Muriu Wakili Edward

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding the status of investigations into the death of Mr Eugene Maliva Mutuku, arising from the...

On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Muriu, on what point are you rising? I am rising on a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker. 16th June 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 37

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, is it in order for the Leader of the Majority Party to mislead the House on the literal and legal meaning of "non-resident"? Black's Law Dictionary defines a non-resident as an individual who does not live permanently, work, or maintain a primary presence in a specific jurisdiction...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to air my comments on this noble Bill. Before I comment on it, allow me to commend Hon. Otiende and Hon. Chepkonga for a job well done in coming up with the Bill. I have a few amendments which I...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to join Kenyans and this House in condoling with the family of my good brother, Hon. Kiaraho. I also wish to extend my condolences to the great people of Kalou, Nyandarua County, and, more so, to the beautiful family of my...

Thank you, Hon Speaker.

Hon. 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 Transport and Infrastructure regarding the delayed completion of the Kirwara–Kigio–Jogoo–Kimakia Road, Kimatu–Ithangarari–Magomano Road, and Ndiara–Kiriani–Wanduhi Road in Gatanga Constituency. The Kenya Rural Roads...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill, which affects our people. Gatanga is one of the leading tea-producing constituencies. We have two factories, Njunu Tea Factory and Ngere Tea Factory. The backbone of Gatanga's economy is tea and coffee. Therefore,...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, this information is in the public domain and has been reported in every newspaper. In short, as we proceed to improve the tea industry in our country…

Hon. Temporary Speaker, sometimes the truth hurts. When KTDA announced payments for 2025, it said it had lost a market. I am trying to help Hon. Baya here.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, if you want me to bring information, give me time, and I will bring that information to the House and 4th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 49 substantiate it. Hon. Baya started well by supporting tea farmers in my region, but when we talk about the loss...

I am much obliged, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will bring substantive information. Secondly, my reservations are on taxes. Although there are no direct taxes on the tea itself, there is an element of tax on the packaging, transport and fuel. Developed countries subsidise their farmers. The farming business has no...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I extend my sympathy to those who lost their lives and property. As we discuss the riots and looting of yesterday, we must ask ourselves why the country is angry. The anger stems from the lack of jobs for the youth,...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I rise to support the ratification. I perused the Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning and I have seen arguments on the pros and cons, especially from the public who submitted comments. My position is that...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to ventilate on this Motion. I want to confirm that I am a member of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. We burnt the midnight oil while vetting that candidate. I want to assure Members that we found...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I propose an amendment that Clause 2 be deleted bearing in mind this is what we call reverse invoicing, and it has not been used in this jurisdiction. However, I agree with the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning that it...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. We are dealing with the issue of trying to regulate businesses, therefore, we need to be very careful. As a Government, are we pro-business or anti-business? If we are pro-business, then we need to do away with this clause. Businesses should be allowed to grow...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Mine is a different one on a new clause. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Okay. Let us finish with this one. (Hon. Samuel Atandi spoke off the record) Yes, Hon. Atandi.

Yes, Hon. Temporary Chairman. There are a number of amendments and one of the amendment is inserting New Clause 16A. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Do we have that in the Order Paper? Yes, Hon. Temporary Chairman. It is in the Order Paper as a new clause. The...

As explained by Chair, I also drop the amendment proposed in Clause 21. (Proposed amendment by Hon. Wakili Edward Muriu withdrawn) (Clause 21 agreed to) New Clause 16A THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after Clause 16- Amendment of section 5 of Cap. 476....

On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Do you wish to be informed by Hon. Wakili?

Hon. Temporary Chairman, this is an amendment which cuts across both private and public sectors. It is not geared towards the public procurement absolutely. When people in private businesses raise their invoices and the due date of paying the VAT comes, they borrow money to pay it. Secondly, Hon. Chairman...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Bill with a number of amendments. It is clear that one of the things that the Bill seeks to do is to consolidate financial institutions by bringing in mergers to enhance capital. There is a danger in that. We have...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Protect me because this is a House of Debate. Those proposed laws are in this House. Therefore, it is important that we ventilate on them because they affect our people on the ground. I wanted to demonstrate the folly of tabling untested laws. We are...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I close my argument. Thank you very much.