Toroitich Timothy Kipchumba

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman, for the chance to contribute on Senate amendments. I support the amendments, but I have few reservations. I support to the extent that there is a formation of a county committee. However, if you read provisions of Clause 31G,...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I have heard the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance saying that this provision precludes county governments from making legislations. The provision says nothing in this Act shall preclude county governments from enacting legislation. This means that county governments will...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for granting me an opportunity to support this Bill. I will limit myself to the amendment in respect of the Chief Administrative Secretaries. The Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs has responded to the Court of Appeal’s decision...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Yes, I accept to be guided.

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Hon. Temporary Speaker, unless I am not reading the right thing, Clause 12A (3) of the Bill is very clear that the President shall, on the recommendation of the Public Service Commission and approval of the National Assembly, appoint the Chief Administrative Secretaries. ‘Approval’...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) I do not need further information. Let me proceed with my argument. When they address the House on this matter, they will raise those arguments. Hon. Chairman, I will allow Hon. Timothy Kipchumba to continue with the debate. If you note something is not...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for granting me an opportunity to contribute to this important Report. I 13th March 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 23 Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent)submitted before this House.Hon. Temporary Speaker, for a long time, persons with disability have been...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important piece of legislation; the Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing) Bill, (Senate Bill No. 6 of 2022) . I listened to the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West,Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this chance to contribute to this very important Bill. I rise to support it. I wish to thank Hon. Mary Emaase for this very progressive piece of legislation that seeks to implement our Constitution. Agriculture is a...

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

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 95 to request that the Mover be called upon to reply. (Hon. T.J. Kajwang’ spoke off the record)

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I have read the Second Schedule and the first column talks about the consequential amendments on Sections 31 (b) and 31 (c) of the Employment Act No.11 of 2007. (Hon. Kimani Kuria consulted loudly) The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, with a lot of respect to the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, he is talking of the Finance Act but this Schedule talks about the Employment Act No.11. Unless there is an amendment in respect to...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute on this important Report. I rise to support the Report for the following reasons. One of the issues that came out very clearly in this Report is that of the...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute on this very important Bill. I rise to support this Bill for the reason that we are actualising Article 43 of the Constitution on access to housing. The question that we need...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Yes.

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. It is time we regulated the gambling industry, as a country. I have read the Constitution, in particular the Fourth Schedule, which provides clearly that gambling, casinos...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, we have opened avenues in the proposed amendment to Clause 25. It says that an appointed officer other than a cabinet secretary or a member of a county executive shall not engage in a political activity that may compromise or be...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Hon. Temporary Speaker, Nelson Mandela said: “If you want to destroy a country, you do not need long-range missiles. You only need to destroy its education and lower the standard of education.” We have had problems in this country in the recent years. Last...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I take this opportunity to support the amendment by the Deputy Speaker. However, I have issues with the Statutory Instruments Act. Some bodies which are not mandated to make law in this country are doing so, on behalf of Parliament. Under...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I support the amendment to the extent that the revocation of a statutory instrument is published so that the public is notified. I pray that you hear me clearly. My problem is that the principal mandate of a Member of Parliament...

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

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Hon. Temporary Speaker, reading the mood of the House, it seems that this matter has been discussed exhaustively. I call upon the Mover to reply to this Motion.

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I will just take a minute to contribute to this very important Bill. I thank the Member for Lamu East, Hon. (Capt) Ruweida, for this progressive legislation. I wish to speak to two things. Firstly, there was an amendment to the...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to contribute on this very important Bill. I rise to second this Bill. At the outset, I thank and congratulate the Member from Malava Constituency, my friend Hon. Injendi, for bringing this progressive piece of legislation...

Hon. Timothy Kipchumba (Marakwet West, Independent) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second this Bill.