CHEPKONGA, SAMUEL KIPRONO

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 42 (2) , and I would like to request you to re-organise the Order Paper so that Order No.12 comes before Order No.11 because of the urgency and importance of those regulations which need to be passed… The Hon. Leader...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on its consideration of the Public

Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of Committee on Delegated Legislation on its consideration of the Public Finance Management (Kenya Millennium Development Fund) Regulations, 2024, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 23rd April 2024 and pursuant...

On a point of order. Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. There was an attempt by Hon. Kagucia to intimidate you but when you threw him out, I was surprised that he had his clothes outside the Chamber which appears to be better than mine. We must congratulate him for...

Yes, and I thank you. be left out, put and agreed to) thereof be inserted, put and agreed to) The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Mover for the second amendment on Clause 14, Hon. Chairperson.

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, we totally reject that proposal. The import of that proposal is that every memorandum from the members of the public must be included. We are seeking the views of the public and a memorandum cannot be part of the law, but just an assistance in the making...

Correct. I have instructions to do so. Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 20 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new sub-clauses immediately after sub-clause (4) —

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I sympathise with my very good friend, Prof. Oundo. There is a plethora of cases where it has been decided that, if there is an internal resolution mechanism, you first go there. Even if you went to court today, they would tell you to go back. If...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the House its consideration of the Houses of Parliament (Bicameral Relations) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 44 of 2023) , and its approval thereof with amendments. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) THE STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS (AMENDMENT)...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, this is a matter that was discussed exhaustively in the Committee. We took the legal counsel's advice. If we go the route Hon. Oundo wants, the civil procedure rules will never be brought to this House. I wish to request that you let me move mine, because...

I was trying to persuade him, but if he refuses to drop it, we will oppose it. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : We are not dropping at this point. We are already prosecuting it. So, allow me to put the Question. We oppose it because you know it...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 4. The import of this is that it is not possible to bring all emergency regulations to the House. For instance, the COVID-19 Rules. They cannot be brought to the House because that is an...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. I also request the Member for Kirinyaga County to second.

I second. (Question proposed) Members, if you wish to contribute on this, press the intervention button. If there is none, we shall defer the putting of the question to the next Sitting. (Putting of the question deferred) Next Order. THE LAND LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL ADOPTION OF REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS...

Thank you Hon. Temporary Chairman. Where I am sitting is still part of the House. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Peter Kaluma) : Hon. Chepkonga, the Chair of the Committee on Delegated Legislation, I was searching for you, because your place is around I had come to sympathise with the ladies...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. I request Hon. Hiribae to second.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Houses of Parliament (Bicameral Relations) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 44 of

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. As I was listening to my very good friend, Hon. Daniel Mwashako, I realised we have a problem. If you sit in a committee, you do so for and on behalf of all the other Members. Do not use your position to enrich your constituency....

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I second. (Question proposed) What is your point of order, Hon. Kangogo? I will come to you.

On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. What is your point of order, Hon. Chepkong’a? Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise under Standing Order 83. Is it in order for the Member of Parliament for Baringo County, Hon. Jematiah, to be conducting table banking issues in the House when the...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) (Applause) THE DIVISION OF REVENUE BILL

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.3 of 2024) , be now read a Second Time.(Technical hitch)This Bill had previously been passed by this House but, when it was taken to the Senate for their concurrence with the National Assembly,...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. To locate this matter properly, I expected the Leader of the Minority Party to quote extensively from the case law. This matter has been litigated upon. He knows the decision of the court in Kenyatta II when this position was declared unconstitutional. It was...

No! No! How can you rise on a point of order? You received advice from a dissenting Member! (Laughter)

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I do not know why anyone would have a problem with my Co-Chairperson, whom you appointed to the caucus of lawyers to represent this House. Hon. Wandayi knows he receives ample advice from Hon. Otiende Amollo. I have no problem. Hon. Amollo is a...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is important to locate the matters that have been raised in this Bill. A Bill is a proposal. It is supposed to be debated on by the House. If we find the clauses contained therein to be okay, we will pass themt. If they...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to contribute on two matters. With regard to… (Loud consultations)

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to contribute on two issues. I do not want to repeat what my colleagues have just said. With regards to Article 132 (4) on the establishment of offices in the Public Service by the President, it is very clear that the President, in...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. My very good friend, Hon. Wanjala, should have taken my legal advice. If there was such discrimination, he should activate Article 27 (4) and take the matter to court. That is where those disputes will be arbitrated. We will do nothing if you just talk...

I beg to move that the Houses of Parliament (Bicameral Relations) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.44 of 2023) be now read a Second Time. This is an important piece of legislation. It deals with the interrelationship between the two Houses: the National Assembly and the Senate. Primarily, the Bill seeks...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Select Committee on Delegated Legislation on its consideration of the Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.3 of 2024) . Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I rise to support the amendments that have been proposed by the Senate. I completely disagree with my very good and learned friend, Hon. Otiende Amollo. I normally call him the ombudsman. Article 95 of the Constitution states that the National Assembly resolves issues of...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. You know, some contributions are very hilarious, particularly the one that came from Hon. Otiende Amollo. The clause is written in plain English. It says “the purchaser.” Article 40 of the Constitution talks about a proprietor. Those are not the same language. A purchaser has...

On a point order.

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is your point of order, Hon. Chepkonga? Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise pursuant on Standing Order 83, as read together with Standing Order 95. As you have heard, everybody who stands to contribute, rejects. Would I be...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the recommendation that is contained in the Committee’s Report, dated 6th December 2023. I heard Hon. (Prof) Oundo claim that this Bill was sponsored in the Senate by a young person. That is very unfortunate. In fact, the import...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : What is out of order, Hon. Chepkonga? Give him the microphone. Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. Although Hon. Clive has proposed an amendment, the difference between gross salary and basic salary is not...

Thank you. You know I am the Mr Point of Order in this House. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 83. You must not allow anybody to speak. Particularly in the group that started the 11th Parliament with me, like my very good friend Hon. Opiyo Wandayi. You should not...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I thank Hon. Mwenje for being candid and admitting that the cost of living is no longer an issue because the cost of unga has come down due to natural forces, which he admits is as a result of the reduction of...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Give Hon. Chepkonga the Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 53 (3) , which states: “53 (3) Despite paragraph (2) , the Speaker may, on the request of a Member, defer the putting of the Question to the following...