Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This Motion is concluded at a time when this country is facing a crisis on the current unrest in our schools. Dormitories are being burnt and there is indefinite closure of schools which has shocked the nation. The gravity...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to draw the Cabinet Secretary’s attention to the first Agreement that was tabled in this House for ratification. On Page Six, Article 3, Executive Agents and Implementing Agreements, for the United States, the agent responsible is the United States...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to draw the Cabinet Secretary’s attention to the first Agreement that was tabled in this House for ratification. On Page Six, Article 3, Executive Agents and Implementing Agreements, for the United States, the agent responsible is the United States...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to thank colleagues for their overwhelming support for the Report of the Committee and, in essence, for the appointment of the chairperson-nominee and commissioner-nominees of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission. [The Deputy Speaker (Hon. Gladys Boss)...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) I beg to move the Motion that this House considers the nominee for.... Hon. Speaker Hon. Mathenge, you start this way: “I beg to move the following Motion…” then read the Motion as it is, then start your discourse. Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town,...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to thank colleagues for their overwhelming support for the Report of the Committee and, in essence, for the appointment of the chairperson-nominee and commissioner-nominees of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission. [The Deputy Speaker (Hon. Gladys Boss)...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) I beg to move the Motion that this House considers the nominee for.... Hon. Speaker Hon. Mathenge, you start this way: “I beg to move the following Motion…” then read the Motion as it is, then start your discourse. Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town,...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, education in this country under the Basic Education Act is mandatory and compulsory.

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, kindly guide me in the direction.

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity on the approval hearing on nominees for appointment as Chairperson and Members of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission.

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity in its report on the approval hearing of Nominees for Appointment as Chairperson and Members of the...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, aware that Article 53 (1) (b) of the Constitution guarantees every child the right to free and compulsory basic education while Article 21 (2) obligates the State to take legislative and policy measures...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Report of the Departmental Committee on Health on the Petition on access to healthcare by cancer patients in the country. I am a Member of the Departmental Committee on Health. Before we speak about...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Cabinet Secretary gave a directive that children who had finished Grade 9 report to the schools where they were admitted or the nearest ones, with the uniforms they were using in Grade 9. Two weeks later, the headteachers...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Cabinet Secretary gave a directive that children who had finished Grade 9 report to the schools where they were admitted or the nearest ones, with the uniforms they were using in Grade 9. Two weeks later, the headteachers...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Listening to our friends, one might think that livestock theft occurs only in pastoralist communities. However, it is more devastating for a small-scale farmer in areas such as Kamakwa in Nyeri, Kihuyo in Mathari, Muthua-ini in Nyeri Town Constituency,...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Martha Wangari) Hon. Mathenge, what is out of order? Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Under the Standing Orders, it is a requirement for a Member to be relevant to the matter...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support the Bill. To demonstrate this, I want to use the examples of two state corporations. One is Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) in power generation. KenGen has perfected technology transfer, including in the area of...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware that Article 53 (1) (b) of the Constitution guarantees every child the right to free and compulsory basic education and Article 21 (2) obligates the State to take...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am the Vice-Chair of the National Cohesion and Equal Opportunities Committee. In our oversight of this Commission, at no time during our engagements was this matter brought to our attention. Secondly, what is the procedure for any entity...