Timothy Kipchumba

Yest, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The issue raised by Hon. Tonui cuts across several constituencies. The Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) must ensure that their transformers are serviced regularly. They usually take away faulty transformers, but take a very long period of time to replace or repair them. The House...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. There is wisdom in amending the current requirement of one-third of the membership of an assembly for initiate the process of removing a CEC member from office. We proposed to increase that threshold to two-thirds, but the Departmental Committee has reduced it to a quarter....

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the current statute as it is, provides for the process to initiate impeachment. The number required is one-third pursuant to Section 40 of the current County Governments Act. I had proposed to increase the threshold to two-thirds, but the Committee is proposing a quarter, which will reduce...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, bearing in mind that I have listened to the wisdom of the Members, is it possible under Standing Order 1, for us to have a further engagement on this particular Bill, so that then it can be recommitted at a later date? (The Temporary Speaker consulted with...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended by deleting paragraph (c) . Hon. Temporary Chairlady, it has to be very clear; (c) provides that the final resolution to remove a county executive committee member (CECM) , under the current law, as it...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee of the whole House on the said Report. I request Hon. TJ Kajwang’ to second the Motion for agreement with the Report of the Committee of the whole House.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the County Governments (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.25 of 2023) be now read a Third Time. I also request Hon. TJ Kajwang’ to second.

Thank you. I sincerely thank the honourable Members who have contributed to the County Governments (Amendment) Bill substantially. I thank Hon. T.J. Kajwang’, Hon. (Dr) Nyikal, Hon. Sunkuli and all the Members that have contributed to making this Bill better. It is my sincere prayer that the people of Marakwet...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. As a country, we must reflect and ask ourselves what the purpose of Article 204 of our Constitution is with respect to the Equalisation Fund. A keen reading of that provision shows that it was meant to provide basic services, including water, roads, health care...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support the letter, spirit and intent of the Supplementary Appropriations (No.2) Bill of 2026 for only one reason. I have seen that we have allocated Ksh1.5 billion towards the Ministry of Interior and National Administration. I come from the Kerio Valley Region,...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to comment on this Bill. At the outset, I wish to congratulate Hon. Anthony Tom Oluoch for bringing this Bill to Parliament. The Bill is seeking to decriminalise suicide or attempted suicide in this country, as provided for under Section...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to comment on this very important Bill. I rise to support the letter and intent of this particular piece of legislation. Prior to the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, we had the Judiciary Training Institute (JTI) , that was established in...

With your permission, can I ride on that Statement? Okay. Go ahead. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Are you a Member of the Committee as well? No. Okay. Go ahead. Hon. Speaker, this is a sad incident. Sheila Chepkorir left Kenya on 4th April 2026. Barely two months thereafter, she was...

Hon. Speaker, on my own behalf, and that of the people of Marakwet West, I would like to congratulate Hon. Keter alias Dollar line, on being elected as the Member of Parliament for Emurua Dikirr. Hon. Johana Ngong was my good friend and a political mentor. For that reason, I...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for granting me an opportunity to speak on this very important subject. Certainly, the issue of increase in the prices of fuel is an emotive issue in this country. I sincerely empathise with Kenyans who have to bear the brunt of the high cost of...

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. From the outset, I support the Motion on the approval hearings of nominees for appointment to the positions of Chairperson and members of the NCIC. This is a very important Commission in our country. That is why we have an entire legislation, the...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I would not mind being informed.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am well-guided. So, I replace the word “skin” with “hide”. I was talking about a Money Bill. I propose that we already have the Stock and Produce Theft Act. We can convert this Bill into regulations to be placed under the Stock and Produce Act for...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to comment on the Public Participation Bill of 2025. This is one of the most progressive Bills that we will ever pass as a House. In Petition No.5 of 2017—British American Tobacco Kenya PLC versus Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry...

Thank you. I will be very fast. I rise to support this very important Motion on the draft charter for the establishment of the Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. From the onset, I support the letter, spirit, and intent of this very, very important Motion. Section 24 of...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. At the outset, I wish to state clearly that I support both the letter and the intent of the Government of Kenya’s divestiture in Safaricom PLC. For Kenya to develop, we must adopt...