Mugambi Murwithania Rindikiri

This Bill that has been brought forward by my very good friend, Hon. Toroitich, will fail, totally, if we do not take action. The only opportunity we have is to amend it as proposed by the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security. We cannot make it...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. You know I was there together with the other wise men and women right from the beginning of this morning. I think county management is a thorny issue. I am looking at my county that will receive Ksh10.8 billion. Out of that, 75 per cent...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I take this opportunity to welcome all the students from the various schools you have mentioned and specifically D.E.B. Nkiria Primary School from Buuri West, Buuri Constituency. This is one of the largest schools we have in a very remote area of our constituency. As...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. I have some very interesting statistics on the study conducted between 2025 and this year. Of all the cases reported on suicide, 70 per cent to 80 per cent were men. The age group during the same period was 15 to 29...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to)

The correct pronunciation is Rindikiŕî and, traditionally, it is Rindikiri. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second.

Hon. Speaker, Hon. Murugara is a known expansionist. (Laughter)

I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This Bill is very important. I thank His Excellency the President for appointing our former Governor of Meru, Kiraitu Murungi, as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Competition Authority of Kenya. It shows confidence that the President has in this man, more so because Meru...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I think there is a wave targeting the bodaboda riders. Hon. Speaker, yesterday, the Isiolo County Women Member of Parliament brought up a matter on funny attacks and rapes. Four days ago, a rider from my constituency, which borders Isiolo town, was attacked. When it was...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, the problem we are having right now, is that the debate has now been confined to the large-scale fishing areas, the coasts. We are forgetting that even those of us who do fish farming on the low scale, are part of the debate. The Bill is more...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I have the microphone. At least, we are doing commercial fishing but not on a large scale. We are the ones doing farming in fishponds, 100 by 50 square metres. However, we are now being forced to have the commercial meshes. Surely, we are not encouraging small-scale...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I have consistently maintained that this Bill appears to have been modelled for the marine fishing industry. I have said that there are people engaged in fishing who are not necessarily involved in sea fishing. If a Bill is designed for only one segment, it will not...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second the Motion for agreement. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : For agreement with the Committee of the whole House. Okay. (Hon. Mishi Mboko stood along the gangway) Order, Hon. Mishi Mboko! (Question proposed)

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. First, I congratulate the Mover of the Bill. Provision of sign language interpreters is not just limited to the media. Parliament should also provide sign language interpreters to interpret Parliamentary Proceedings. We are also guilty as Members of Parliament as we hold public meetings and...

Yes, I quite agree. However, the only problem that I have is that we do not know the magnitude of the people who are deaf in this country. I think that is very important to note because we might assume there are a few. We need somebody to focus on...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I have just consulted the Legal Counsel and the Mover. As we do the recommittal on the matter of what the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party has brought up, I am of the strong opinion that part of the responsibility of the Council is...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, we have already passed that clause. One great function that can be incorporated into the Council is research. As I stand here, my immediate elder brother, who retired recently, is a sign language expert. He retired as Deputy Headteacher of Kaaga School for the Deaf. Through a...

Yes, I totally agree with the Mover of the recommittals observation. I second. (Question proposed)

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I take this opportunity to thank the movers and the support system led by our senior, Hon. Millie Mabona. I am the Patron of the Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Meru County, and I am very proud to be part of this family. On Friday,...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the proposed amendments to the Penal Code by our senior, Hon. Oluoch. Suicide is becoming a killer factor in this country. We have seen a wave of suicide cases, particularly among men and the youth, across the country. Why? Because of...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to support the Bill. At the onset, the Bill is part of the history of the Broad-based Government. We have seen great things being implemented during this period: the Infrastructure Fund, the Fiscal Policy and the Debt Management Policy. These are things that have...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I support the amendment because extension services should be linked to research and the farmers. That was missing from the original Bill. Therefore, this amendment will be helpful. We should focus on the farmers who cannot be reached without extension services. We should collect extensive data and...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. Firstly, the world is moving towards faster information transmission. We are advised to stay connected. Agriculture is not an independent sector. It involves manufacturing, trading and other sectors. Therefore, the introduction of technology will be helpful. Secondly, we want to encourage creativity and innovation in...

The reason why I rose is that I come from a large-scale farming community. I think this Bill has really answered one of our prayers: that the farming community, particularly large-scale farmers, be allowed to be part of a body like this. Secondly, professionals, particularly those in advisory services and...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I have a concern. Looking at what comprises the research unit, I wonder why the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) has been left out, considering that we are dealing with a very serious issue regarding pests, for example. It should form part of the...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, Daktari was very clever. Yes. As I said, I come from an agricultural Constituency and we practise large-scale farming in Meru. That is why I was very keen on matters relating to pests and whether a Bill is coming on that. I felt that it needed to...

Thank you. The reason I rose is because I border Laikipia East and Ngobit is what we call an extension of our community in Laikipia. I want to take this opportunity to welcome all the students. I want to tell them that this is the House of Parliament where most...

For the first time, I really want to commend this Committee because from where this Bill originated, they seemed to have left out a very important part. I applaud the Committee for taking keen interest. One of the things I have noticed here is the linkage between the county and...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to)

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to speak about two forms of discrimination by TSC. First, there is the stagnation of teachers at the level of Deputy Principal or Deputy Headteacher. We are seeing a trend where TSC conducts promotions in some counties while discriminating against others. You will find...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am a Member of the Parliamentary Caucus on Drugs and Substance Abuse, and I have had the privilege of visiting Mauritius. What you have just said is exactly what I saw live. There are some streets where treatment is being done to normalise people. What...

Yes, we now have the substantive Chairperson. Is he in the House? Yes, Hon. Tonui.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. There are two issues of concern. First is the issue raised by Hon. Kandie. We appreciate his positive comments because the Committee has continued to emphasise adherence to the National Building Code and strict conformity to approved plans. Regarding the matter raised by Hon. Ngogoyo,...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have listened to the debate and I am a very disturbed legislator. What I have heard is completely out of the debate which has been presented by the Committee. On pages 24 to 26, the Committee has made observations and recommendations. I thought we...

Thank you very much, Hon. Chairlady. Sometimes when we rise up to speak here, we should not do it for the public gallery. That is because we have seen KDF do many things. As I speak, Meru Level 5 Hospital is being upgraded to Level 6 by KDF. Second, we...

Hon. Chairlady, this is a State Department that is doing an incredible job by trying to open up the diaspora. You know this has not happened in a long time. The State Department is charged with creation of jobs in the diaspora through networking with various international countries. We also...

Yes, Hon. Chairlady. What the Hon. Member has stated is true. There are ongoing projects and at the same time we are focusing on new projects to fill gaps in constituencies and counties that are not yet covered. We have had extensive discussions with the Budget and Appropriations Committee and...

Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. I concur. However, the most important point to note is that we are preparing a generation that is embracing technology. Technology is the way forward. We are striving to eliminate technological illiteracy and nurture a population of young people who can create employment opportunities for themselves...

Hon. Chairlady, this Vote is very important. As you know, I come from a region where livestock keeping and dairy farming are major economic activities. Today, a lot is being done in the livestock sector through veterinary services, artificial insemination and the provision of animal feed. The Government of Kenya...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I have a lot of interest because I appreciate the Government, especially the State Department for Cooperatives. Where I come from, in Buuri and larger Meru. This State Department does an incredible job in the growth of coffee, tea, miraa and macadamia. This amount allocated will go...

I ride on what is happening in the Vote and particularly, on the Senate. There is money appropriated through the National Assembly and the State Department of Housing, Urban Planning and Public Works. That is money that normally comes from the donors particularly the Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Project (KISIP)...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is a very important annual programme. We all need time to explain it to Kenyans, because I believe we are not talking to ourselves; we are talking to Kenyans. I join my colleagues in applauding the successful presentation by the Chairperson and the entire...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Housing is also causing an indirect spiral economic improvement programme, particularly in manufacturing and transport, among others. Those who are playing down the concept of housing do not understand it. We have over 790 ongoing housing projects. Many counties or constituencies have not been covered....

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to welcome Alliance Girls’ High School to Parliament. This is where laws of this country are made and the future of Kenya is guided from. Alliance Girls’ High School is one of the prestigious schools in this country. We know that it...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support this report and state that the Vatican is a very important nation in its own right, being the centre of the Catholic faith on earth. To qualify to be there, someone needs strong negotiation skills. I notice that Dr Mbijiwe has been in the...

Bûûrî, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I have a concern. Forests are one of the most invaded areas. There is always conflict, particularly in areas with Government-afforestation programmes. We need to be very careful with this clause. We will expose forest rangers to IPOA, yet we know the reports people intentionally make....

I represent Buuri Constituency as the Member of Parliament, authoritatively. Buuri has the largest part of Mt. Kenya in Meru County. That is exactly what I was referring to. Therefore, we also need to know whether there are encroachers when enacting a law to bring in IPOA. That is one...