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Nelson Koech
Official Background
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Current Positions
A member of the 13th Parliament
Committee Membership
- Chairperson of the Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations committee.
- Member of the Appointments committee.
- Member of the Liaison committee.
Topics this member is active on
Policy areas drawn from this member's certified verbatim Hansard interventions.
- Governance & Democracy 9 9 interventions
- Devolution 6 6 interventions
- Security & Defense 5 5 interventions
- Anti-Corruption 4 4 interventions
- Budget & Finance 4 4 interventions
- Infrastructure & Transport 3 3 interventions
- Kenya Defense Forces 2 2 interventions
- Youth & Sports 2 2 interventions
- Education & Skills Development 1 1 interventions
- Gender & Women Affairs 1 1 interventions
- Public Service & Civil Servants 1 1 interventions
- Social Welfare & Protection 1 1 interventions
Parliamentary Activity
Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of the Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the African Union relating to the Pan-African Parliament, laid...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the African Union relating to the Pan-African...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of the Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the African Union relating to the...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I am the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations.
Official Hansard sourceHon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to condole with the family of the deceased General Ogolla and the other nine officers who perished that fateful day, in pursuit of peace in the northern part of our country - North Rift. I interacted...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations in its Report on the Vetting of Nominees for Appointment as High Commissioners, Ambassadors, Permanent Representatives and Consuls-General, laid on...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Thank you Hon. Speaker. 17th April 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 8 Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA)Approval) Act.Pursuant to Article 232 (1) (g) of the Constitution, as read together with Section 7(c) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, the Committee is required to consider the...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker and Hon. Members for your contribution. I have listened very keenly to what Hon. Members have said. I want to enumerate further on what Hon. Catherine said about the meaning of a hustler. You will realise in the list...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its vetting of nominees for appointment as High Commissioners, Ambassadors, Permanent Representatives and Consuls-General.
Official Hansard sourceHon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations in its Report on the Vetting of Nominees for Appointment as High Commissioners, Ambassadors, Permanent Representatives and Consuls-...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I apologise. I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations in its Report on the Vetting of Nominees for Appointment as High Commissioners, Ambassadors, Permanent Representatives...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) My sincere apologies, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its participation in the Diaspora Mobile Consular Service (MCS) Exercise in Japan from 20th to 27th...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: That, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its participation in the Diaspora Mobile Consular Service (MCS) exercise in Japan, laid on the Table of...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I seek your indulgence on the same. The Speaker directed that I respond to it before 6th December 2023. Unfortunately, I think there was a misstep in the communication between my committee clerk and the Office of the Speaker. It took my...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I want to give an explanation. The Ministry of Defence requested for Ksh900 million, Ksh600 million went to the National Intelligence Service (NIS) for recruitment, Ksh200 million to East African Community (EAC) and Ksh100 million to diaspora affairs. As a...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. Hon. KK seems to have an issue with the time, but I will try to be very brief so as to allow other Members to also make their contributions. Hon. Temporary Speaker, thank you for...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) I will finish with that, Hon. Temporary Speaker. On the international front, the economic diplomacy that the President has engaged in for the last one year has been extremely gainful. I am sure many of you are aware today that China is now relaxing its...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its vetting of nominees for appointment as High Commissioners, Permanent Representative and Ambassadors.
Official Hansard sourceHon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations in its Report on the Vetting of Nominees for Appointment as High Commissioners, Permanent Representatives and Ambassadors, laid...
Official Hansard sourceBills Sponsored
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Voting Record
Voting History: 10
Motions
- Taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations in its Report on the Approval Hearing of a Nominee for Appointment as High… 26 May 2026 Passed/Adopted Source ↗
- Pursuant to the provisions of section 13 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, Cap 7F relating to extension of period for consideration of nominees for appointment to a public… 23 Apr 2026 Passed/Adopted Source ↗
- This House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of the Defence Cooperation Agreements, laid on the Table of the House on… 2 Apr 2026 Passed/Adopted Source ↗
- Taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations in its report on the approval hearing of a Nominee for Appointment as the… 10 Mar 2026 Passed/Adopted Source ↗
- Taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations in its Report on the Approval Hearing of a Nominee for Appointment as Permanent… 24 Feb 2026 Passed/Adopted Source ↗
- Taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations in its Report on the Vetting of the Nominees for Appointment as Ambassador… 16 Jan 2025 Passed/Adopted Source ↗
- This House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the African Union relating to the… 19 Sep 2024 Source ↗
- Pursuant to Article 241(3)(c) of the Constitution and sections 31(1)(b), 31(1)(c) and 32 of the Kenya Defence Forces Act, Cap. 199, this House accedes to the request of the Defence Council dated 26th… 26 Jun 2024 Passed/Adopted Seconded Source ↗
- This House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its participation in the Diaspora Mobile Consular Service (MCS) exercise in Japan, laid on… 20 Mar 2024 Moved Source ↗
- Taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence & Foreign Relations in its report on the Vetting of Nominees for Appointment as Principal Secretaries… 1 Dec 2022 Passed/Adopted Source ↗
- Taking into consideration the recommendations of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations in its Report on the Request by the National Executive regarding the… 9 Nov 2022 Passed/Adopted Source ↗
Petitions
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Questions
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Statements
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Papers Laid
- Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on the Approval Hearing of Mr Kosiom Frank Ole Kibelekenya as the Nominee for Appointment as the Ambassador to Copenhagen, the Kingdom of Denmark. 10 Mar 2026
- Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on the Approval Hearing of Canon (Dr) Ida Betty Odinga, EGH, for Appointment as Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kenya to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 24 Feb 2026
- The Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its Participation in the Diaspora Mobile Consular Services Exercise in Hong Kong from 22nd to 24th April 2024 14 Aug 2025
- Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its vetting of nominees for appointment as Ambassador, Permanent Representative and Consul-General 16 Jan 2025
- Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of the Treaty Making and Ratification (Amendment) (No.2) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 9 of 2024) 28 Nov 2024
- Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the African Union relating to the Pan-African Parliament 19 Sep 2024
- Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its vetting of nominees for appointment as High Commissioners, Ambassadors, Permanent Representatives and Consuls-General 16 Apr 2024
- Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its participation in the Diaspora Mobile Consular Service (MCS) Exercise in Japan from 20th to 27th November 2023 20 Mar 2024
- Report of Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on the Inspection Visit to Kenyan Embassies in the Republic of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo conducted from 18th to 25th May 2023 7 Dec 2023
- Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its vetting of nominees for appointment as High Commissioners, Permanent Representative and Ambassadors 7 Nov 2023
- The Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of the Defence Cooperation Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kenya and the Government of the Republic of Seychelles 13 Jun 2023
- Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations on its vetting of the nominee for appointment as the Director-General of the National Intelligence Service 6 Jun 2023
- Report of Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kenya and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Defence Cooperation 21 Mar 2023
- Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on vetting of the following nominees for appointment as Principal Secretaries 1 Dec 2022
- Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of the request by the National Executive regarding the Deployment of the Kenya Defence Forces to the East Africa Community Regional Force - Democratic Republic of Congo 9 Nov 2022