Toroitich Timothy Kipchumba

Hon. Timothy Toroitich (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Deputy 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 Education regarding the status of the Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQIP) in...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to comment on this very important document before the House. I rise to support the ratification of Kenya's accession to the agreement for the establishment of the Africa Finance Corporation. We have a very...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I was saying that we have a very progressive Constitution. Articles 2 (5) and (6) of the Constitution provide that any international law document ratified by Kenya becomes part of the laws of Kenya. Once we ratify the establishment of the...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent)Yes. First, I appreciate

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you for giving me an opportunity to contribute to the BPS. The BPS gives us an opportunity as a country to lay our framework for development in this country. We, as a country, need to get our priorities right. There are sections of...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill (National Assembly Bill No.2 of 2025) . This is a very important piece of legislation because it allocates resources beyond the equitable share that we normally have. I have...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I pray that you give me five minutes to raise a constitutional matter regarding the reconstitution of committees by this House. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 1, as read together with Standing Order 173, regarding the reconstitution of committees...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for granting me an opportunity to contribute to this emotional Motion that has been moved by my friend, Hon. (Dr) Ariko, the Member for Turkana South. On my own behalf and that of the people of Marakwet West, I...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you for giving me an opportunity to contribute on this very important Bill, the Gold Processing Bill. From the onset, I thank Hon. Bernard Shinali for this very important piece of legislation. My understanding of this legislation is that we are either addressing...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) On a point of order.

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) I do not want to interrupt my colleague Hon. Mulanya. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 35 on quorum. This is a very important Bill that requires significant number of Members to be in the House to debate it.

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. I thank Hon. Kimilu for the progressive legislation that seeks to recognise and protect social workers in this country. A regulatory framework is essential in determining a sector’s output. Lawyers...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this important and progressive piece of legislation - the Equalisation Fund (Administration) Bill (Senate Bill No.14 of 2023) . Looking at the latter, the spirit and the intent of this legislation...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Article 3 (1) of the Constitution provides that every person has an obligation to respect, protect, and uphold the Constitution. As a House, we have an obligation to respect court decisions. The effect of the court’s decision is that your...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise to support the anchoring of the NG-CDF and NGAAF in the Constitution because once they are entrenched, the court cannot declare the Constitution of Kenya unconstitutional. What I oppose is anchoring the Senate Oversight Fund in the Constitution. That...