Dido Ali. Rasso

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am standing in for the Leader of the Majority Party. I beg to lay the following papers on the Table: Reports of the Auditor-General and financial statements for the year ended 30th June 2025 and the certificates therein in respect of—

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. My colleague has raised something seismic and important. As a Committee, we are trying to do a lot in terms of combatting the drug problem in the country. The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) will appear before...

Most obliged, Hon. Deputy Speaker. We will get in touch with the honorable colleague.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to thank Hon. Ruweida for her Statement. For those of us who are minorities, come from distant places, and do not belong to the mainstream communities in Kenya, this is the time to identify ourselves properly as true Kenyans. (Applause) As the patron...

Yes, Hon. Speaker. We will respond in two weeks.

Most obliged, Hon. Speaker.

Yes. Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Bill on various grounds. First, before the 1980s and 1990s, we had universities, and it was very clear that they offered mostly university degrees. After the 1990s, everything became a university—the Kenya Polytechnic, Kiambu Institute of Science...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to second this very important Bill. For a long time, issues concerning NPS have not been addressed, particularly the length of service and different senior appointments. When the Committee looked at this Bill, we were trying to resolve what we consider to be...

Obliged, Hon. Speaker. As you are indicating, this is a matter touching on education and safety in institutions of learning. Also, the Hon. Member suspects criminal culpability in this case. Next Tuesday.

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I join our colleague, Hon. Wanyonyi, to send my condolences to the families who lost their loved ones and a quick recovery to those in the hospital. In this country, people dying in road accidents appears to be the new normal. After they are...

Hon. Speaker, our Committee will be meeting the Inspector-General (IG) of the National Police Service and his team. We will share this concern with him as a matter of priority. We will bring a comprehensive report to the House once we resume from recess.

Hon. Speaker, Hon. Wangari sponsored the Bill. Yes. We worked with her through the Committee. Sometimes we have to be very careful with what we ask the Executive to do. However, we will bring a response in the first week after we resume. Thank you.

Obliged, Hon. Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am not sure if you saw the recent media clip about what is happening in Mombasa. Mr Nuno, the Regional Police Commander, was addressing this issue. If it is working in Mombasa, we can escalate it to Kwale. We will respond to the House in...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The issues that my colleagues from Turkana County are raising is what is hurting this country. If we say education is the single equaliser and yet national schools do not meet even the basic standards of a day school in most parts of...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. From his request for statement, I think a lot has been done by the DCI and IPOA. We will respond to the House in the first week after recess.

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is out of order, Hon. Raso? Thank you very much. I think Hon. Oundo should not be misleading the House. The principal law of this land is the Constitution. When we come to this House, we stand on the Floor of...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support these nominations. I want to remind Hon. (Dr) Oundo of two important English words – ‘desirable’ and ‘necessary.’ It is desirable to have those qualifications, but it may not be necessary. The bottom line of what the Departmental Committee...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. That is water under the bridge. We are aware that the board will be managing the fund while the council has the bird-eye view of the same. However, they have not defined “the council” in the Bill. It is necessary for it to...

Thank you very much, Hon. Chairlady. I am opposed to that amendment. Firstly, you cannot attempt to micromanage the big projects. Secondly, if you say that a committee will be getting quarterly or monthly reports, then inevitably it is as if you will be part of that project. For that...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. It is a game-changer and a landmark. For those of us serving our third term, this is the first time we are thinking out of the box. For too long, we have depended on others to develop our...

Thank you very much. If commercially viable projects for water, energy, roads, and major projects like the Galana-Kulalu succeed, we will do away with the food insecurity issue in this country. I support this Bill. In the Third Reading, Members who oppose certain clauses can bring amendments, but we cannot...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Committee's Report. As for debt, cut your cloth according to your size. We all know, in this House, that debt is necessary for countries to grow, even at the individual level. You sometimes have to borrow to make...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. My apologies for coming late. I have heard Hon. Ruku talking about water trucking and giving relief food. I think in his final submission, he said it is not sustainable. The solution is what you have said - that we must look at what...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. First of all, we must thank you. You sent off the Chief Serjeant-at-Arms in a most colourful ceremony last year. It is Director Florence Obonyo today. Hon. Speaker, you know human beings want to be appreciated. The more you appreciate them the more they...