Sheikh Umul Ker Kassim

Thank you, Hon. Chair. Which Chair? Hon. Speaker, I am sorry. I am requesting for a Statement on the drought situation in Mandera County. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on...

Hon. Speaker, I seek your indulgence on this. You know we are in the month of Ramadan and the situation is dire. We will be going for recess soon. Could you please intervene and request that we get a response within a week?

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to speak about the power outage in Mandera. As we speak, and knowing that we are in the month of Ramadhan, the situation in Mandera is dire. Mandera Town has not been having electricity for the last 48 hours, non-stop. We are now...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. Article 204 of the Constitution establishes the Equalisation Fund to bring regions that were not developed at par with the developed areas. Unfortunately, the Fund is not what it was meant to be. We have seen constituencies saying that they have pockets...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to thank the Cabinet Secretary for her commitment. Could the Cabinet Secretary —

Thank you Hon. Cabinet Secretary. I also have a soft copy of your response but let me tell you the fact on the ground now. The case of the child who died is something that is very dear to me. We went with the team from both the Northern Water...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand guided. Hon. Cabinet Secretary, for us to read from the same page, would you be willing to go to Mandera and see for yourself? There are uncovered manholes and the big pit is still open. The GSU Camp is located at the start...

Yes. The Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation (Hon. Alice Wahome) : Hon. Speaker, you had said you would allow a supplementary question.

Hon. Speaker, I can clarify. She already has the Question.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would like to ask the Cabinet Secretary about the Ministry of Works Sports Club in South C. When I was in school in the late 1990s, the Ministry of Public Works Club was vibrant. It had a swimming pool, sports facilities, and a gym....

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to oppose this Bill because of various factors. First, is the digital tax. As a youth representative in this House, it is not fair to young people who have turned out to be content creators to be taxed. The Government tells them there are...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware that Article 42 of the Constitution accords every person the right to a clean and healthy environment and that Article 69 (1) (d) of the Constitution also mandates the State to encourage public participation in the management,...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of following Motion: THAT, aware that Article 42 of the Constitution accords every person the right to a clean and healthy environment and that Article 69 (1) (d) of the Constitution also mandates the State to encourage public participation in the management, protection...

I beg to second. Go ahead. Have you already seconded the amendment? Yes.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank Madam Cabinet Secretary. Madam Cabinet Secretary, and I studied in the same school, the Kenya High School... Our able Clerk Assistant, Ms Wanjiru Ndindiri, also went to the same school. Our motto was servire est regnare, meaning ‘to serve is to reign’. You are...

Hon. Speaker, I just felt that we are here courtesy of that.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for this opportunity. I would like to thank the male Member who thought it wise that we celebrate this trailblazer, Hon. Grace Onyango. Much has been said on the role she played. It is unfortunate that in this day and age, we are still scrambling for...