Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 114 (7A) to make comments with respect to a legislative proposal that is contained in the Supplementary Order Paper of the Afternoon Sitting. Its import is that we are seeking to entrench a number...

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to second what the Whip of the Majority Party has moved. It is a very important Motion in the sense that we will lose certain businesses if we do not agree. On Friday, precisely at 12 O'clock,...

Hon. Samwel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Hon. Deputy Speaker Hon. Chepkonga, what is your point of order? Hon. Samwel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi, UDA) I rise pursuant to Standing Order 91 on accuracy of statements. Is it in order for the Hon. (Dr) Oundo to...

Hon. Samwel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Hon. Deputy Speaker What is the point of order, Hon. Chepkonga? Hon. Samwel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi, UDA) I thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. You know I have a lot of respect. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No....

Hon. Samwel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. At the outset, I thank Hon. Makali Mulu, my very good friend, for ensuring that this Bill neither died nor went away with the Governor...

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Yesterday, this matter exercised our minds. Hon. Peter Kaluma thought that people with PhDs are not necessarily good managers. It appears that the Chairman has conceded and agreed that someone with a basic bachelor's degree or a masters...

Hon. Samwel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I wish to support the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock Development. It is true that Clause 47 (2) is a reproduction of 45 (3) . So, he is correct. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr)...

Hon. Samwel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, when you say “as prescribed”, the reason we make a substantive law is so that it can allow the regulatory Authority to make regulations. So, it will prescribe. Those regulations will have to come to this House for approval.

Hon. Samwel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I support the amendment, but I have a problem with the words “an exchange”. The Chairman needs to explain. It does not make sense to me on the words, “A grower or a broker appointed by a grower shall in...

Hon. Samwel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I join Hon. Melly in agreeing that this is, indeed, a very progressive amendment. I have been in the coffee industry, and it has never been quantified how coffee is tested. When I take my coffee to the...

Hon. Samwel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you very much Hon. Temporary Chairlady. As far as I am concerned, the per centum is the 2 per cent that has been deducted. So, Members should not assume that it is a lot of money. It is a minimal amount of money. Secondly,...

Hon. Samwel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I have just listened to my good friend, Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. He has said that the proposal intends to cap the number of those who will be co-opted. I do not see...

Hon. Samwel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I support the proposed amendment by the Chairman. When you are doing research, you philosophise. If you have not studied to the point of permanent head damage, it is very difficult to understand some things called research. We...

Hon. Samwel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. Looking at the original text, which provides for imprisonment of three months, I thought the Chairman was doing better by providing six months, which is more of a deterrent as opposed to three months. A three-month sentence is not much...

Hon. Samwel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am speaking on behalf of Hon. Makilap. (A Member spoke off the record) You are not biased. I am speaking on his behalf. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Did I hear a Member shout that the presiding officer...

Hon. Samwel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. (Loud consultations) The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Order! Hon. Chepkonga will be heard in silence. Hon. Samwel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. May I take this opportunity to congratulate Representative Hulder Momanyi. You know, I see...

Hon. Samwel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi, UDA) Absolutely. Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I appreciate it. I visited that city during winter. You can walk around in Minnesota without falling. It is like you are walking above the ground. They have created rules for different buildings. It is a very...

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 91 on accurate of facts and information. Hon. Wanjala is my good friend but it is unfortunate that he does not understand the geography of this country. Soy is not in...

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you… The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Be as brief as possible. Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) I will be as succinct as I can. I want to thank my good friend, Hon. Kuria Kimani for bringing this matter up. Article 93 (2) of...

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I join my very good friend, Hon. Pukose, in seeking your direction with regard to Article 149 of the Constitution on the appointment and approval of the Deputy President by a vote.

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Yes.

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) I agree. Hon. Speaker, this Constitution was heavily borrowed from the United States of America. The 25th Amendment of the USA Constitution, which was passed in 1967, has a similar provision that a vice-president shall be nominated by the president and approved by a vote...

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) No! I had walked out. He has ‘stolen’ from me. (Laughter) 18th October 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 12

Hon. Samwel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi, UDA) On a Point of Order. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) What is out of order, Hon. Chairman? I know you are an expert on standing orders. Which standing order is it? Hon. Samwel Chepkonga (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise...

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for correcting the error that was on the face of the record. I was seated here last evening. As we were walking out, the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Baya, informed me that it had been said...

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) I was the fourth one to vote ‘yes.’ I have witnesses here, including The Star, which indicate that I voted. I do not know why the others did not hear me. However, I am the most unlikely person not to vote, Hon. Speaker. I am...

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Of course, you know the language which my very good friend, Hon. Ruweida Mohamed, uses. You can be sure if I attempt to use it, I will be confused quarter way. So, I better stay on a safe and well-trodden...

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a (Ainabkoi, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is not my ordinary business to interrupt good friends like Hon. Mukunji who calls himself ‘Mwenye Kujituma’. Someone who sends himself must be respected. But because of the rules of this House, which go beyond respect, it...