WETANGULA TIMOTHY WANYONYI

Hon. Speaker, thank you. I wish to condole with the family of my good friend, my bakoki (age set) James Barasa Mukhongo, a person we grew up together. He served the people of his ward diligently from when you nominated him and when he was elected four times. He had...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is out of order, Member for Westlands? Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thought Hon. Sabina Chege called me, and not Hon. Ferdinand, to second the Bill. She just said Hon. Wanyonyi and then Hon. Ferdinand shot up. I thought it was me.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I thank and appreciate Hon. Sabina Chege for coming up with this Bill. I believe it would be a natural thing that breastfeeding would not require legislation. It should come naturally. I feel that a mother should never be ashamed of breastfeeding a child...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would also like to welcome the students to enjoy the proceedings of the National Assembly. I am sure that many of them will want to come and sit where we are seated in future. I want to encourage them that being here just requires...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, may I proceed?

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. On a light note, there is no language called “Luhya”. There are various dialects in the Luhya community. We have the Bukusu, the Wanga, the Maragoli, and so on. There is no Luhya language. We have many dialects. That is on a light note. The...

Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. I also support this amendment. We have witnessed the damage of the eucalyptus trees in our constituencies. They are very hazardous and have messed up our ecosystem. Regulating them will secure our rivers. Somebody mentioned that these trees have a bad smell and that birds do...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me a chance to also eulogise Prof Ngugi wa Thiong'o. I must confess that I have read his books. When reading his books, one imagines oneself in the situation because they carry you along. He is one of the greatest brains we have...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. While seeking overseas employment for our young people is a noble endeavour, the processes must be regulated by the government. Numerous illegal agencies are fleecing our youth, extracting money from them and then disappearing without delivering on their promises. The Government must treat this issue...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me a chance to contribute to this Bill. The objective of this Bill is to reduce poverty, vulnerability and improve the well-being of people by providing assistance. Those who need assistance are normally senior citizens, people living with disabilities and some marginalised people...

Hon. Speaker, I am a Member of the Committee. Bring a response on the third day of our sitting after the recess. May I also comment on the Statement request, Hon. Speaker? Go ahead. Hon. Speaker, the Persons with Disabilities Act has been in force since 2004, including the recent...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also want to support the appointment of Ms Regina Akoth as the Principal Secretary of Trade. I will pick up from where the Leader of the Majority Party left. Whatever is happening to world trade in America is a wake-up call for Africa. Africa...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware that land is a critical, but limited factor of production that supports human habitation and food production; noting that agriculture is Kenya’s economic mainstay; appreciating that that the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Monetary Policy Committee Agriculture...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I wanted to comment on the request for a Statement that the Member for Nairobi City County has made. However, I do not know whether it has been overtaken by events, or we can still comment on it. You can go ahead. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I was...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. That is all I wanted to contribute.