Mary Emaase

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I do not have my glasses. So, I cannot read. I ask Hon. Baya to continue. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Can I help you with mine? Let Hon. Baya continue until I trace mine. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : I order the...

Yes You have it? Yes Go ahead. Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on Table. Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of The Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No.14 of 2024) . Thank you Hon. Speaker. Thank you. We do not...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This Bill simply provides for the vertical sharing of revenue between the two levels of Government. I want to talk about two issues. The first one is on the Equalisation Fund. Article 204 of the Constitution provides for the allocation of one half per cent...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I rise to support the amendments by the Senate. I strongly disagree with my friend, Hon. Otiende Amollo, who said that this Bill does not address their concerns. This Bill is doing the opposite because it is addressing a majority of the concerns that were...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would like to donate part of my time as the demand to contribute to this Bill is overwhelming. I already had a list here. I will donate one minute each to Hon. Emathe Namuar, Turkana Central, Hon. Dorothy, Hon. Rindikiri, Hon. (Dr) Lilian Gogo,...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. As I rise to reply, I wish to appreciate all Members who have contributed in overwhelming support of this Bill. Many Members who have spoken to this Bill have reiterated the importance of the cotton sector to this country, and this cannot be gainsaid. From...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise to move that the Cotton Industry Development Bill (Senate Bill No.5 of 2023) be now read a Second Time. This Bill seeks to provide for the production, processing, marketing and distribution of Cotton and its products in Kenya. The Bill seeks to establish the Cotton...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this debate. At the outset, I support the Bill because village elders do play a critical role within our villages in terms of supporting the national Government administrative work. When we compare them with their county government...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also wish to add my voice to this debate on this Bill by Hon. Mejjadonk. The issue of unemployment in Kenya is very serious. According to the 2022 statistics, the rate of unemployment is at 5.5 per cent. According to the Commission for Higher...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. For reasons already alluded to by the Hon. Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. We unanimously agreed to uphold the proposed Bill as presented by the Senate.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At the outset, I want to congratulate the Member for Nairobi City County, Hon. Esther Passaris, for bringing up this very important Motion. I join my colleagues to mourn with the families that have lost their beautiful daughters, especially in the month of January. My...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I want to appreciate Hon. Wamuchomba. I applaud her for bringing this very good Bill to the House, which seeks to establish a National Council for Elderly Persons. Even in the absence of Article 57, the Constitution prohibits discrimination on the basis of age...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support this Adjournment Motion. Expectations of every student and parent is, at least, to get fair and accurate results after an examination. After so much effort the students put in to prepare and after the struggle the parents go through, going without food to...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. This is a very important Bill and it is timely. I also want to commend Hon. Rahim for bringing it up. Cancer is the third largest killer, after infectious and cardiovascular diseases. It is the third largest...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I second the Motion. At the outset, I want to say that the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill, (National Assembly Bill, No.23 of 2023) , is normally a very straightforward Bill. It is just meant to provide for additional allocation to the county government either...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I have been told to be brief. I think Members are eager to contribute to this Motion. As I second, I would like to join my Chair to appreciate the contribution from Members of all the Departmental Committees to the budget process. This Report is...

Hon. Temporary Chairman. I support this amendment. I am not from Nairobi, but I support it because I live in Nairobi. I also know that children from vulnerable families cannot afford to pay fees in private schools. Let us start with Nairobi and then next time we will consider other...