Mugambi Murwithania Rindikiri

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to identify myself with the feelings of the majority of the Members present today and the people of Tseikuru. When I was watching television last night, I remembered what my people in Buuri East went through along the border with Isiolo and Laikipia....

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Rindikiri, what is your point of order? Hon. Temporary Speaker, this is a House of records and facts. You cannot bring a serious allegation without substantiation. That allegation about bias by the marketing department is not presented properly. He needs to...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I do not come from a tea-growing zone, but I will make a few observations as a consumer of tea. One thing we must acknowledge is that tea prices have gone up. This is due to several factors, including Government intervention. One factor is the...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Cancer is a very serious disease in this country. It has impoverished families, caused separation, and shattered livelihoods. It has also contributed to the loss of foreign exchange, as many people travel abroad seeking treatment. In some areas, it has depleted human resources. For example,...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would like to welcome our neighbours, the students from the prestigious Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) . From the onset, I would like to clarify that even if they bear the name ‘Catholic’, all Kenyans are admitted to that institution. I thank the...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I know the work of this Committee is quite enormous, but I have a problem because we have national auditing bodies that audit various constituencies. Some of the findings in Reports are not very good. Let me give an example. When funds are disbursed late,...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Member for Funyula has raised a pertinent issue. I believe the Cabinet Secretary is not well versed with this TSC matter. When it comes to promotions and interviews in my constituency, we are banded together with another constituency, Imenti North. In the last four or five...

I seek your indulgence, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Yes. I understand that the Ministry of Education operates within certain limits when it comes to interference with school management. I appreciate what the Cabinet Secretary has stated. They want to review the Act to clarify the limits of the Ministry of Education...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am not feeling very well today. I stepped out, took some medicine and came back. I have two specific questions. I must confess that I was not present for much of the session. It would have been okay if those issues never came up. The first...

Yes, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Speaker, I take this opportunity to respond to the Statement Requests raised by Hon. Wamboka on the collapse of buildings in the country, specifically in Nairobi. I have received a very bulky report from the Ministry’s State Department of Public Works. I believe it has been submitted to the...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker and the two Members. I have a 48-page Report in which one of the recommendations outlines the actions taken. If you allow me, I will give a copy of it to Hon. Mwenje because one of the annexes… Hon. Rindikiri, as the Chairperson of the Committee,...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. If you listened to my Statement, I spoke about substandard materials. That is captured in the Report. I also agree with Hon. Mwenje that specific actions are needed. The Report has a whole section on that. I would bore the House if I went through the...

I will commit this matter to our Cabinet Secretary, who is the policy and decision maker of the ministry. He really needs to listen to the Members. This matter will be returned to her, and she will see to it that what the Members have requested is considered going forward....

I agree with you. Some of this information suggests there may have been a slight deficiency in specific cases. We take responsibility for that. We will make sure that is done for the specific cases. Generally, the law is not silent. Prosecutions are not silent. I agree there is a...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Today you are wearing green. Green symbolises another party which has come in, but you are not… Green is for the forest. Indeed, green is for the forest. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. As I grew up, I can say...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I come from a bandit-prone area. What exactly is out of order? Hon. Temporary Speaker, trivialising banditry as normal theft is belittling a serious problem we face where we come from.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, she is trivialising cattle theft by suggesting that it is just petty theft like any other. That is wrong.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I came in because I wanted to contribute to this good Bill. I come from the neighbourhood of Laikipia, Isiolo and Samburu Counties, specifically Samburu East. Every year, particularly after the initiation season of certain neighbouring communities, there is terrible cattle rustling that takes place,...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I take this opportunity to welcome these beautiful children from Buuri Constituency. We admire and love them. We knew they were coming. This is the House of Parliament, where we make laws that govern this nation. This is where their Member of Parliament sits. I...

Hon. Speaker, it is very hurting to hear my very good friend and a man I hold with a lot of respect saying that people are being mugged or killed knowing very well he will vie for governor. If the Governor of Samburu County said that he will stand with...

Hon. Murugara, you cannot dictate whether I am the first or the last to speak to this very important Bill. All Members of the House should debate and support the Bill. It has now been over 60 years since Independence yet we still have many problems in terms of provision...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. That is a good Petition. Yesterday, I had the privilege, on behalf of the Departmental Committee on Housing, Urban Planning and Public Works, which oversees the Nairobi River Commission, to launch the first phase of rehabilitation along the Gikomba Market. What I saw in terms of...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Order Paper is clear that we are discussing a Report. We are not discussing the selection of Members to represent Kenya at IPU conferences. He is totally out of order. He should not play to the gallery. Let us discuss the Report. He is a senior...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I happen to represent this House in 12 great countries that form the Great Lakes Region. If you look at the terms of reference of this IPU, you will realise it deals with matters on peace and security. Kenya is not the only country that...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I start my remarks by congratulating Hon. Oluoch. I wish Hon. Millie Odhiambo would give him some space, as I am addressing a very important matter regarding this amendment. I thank him for bringing this matter before the House. As consolation, I wish to let...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Millie will always come up with something to get herself out of a problem. The problem is not Hon. Millie. The problem is my friend. I do not know what he is hunting for. Capitation can cover up to age 25. The age limit...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We are not debating this Bill with the view that slums will exist forever. We hope that the Bill will help us to eliminate slums in the country. That should be our focus. We should not debate a Bill to enhance informal settlements. The Government...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The first disciples of Jesus were fishermen. I have also done some research and discovered that most of the professors from the Nyanza region were fed on fish and educated through fish mongering. This is a sector that almost went to zero, but it has...

I cannot miss something to say, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I think this Bill is coming at the right time. Why? We have seen many universities facing many financial strains. Some have been investigated for mismanagement. We have cases of admissions. A majority of students are admitted to universities they did...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I join my colleagues to support this Bill. It has been a practise for civil servants to retire at 60 years. On that basis, we must align the NPS with the same requirement. I disagree with the statement that someone who is 60 years old...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is a privilege to welcome students from the DEB Ontulili School in Buuri West Sub-County, which is one of the sub-counties that forms part of Buuri Constituency, which I represent. This school is in a very dry area. We had to put up the...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What else is out of order, Hon. Member for Buuri? We have children from schools who are present. You are portraying a bad example in this House. You have used a totally un-parliamentary language. The children who are here did not come...

Thank you. I want to confine myself on the question of hardship. I refer to my constituency that borders Isiolo and Laikipia as hardship. Hon. Speaker, the problem is that Buuri Constituency is three quarters on the leeward side sharing the same geographical and climatic conditions with Isiolo and Laikipia....

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support this Report and congratulate the Chairman and the entire Budget and Appropriation Committee for a balanced Report. I represented the Departmental Committee on Housing, Urban Planning and Public Works, and our Report was adopted by this Committee. Housing is a very...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to eulogise the families of those who have passed on, especially my very good friend, Hon. Kiaraho. I met him in the last parliament. We both served in the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure. I remember when the concept of housing was being...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support this Sessional Paper because it addresses one of the key pillars of economic development in this country. The importance of aviation industry in this country can be found in its promotion of the country’s imports and exports, specifically cargo handling. The...