Kimani Francis Kuria

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I run the risk of informing the Member who spoke in Kiswahili. I would then have to contribute in Kiswahili, leaving me stuck. Therefore, I will contribute in English. The Member for Mombasa County has raised an important issue. The Member should seek a Statement, so that...

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. As the Leader of the Majority Party indicated, the Business Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No. 51 of 2024) was transmitted to the Senate in 2024. That honourable House has taken one- and-a-half years to process a relatively short Bill of about five...

Thank you very much, my senior and Leader of the Majority Party, for your very kind words. I have learnt from the best. As I said the other day, when we came to this House, we became your students and mentees. Every time we wondered which Standing Order to rise...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is the advantage of having different skill sets in the House. I have listened to the great words by the polished lawyer, Hon. Sunkuli, and your explanation, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am convinced we must ensure that this particular proposal is deleted during the...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Ndindi Nyoro is trying to be clever while coming back to this House by saying he has been carrying our liabilities. My liabilities are only what I have with my Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (SACCO) here. I have no other liabilities. Therefore, the Member must substantiate the liabilities...

THAT, clause 2 of the Bill be amended in the proposed new subsection (2) —

THAT, clause 5 of the Bill be amended in the proposed new subsection (1) — THAT, clause 6 of the Bill be amended in the proposed new section 36—

THAT, clause 7 of the Bill be amended in the proposed new section 46A by deleting the words “Subject to section 37 (1) of the Banking Act,” appearing at the beginning of the proposed new section. Now that section 37 (1) of the Banking Act has been repealed, this amendment...

Thank you. I beg to move that the Central Bank of Kenya (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 27 of 2026) be now read a Third Time. I also take this opportunity to thank all the Members who contributed to this particular Motion.

Thank you. I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. I also request Hon. Sunkuyia to second.

I beg to move that the Central Bank of Kenya (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 27 of 2026) be now read a Third Time. I echo the words of Hon. Oundo on the measures we are extending to the Central Bank of Kenya to safeguard the interests of depositors...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I assure the Members who have raised several concerns about the issues of governance and the responsibilities of the fund, that this has been taken care of in our Committee, and when we get to the Committee of the whole House, we will be bringing amendments. I...

We reduced it.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, you have to be very careful on how you pronounce our names: Kuria Kimani and Kimani Ichung’wah. When you called Hon. Kimani Kuria, Leader of the Majority Party ran back to the House, wondering which business was next.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Reports of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on its consideration of the following—

I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, and, indeed, thank the Leader of the Majority Party for the very kind words. From the outset, even before I go through my notes on this Sovereign Wealth Fund Bill, I wish to thank the Leader of the Majority Party for visiting my constituency...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, in Africa, the success story of a sovereign wealth fund is Botswana’s Pula Fund. They are our close neighbour. They had this foresight in 1993, and in 1994, they operationalised the Pula Fund. If you have visited Botswana, you have seen how beautiful the country is. It...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House today, Tuesday, 16th June 2026: Reports of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on its consideration of the following two Bills—

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Finance Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 26 of 2026) be now read a Second Time. Hon. Speaker, for the last 27 days, the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning has diligently discharged its mandate in accordance with Standing Order 245 by...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I was discussing the issue of tax amnesty. When this honourable House, in the Finance Act of 2023, provided for a window for tax amnesty, one million applications were lodged with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) . This resulted in Ksh54.5 billion in declared principal...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, is the Deputy Leader of the Minority Party right to misinform and disinform this House? I heard the Deputy Leader of the Minority Party say he opposes the amnesty proposed in the Bill. It is very misleading for him to purport that we are just increasing taxes,...

On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would like to inform the Leader of the Majority Party and the House that there is no proposed change on rental income tax, either in the Bill or in our Report. What the Bill is changing is what is referred to as the tax...

On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Who do you want to inform? Hon. Temporary Speaker…. Are you informing me? I am informing the Leader of the Majority Party. In any case, what is this clause trying to cure? As currently drafted in the Income Tax Act, if 16th...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, is the Hon. Member in order to impute improper motive and conflict of interest against the Committee or its Report? The Hon. Member should declare if he is conflicted on the item he is purporting to read. The matters that are contained in this Bill are not...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, is it in order for the Member to mislead this House? To begin with, the figure is incorrect. This Finance Bill does not seek to raise Ksh117 billion; rather, it seeks Ksh98.5 billion. Even if we were to accept your figure of Ksh117 billion, and you say...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, on a point of procedure. The Member for Kiharu is a Member of this House.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise under Standing Order 91 on responsibility for a statement of fact. In terms of the procedures of this House, it is important that even as we speak to the gallery, we speak the truth. Our Committee tabled its Report today. We have even seen the...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Hon. Member for Kiharu must withdraw the statement that he has made. He is saying that the public participants who came before the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning were manufactured people. We have tabled submissions from over 100,000 people...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I really want to urge my colleague, Hon. Ndindi Nyoro, to take his time to read the Bill- that is, just a simple reading of the text. Currently, mitumba in this country are taxed at a standard rate of 16 per cent. That is a fact. As...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House today, Tuesday, 16th June 2026: Reports of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on its consideration of the following two Bills—

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Finance Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 26 of 2026) be now read a Second Time. Hon. Speaker, for the last 27 days, the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning has diligently discharged its mandate in accordance with Standing Order 245 by...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I was discussing the issue of tax amnesty. When this honourable House, in the Finance Act of 2023, provided for a window for tax amnesty, one million applications were lodged with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) . This resulted in Ksh54.5 billion in declared principal...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, is the Deputy Leader of the Minority Party right to misinform and disinform this House? I heard the Deputy Leader of the Minority Party say he opposes the amnesty proposed in the Bill. It is very misleading for him to purport that we are just increasing taxes,...

On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would like to inform the Leader of the Majority Party and the House that there is no proposed change on rental income tax, either in the Bill or in our Report. What the Bill is changing is what is referred to as the tax...

On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Who do you want to inform? Hon. Temporary Speaker…. Are you informing me? I am informing the Leader of the Majority Party. In any case, what is this clause trying to cure? As currently drafted in the Income Tax Act, if 16th...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, is the Hon. Member in order to impute improper motive and conflict of interest against the Committee or its Report? The Hon. Member should declare if he is conflicted on the item he is purporting to read. The matters that are contained in this Bill are not...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, is it in order for the Member to mislead this House? To begin with, the figure is incorrect. This Finance Bill does not seek to raise Ksh117 billion; rather, it seeks Ksh98.5 billion. Even if we were to accept your figure of Ksh117 billion, and you say...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, on a point of procedure. The Member for Kiharu is a Member of this House.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise under Standing Order 91 on responsibility for a statement of fact. In terms of the procedures of this House, it is important that even as we speak to the gallery, we speak the truth. Our Committee tabled its Report today. We have even seen the...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Hon. Member for Kiharu must withdraw the statement that he has made. He is saying that the public participants who came before the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning were manufactured people. We have tabled submissions from over 100,000 people...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I really want to urge my colleague, Hon. Ndindi Nyoro, to take his time to read the Bill- that is, just a simple reading of the text. Currently, mitumba in this country are taxed at a standard rate of 16 per cent. That is a fact. As...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I also take this opportunity to congratulate this very young man. At only 31 years of age, and such a great marathoner, he is now being referred to as the greatest marathoner of all times. This is a special message to many young people across the Republic...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on its Consideration of the East African Community, Custom Proposals for the Financial Year 2026/2027. This is the first time these proposals have come before this House....

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I was discussing this Motion with the Mover. I am impressed that the Committee has proposed the annulment of most of those tariffs, as some would have hurt small businesses in this country. 30th April 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 36 This House must rise to...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper… Record your apology for coming late. I called you earlier. Hon. Speaker, I beg to issue my apology for stepping in after you had instructed. I did not know that our business would come so soon. I was consulting with the...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.20 of 2026) be read a Second Time. Pursuant to Standing Order 245, the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning carefully looked at the Bill, examining its legal, policy and economic implications. 28th April...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thank Members who have contributed to this discussion and to this critical amendment. I will also address the matters raised by several Members. In Chapter 2, No.8, we propose an amendment to introduce a new exemption under Item 6 of the Eighth Schedule to address the...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, before I move, I am very happy that today is a Nakuru affair. The Temporary Speaker in the Chair is the Member for Gilgil, Nakuru County, and the reporter is the Member for Subukia, also from Nakuru County. Yours truly is from Molo Constituency, Nakuru County. Hon....

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 20 of 2026) be now read a Third Time. Who is your seconder? I request the teacher, Hon. Tonui, to second.

Put the question. (Question put and agreed to) (The Bill was accordingly read a Third Time and passed)

Asante sana, Mhe. Spika wa Muda. Nampongeza sana Mheshimiwa ambaye ameleta Hoja hii. Swala hili la ugonjwa wa saratani limefanya familia nyingi kuwa maskini na zingine zimekuwa auctioned na mali yao kuuzwa. Ugonjwa huu, unapogunduliwa kuanzia hatua ya kwanza hadi ya mwisho, unagharimu pesa nyingi sana. Si kwa matibabu pekee,...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to make a follow-up Question on payment of teachers. I see it as a matter of national security. If these teachers know that they are not going to be paid for a number of months, there is a chance that they will not...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will take it up as Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning and raise it with the National Treasury. We have a meeting with them next week on the Sovereign Wealth Fund and other matters relating to this House. We will...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. As Kenyans are aware, we are facing a crisis. The House is rising to the occasion to fix that crisis. It is for that reason that this afternoon, this House will resolve to reduce the VAT on fuel from 16 per cent to 8...

Asante, Mhe. Spika. Unajua Naibu Kiongozi wa walio Wengi anaashiria jambo ambalo lilikuwa mahali jana lakini tusiende kwa hayo. Mswada huu ni muhimu sana wakati huu kwa sababu utalenga kusaidia wananchi moja kwa moja katika kukabiliana na gharama ya juu ya bei ya mafuta. Ni wajibu wa Bunge, hususan Bunge...

I second. (Question proposed)

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At the outset, I would like to congratulate my good friend, Hon. Jane Kagiri, for coming up with this very timely and useful Bill, the Local Content Bill. This morning, the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning visited M-KOPA Company based in...

On a point of order. Hon. Nzengu, there is another point of order. Yes, Hon. Kimani Kuria? Hon. Speaker, is it in order for the Hon. Member to misinform and disinform this House deliberately? The appropriations we are debating today are contained in the Order Paper. So, saying that the...

On a point of information.

Hon. Speaker, I stand on a point of information. I think we get confused at times as Departmental Committees because the reports that are tabled by a Departmental Committee in this House only inform debate in this House. Discussions on the Supplementary Budget would proceed whether or not there is...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. I stand to support this Report by the Budget and Appropriations Committee. As the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, we had great input in this particular Report. One of the issues raised by the...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. What is your point of order, Hon. Kimani? I did not want to interject my younger brother, Hon. Ngogoyo, because he is joining our team very soon. You look younger than him. (Laughter) However, it is completely out of order for him to...

On a point of information, Hon. Speaker.

I love the contribution by my elder brother, Hon. KJ. However, I want to inform him about Article 206. This discussion is not being done just in this House. Kenyans are following it across all social media networks. One of the things I have 12th March 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES...