amendment is to accommodate the aspects of intellectual property in the proposed New Clause 30A. (Loud consultations)

THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 31. The justification is that the proposed amendment to be deleted is already covered under Clause 27A. Thank you. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Very well. (Question of the amendment proposed) (Question, that the words to be left out be...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move that the new clause 4A be now read a Second Time. (Question, that the new clause be read a Second Time, proposed) (Question, that the new clause be read a Second Time, put and agreed to) (Question, that the new clause be added...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move that new clause 30A be now read a Second Time. The justification is that this amendment aims to safeguard innovations and intellectual property rights of start-ups. Many of them do not get those incentives. So, this will help them to protect...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move that the new Part VA be now read a Second Time with amendments on clause 32A. The amendment is to delete the words “co-operatives development” appearing in sub-clause (a) and substitute therefor with the word “start-up.” The rationale for this amendment is to...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move that the new Part VA be now read a Second Time. The justification for this is that this amendment seeks to provide a penal provision to act as a deterrent to falsifying information. (Question, that the new clause be read a...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move that the new clause 27A be now read a Second Time. We had dealt with the justification of New Clause 27A earlier on. (Question, that the new clause be read a Second Time, proposed) (Question, that the new clause be read...

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Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Motion for agreement with the Report of the Committee of the whole House be amended by

THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 9. This amendment seeks to accommodate new incubation provisions which are already provided under Part IV of the Bill.(Question of the amendment proposed)

This is a very good Bill. I second.

I second.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairperson. I beg to move: THAT Clause 3 of the Bill be amended — The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari): There is a proposed amendment by the Chair. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairperson. I beg to move: THAT the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 4...

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, other agencies may be involved. Actually, there is a role that county governments have been given. That role is captured in clauses 30, 31, and 32. That is where the county governments' involvement is. As a Committee, we saw that the Start-Up Bill will be...

THAT, the title to PART III of the Bill be amended by deleting the words “REGISTRAR OF STARTUPS AND ADMISSION INTO INCUBATION INCUBATION PROGRAMME”. “REGISTRAR OF STARTUPS AND ADMISSION INTO INCUBATION

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. Part III, initially in the Bill, was about the registration of startups and admission into an incubation programme. If you look at the amendments under Part III of the Bill, they fall under the labelling of this startup. Why do we say the title should...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. As a Committee we, too, propose to delete Clause 6 but we also propose substituting it with another clause. This is because we are trying to create an eligibility criterion that can be used to identify start-ups and give them leverage. Under the eligibility criteria,...

THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause (6) and substituting therefor the following new Clause— Eligibility criteria.

To clarify to Hon. Member for Nandi, institutions for higher learning are already taken care of under Clause 4, which we have already passed. (Question, that the words to be left out be left out, put and agreed to) (Question, that the words to be inserted in place thereof be...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 7 and substituting therefor the following new clause— Registration of labelled startup.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 8 of the Bill be deleted and be substituted therefor with the following— Obligations of labelled startups.

THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 9. The justification is to seek to accommodate new provisions on incubation that are provided for under Part IV of this Act. (Question of the amendment proposed) (Question, that the words to be left out be left out, put and agreed to)...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, all the clauses are in the Order Paper. Now that you have said that I read, we are deleting Clause 10, which provides that the registrar or the county executive committee member as the case may be, shall within thirty days upon receipt of an application under...

THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 12. The reason for this is to accommodate the new provisions on incubation that are provided under Part IV of this Bill. (Question of the amendment proposed) (Question, that the words to be left out be left out, put and agreed to)...

THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting clause 21 and substituting therefor the following new clause— Change of particulars.

THAT, the title to PART IV of the Bill be amended by inserting the words “AND ACCELERATORS” immediately after the word “INCUBATORS”. This is to ensure that Part IV includes provisions for accelerators. (Question of the amendment proposed) (Question, that the words to be inserted be inserted, put and agreed...

THAT, Clause 24 of the Bill be amended —

Thank you. The Start-up Bill is about a national Government function at the presidency. We are excluding the committee member because this is a function that will be at the national level. The only time county executives will participate is when start-ups are being incubated in their respective counties. We...

THAT, Clause 27 of the Bill be amended-

I second. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Motion for the agreement with the report of the Committee of the whole House be amended by inserting the words “subject to recommittal of Clause 9”. I also request Hon. Oundo to second.

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I support this amendment. It will save that mama mboga in my constituency who wants to borrow money but does not want to do so from somebody who will charge them exorbitantly and are not regulated because they do not fall under any ambit of regulation. Any...

Whereas I agree with my Member, Hon. Oundo, not all manufacturers will be registered under the Act he is talking about. It is only manufacturers who import who are registered under that Act. Manufacturers who do not import are not registered under that Act. Therefore, this amendment by the Leader...

I am the Vice-Chair of the Committee, so I would actually be better placed to give you information if there is any mischief. There is no mischief. More importantly, if you look at the subsequent clauses that we are seeking to amend, we are requiring every manufacturer to provide information...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 21. The purpose for this is that the Standards Levy should be utilised for the purposes it is collected as set out under Order 10 of the Standards Levy Order. The proposed attempt...

THAT, Clause 23 of the Bill be amended by —

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 24 of the Bill be amended —

Yes, we had an amendment which we are dropping and we are going by the amendment of the Leader of Majority Party. (Proposed amendment by Hon. Marianne Kitany dropped) (Clause 25 as amended agreed to) Clause 26 The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Mover. THAT, Clause 26 of the...

Thank you. We would like to drop the proposal that we had in the Order Paper and go by the further amendment by the Leader of the Majority Party. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Fair enough. (Proposed amendment by Hon. Marianne Kitany dropped) Question, that the words to...