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Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Minister for Environment said that bamboo trees are used to stop flooding. I do not want to say...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Sorry. Mitigate flooding. I do not want to challenge him. However, I want to tell him that flooding is one thing, and mitigating flooding is another thing. Bamboo will only stop soil erosion. It will not prevent water from moving. It will stop soil erosion....

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Let me just complete. The Minister has been in the Ministry of Defence, and they did a good job in Kisumu, where they had desilted Kisumu, where the ships are supposed to dock. They had the equipment. We also have equipment in the dams. The...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Most obliged.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me a chance to contribute to this extremely important Motion. Education is an equalizer. If you ask these Members which families they come from, each one of them has a history to tell on how they grew up,...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the First Report of the Committee on Implementation on the implementation status of Reports on Petitions and Resolutions passed by the House, laid on the Table of the House on 26th...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) I now request Hon. Koimburi to second the Motion. (An hon. Member spoke off the record) I request Hon. Mwalyo to second the Motion.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I would like to bring to the attention of the Chair that on page 21…

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) I am sorry. It is the Speaker. I would like to bring to the attention of the Speaker the information on page 21 No.45 about the nominee’s background. I can see the nominee…

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I am not debating. I am bringing a matter to your attention to make a ruling on whether we are properly debating the right person to be appointed as the Inspector-General. The nominee was born on 22nd September 1963. We are now in...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) On a point of order.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Speaker, recently, this country almost went into a revolution. The Generation Zoomers (Gen Zs) said that they do not want people above 60 years to hold Government or civil service offices.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I want to give some additional information that I have just received to support her Request for Statement. On 11th July, Ugandan police operating in Lake Victoria arrested eight people from Bunyala South Location, Bunyala South Ward, Budalangi Constituency. They are:

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Thank you for responding to the several issues that Members have asked you because these were the questions that were disturbing Kenyans out there. This Bill has really cost some of the people who voted yes. Therefore, we do not want...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Chairlady. Hon. Chairlady Hon. Wanjala, what is your point of order? Tell your team to allow you to speak. Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. (Hon. Shakeel Shabir carried a placard in the House) Hon. Chairlady...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Standing Order 91.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker What is out of order, Hon. Wanjala? Can you cite the Standing Order that you are relying on? (Loud consultations) Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Speaker, you used the Standing Orders to call us here...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I am relying on Standing Order No.1. (Laughter)

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker Hon. Wanjala, what is your point of order? Mention the Standing Order that you are relying on. That is what every Member has been doing. Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I know you are...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalang’i, ODM)(Technical hitch)The issue of disaster in this country (inaudible) and what people are going through when they are affected by disaster… 13th May 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 55 Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalang’i, ODM)Being one of the victims, year-in, year-out, I would tell the whole country and...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalang’i, ODM) Every year we have this problem. Nyando (inaudible) Nyakach, up to (inaudible) . We have all these problems (inaudible) . The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Hon. Wanjala, order! Use the microphone next to you because we are not hearing you well. Go ahead....

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalang’i, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Today, the Member for Budalang’i, Hon. Raphael Wanjala, will have a sound sleep. I take this opportunity to thank the Leader of the Majority Party. Sometimes, we are here but our Standing Orders and some of the laws limit us...