John Kiarie

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. It is on behalf of my family and the people of Dagoretti South constituency that I rise to pass a condolence message to the family, friends, relatives and constituents of Alego Usonga and the people of Siaya on the passing on of the late Hon....

Hon. Speaker, I must thank wakili Oluoch for bringing this matter to the attention of the House. It is a charge we are putting on the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure to follow through and bring a good response. What is at risk here is the...

On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, it is just a point of information because Hon. Millie Odhiambo, a very accomplished Member of this House, has said that she might not have understood what you said in Swahili. It is important for me to understand because one of the requirements of any Member to...

This raises my concern even further.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thank you. I take this opportunity to first thank the Committee led by Hon. Wanyama and Members of this amazing Committee for processing such a good Bill for us to debate.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I would also like to request that you protect my time. Proceed. I will protect you. Thank you. I was thanking the Committee under the leadership of Hon. Wanyama and its Members for processing this Bill that came to us in the last Parliament. Preliminarily also, because...

On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Our Standing Orders allow us to inform a Member who is on the Floor, if they agree. I am not standing to inform or confirm that Hon Rachael Nyamai was a very beautiful girl who had an amazing figure. It is true that...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, aware that, Article 11 (2) (b) of the Constitution provides that the Government shall recognise the role of science and indigenous technologies in the development of the nation; further aware that the Vision 2030 provides for the...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, that is a point of argument, and I wish that “Hon. CNN” would wait for me to move the Motion so that he can bring up this argument. However, if you are patient enough, I will take him to class and let him know that I am...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, you got it perfectly. In fact, I celebrate Africans. That is why I am moving this Motion. I do not want to generalise anybody into a point of ignorance because I know how well-informed Africans are, up to and including my good friend, Hon. CNN. I was...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. The coastal region has a disproportionately higher percentage of substance abusers, but cities like Nairobi are also suffering. As this request for a statement goes to the Committee, I hope that the Committee will apply itself to two critical issues. Firstly,...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to start by saying that we are happy to have Waziri Aden Duale in the House. We get a sense of deja vu when we hear his voice come through the public address system. We feel like he is seated right there as...

On a point of order. What is your point of order, Hon. KJ? Hon. Deputy Speaker, as much as this is a House of records, it is also a House of procedure and traditions. In my mind, what has been laid on the Floor of the House today is not...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Before I reply, allow me to appreciate the contribution made by all the Members who have spoken on this Bill. I also want to appreciate the Ministry, the drafters and other parliamentary staff who have helped us to get to this stage. In replying, I...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, for sure, nothing is out of order because the Chairperson can never be out of order. I rise under Standing Order

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also want to thank my County Member of Parliament, Hon. Esther Passaris, for bringing such an important Motion. I know this Motion comes from a good place. Hon. Passaris is keen to see that we can implement FPE. However, I find faults in this...

Hon. Speaker, I acknowledge that the request was made on 28th May and we channelled it to the Ministry. There was a great delay of the response that we were expecting from the Ministry. However, on 3rd September 2024, we received a response. You always tell us that committees are...

Hon. Speaker, I can confirm to the House that we have taken the course of action that you are directing us to take. There are members of the Committee here. I can see Hon. Kivasu and Mhe. Irene Mayaka. They can bear me witness that we have okayed the report,...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also want to thank Waziri Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen for appearing here and also fielding these questions. My questions are very direct. First, what plans does the Ministry have for the people of Ng’ando Ward in Nairobi County, which does not have a single public amenity?...

It is a neighbouring ward. The Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports (Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen) : Okay. You are invading another ward, which is even worse! (Laughter)

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No. 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Co-operatives regarding the renewal of the Standardisation Mark from the Kenya Bureau of Standards, also known as KEBS....

Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I acknowledge the change of guard. The courts had their day. Parliament has its day to remind them that they can err or make mistakes. When you read that judgement, you notice a fundamental fault in how they decided on this matter. They said that...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, understanding just how much Government business is pending, it will be in order for us to move the Bill. The Members can catch on as they join us. Are you sure about that? I will consult with the Chair for a minute before I proceed. (Hon. John...

On a point of information Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am very hesitant to interrupt my colleague when he is debating. I just want, with his permission, to inform him even as he debates.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, the information I wish to give to the Member for Embakasi South has to do with the scale of a technopolis. The technopolis in itself is a city, and that is why I am so keen on inviting Members to visit Konza Technopolis to see the scale...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, you... If you say a constituency is too small to have that city itself, then where would you have those cities in addition to Konza? Hon. Temporary Speaker, that is why I was trying to draw the mental picture for individuals to see that we are not...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I also thank the Member for Tiaty for raising this serious issue. I am sure that the substantive Speaker understands well how we came up with devolution. The National Government officers were the precursors of devolution. We wanted to devolve...

Are we welcoming the students? Yes, proceed and welcome the students. The Temporary Speaker has already welcomed them, but of course you can… Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. As a young man and a legislator, you must have some wise words for these young people. Proceed. Thank you...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thank you. Communicators tell us that if you do not tell your story the way you want to tell it, someone will tell it the way you do not want it to be told. That is why I stand to support this Motion on enhancing reporting...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is your point of order, Member for Dagoretti South? Hon. Temporary Speaker, as you know, I would be hesitant to interrupt the Member for Ugenya when he is debating because of the quality of his debate. You can tell from his...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, it would be sacrilegious of me to start without thanking the Committee. The work that has been done by the Committee led by Hon. Tongoyo and the Committee in the Senate is thorough. We agree that this Joint Committee was the gatekeeper for this plenary as they...

Hon. Speaker, I thank you. There is no place where the boda boda business has rubber stamped its influence like in the cities. In Nairobi City, we realise how important the people who are represented by the three gentlemen in the Speaker’s Gallery are.This Petition gives us an opportunity to...

Hon. Speaker, I thank you for your indulgence and the prompting. I appreciate that. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and related Meetings held in Geneva, Switzerland from 23rd to 27th March 2024. Hon. Speaker, for...

Hon. Speaker, I wish to give notice of Motion… I beg to give notice. It is not a wish. Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion… Very good. Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House notes the Report of...

Hon. Speaker, this will be of interest to all the Hon. Members in the House today. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (d) , I wish to inform the House of the recruitment of interns under the Presidential Digital Talent Programme (PDTP) , Cohort (IX) . Hon. Speaker,...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thank you. I am also very pleasantly surprised to have the pole position to be the first one to speak on this Motion. Allow me to just commend the format in which this Report has been moved. The Mover has done a beautiful job. The man...