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Hon. Jessica Mbalu (Kibwezi East, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity. I rise to support the Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the Procurement of External Audit Services for the Office of the Auditor-General for the Financial Years 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025, moved very well by...

Hon. Jessica Mbalu (Kibwezi East, WDM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) What is your point of order, Hon. Mbalu. Hon. Jessica Mbalu (Kibwezi East, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise on Standing Order 96 to persuade you that, given...

Hon. Jessica Mbalu (Kibwezi East, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity. In fact, I really wanted to support Hon. Oundo, given the strength and the weight of the matter. Since you are consulting him, allow me to say that I support the Report by the Committee on...

Hon. Jessica Mbalu (Kibwezi East, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Bill. First, I want to support the Division of Revenue (Amendment) Bill, 2024. I thank the Chairperson of the Committee for having a listening ear. We know why we are...

Hon. Jessica Mbalu (Kibwezi East, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to the State of the Nation Address by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Kenya. Before I critique the Speech, I must say that the President did well to appear before Parliament...

Hon. Jessica Mbalu (Kibwezi East, WDM) Thank you. This is my 13th year in this Parliament.

Hon. Jessica Mbalu (Kibwezi East, WDM) I have been in this House for 13 years. We have had different speeches and I am able to differentiate between a good speech and a bad one. I am not here to say that the President’s Speech was bad. I am just saying...

Hon. Jessica Mbalu (Kibwezi East, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I congratulate the Public Debt and Privatisation Committee. I want to be on record that in the 12th Parliament, as Hon. Kiarie has said, we ensured that this Committee was put in place. I appreciate the work that has...

Hon. Jessica Mbalu (Kibwezi East, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I start by congratulating Hon. David Gikaria who is also the Chairman of my Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining for coming up with this proposed amendment on the Penal Code, namely, the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly...

Hon. Jessica Mbalu (Kibwezi East, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware that agriculture is the backbone of the Kenya’s economy contributing approximately 33 per cent of the GDP and employing more than 40 per cent of the total population and 70 per...

Hon. Jessica Mbalu (Kibwezi East, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I rise to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum the following Question: Could the Cabinet Secretary –

Hon. Jessica Mbalu (Kibwezi East, WDM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker Yes, Hon. Jessica. (Hon. Jessica Mbalu spoke off-record) You will have an opportunity to ask a supplementary question after this. Hon. Jessica Mbalu (Kibwezi East, WDM) I have a copy of the answer from the...

Hon. Jessica Mbalu (Kibwezi East, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have risen to have my comments on the written response from the Cabinet Secretary. Let me start by appreciating the response by the Cabinet Secretary. As I congratulate him, it is important for us to look at the...

Hon. Jessica Mbalu (Kibwezi East, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I rise to support the Report by the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security on the approval of Mr. Edwin Kiprono Cheluget as a member of the National Police Service Commission. I may...

Hon. Jessica Mbalu (Kibwezi East, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I rise to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum the following Question: Could the Cabinet Secretary - 15th March 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 6

Hon. Jessica Mbalu (Kibwezi East, WDM) Thank you for the opportunity. I rise to support the Report of the Joint Committee of the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining and the Senate Standing Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources. From the outset, I must say that I am...

Hon. Jessica Mbalu (Kibwezi East, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for according me this opportunity to contribute to the Motion on Policy Formulation on Implementation and Enhancement of the EPZ Programme in the country that was tabled and moved by the Hon. Beatrice Elachi. We congratulate her as she...