ICHUNG’WAH ANTONY KIMANI

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (a) , I rise to present the following Statement on behalf of the House Business Committee, which met on Tuesday, 2nd June 2026 to prioritise business for consideration during the week, and the business coming before the...

I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, pursuant to Standing Order 30 (3) (a) , this House orders that, should the time appointed for adjournment of the House be reached before conclusion of business under Order No. 13, the sitting shall stand extended until conclusion of the business appearing...

THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 49 (2) (a) , this House resolves to rescind its decision of Wednesday, 3rd June 2026 (Afternoon Sitting) relating to the Motion on the adoption of the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of the Estimates of Revenue...

Hon. Speaker, I want to draw your attention. Yes. When you were reading the Motion, there was a Serjeant-at-Arms who was busy ushering the students in the Speaker's Gallery out of the Chamber. And you know this is a House of procedures. When you are upstanding, we freeze… You freeze....

Hon. Chairlady, thank you. I rise to support the appropriation of this sum to the Ministry of Defence, but also to request the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence, who is seated next to me... Hon. Martha Wangari is a member of this Committee, and with Gilgil Barracks being...

On a point of order, Hon. Chairlady.

Hon. Chairlady, I am very keen to listen to Hon. Wandeto, a very good Presbyterian from Karen PCEA, Mutu-ini, but he has said that we have killed contractors. There is language that we can use on record here that may be misconstrued to mean other things, especially when we are...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman.

Hon. Temporary Chairman, you know Hon. Caroli Omondi is fond of these things just to speak to the gallery. But I cannot allow him to use my name or that of the Office of the Leader of the Majority Party, insinuating that there are memos done I do not know...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I was just begging that you stop Hon. Caroli Omondi on his tracks. Because all he does, as I said, is collect, allow me to use the word rubbish, from whatever gutter he collects from. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : No. We cannot use the...

Kwa hoja ya nidhamu, Mhe. Mwenyekiti wa Muda. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Kiongozi wa Chama cha Walio Wengi.

Mhe. Mwenyekiti wa Muda, kwa kuwa umenipa nafasi, ningependa kumwomba Mhe. Pukose ajiepushe kujadili masuala ambayo yamo kwa Kamati ya Upatanishi kati ya Bunge la Taifa na Seneti kuhusu mgao wa pesa za 4th June 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 88 serikali gatuzi. Akiwa naibu wa mwenyekiti, anajua mwenyekiti wake amefikiana...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to thank Members and particularly appreciate the Chairpersons of Departmental Committees who dedicated part of their recess to work together with the Budget and Appropriations Committee in considering these Estimates. Let me also, in a very special way, appreciate the Chairperson...

Hon. Speaker, first, I do not know whether Hon. Zamzam knows this, but the Deputy Speaker tells me Hon. Zamzam is actually right because the Cabinet Secretary spoke about… But that is what the Cabinet Secretary said. Bodily fluids could be transmitted in many ways. She simply said what the...

Hon. Speaker, in direct response to my sister, Hon. Millie, I am very well versed with our Standing Orders. I will never allude to the irresponsibility of a friendly nation on the Floor of this House. My point was that, as a responsible country, should we or should we not...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Allow me to rise in support of this Motion for the consideration of the Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2026/2027. As usual, allow me to begin by thanking the Chair, Vice-Chair and Members of the Budget and Appropriations Committee as well as all Members...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, this increase of Ksh200 million in KICD recurrent expenditure to support county dialogue and stakeholders’ engagement as part of the CBE sensitisation programme is what I have a serious problem with. 3rd June 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 41 It is possible to engage parents from our schools....

We can have the Committee provide a preliminary report by next Tuesday or Wednesday at the latest.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Once again, allow me to begin by conveying my very deep condolences to the families of the young girls who lost their lives in Gilgil at Utumishi Academy. Even this afternoon, as we welcome the students in the Speaker's Gallery from Thika High School, Mugona Girls’,...

We can have the Committee provide a preliminary report by next Tuesday or Wednesday at the latest.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Once again, allow me to begin by conveying my very deep condolences to the families of the young girls who lost their lives in Gilgil at Utumishi Academy. Even this afternoon, as we welcome the students in the Speaker's Gallery from Thika High School, Mugona Girls’,...

Hon. Speaker, allow me first to commend you on that Communication, and to note that, in your Communication, you have opted not to take any action against the disorderly conduct of Hon. Kagombe. Yes. Being a member of my Coalition, I thank you for sparing him the rod. However, this...

I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, notwithstanding the resolution of the House of 11th February 2026, and pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 28 (4) (Calendar of the Assembly) , this House resolves to alter its Calendar, so as to–

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, notwithstanding the resolutions of the House of Wednesday, 5th March 2025, Thursday, 6th March 2025, Tuesday, 29th July 2025 and Tuesday, 24th February 2026, appointing Members to various Committees and pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 175, this House...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. My apologies. I was running down from the office.

Pursuant to provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (a) , I rise to present the following Statement on behalf of the House Business Committee, which met on Tuesday, 26th May 2026, to prioritise business for consideration during the week and the business coming before the House in the following week....

Hon. Temporary Speaker, you know Hon. (Dr) Oundo is a very good debater, and usually he has a lot of substance, but is he in order to be insinuating that there are Members in this House who attack nominees for no apparent reason? He just said that if this nominee...

On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Just to inform the Member for Manyatta that the National Disaster Management Bill, which I sponsored back in 2023, has completed mediation and will be assented to tomorrow morning.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 17 of 2025) be now read a Second Time. It is a very short Bill. It seeks to repeal Sections 191 (a) , (b) , (c) ,

Allow me to take that again so that Hon. Millie may understand. It is an Amendment Bill that seeks to amend the Public Finance Management Act by repealing Sections 191 (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , and (e) , which mandated the National Treasury to enter into stand-alone...

On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have listened to Hon. Millie keenly, and she has not attacked anybody. In fact, she has only advised others. I do not know why people get jittery when they are advised. I heard others in the recent few days saying that since President Uhuru...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. In the interest of time, allow me to reply by thanking all the Members who have contributed in support of the Bill because they appreciate the importance of strengthening devolution. As Hon. Ndindi Nyoro stated yesterday, we must support devolution. I am glad that he...

Hon. Speaker, allow me first to commend you on that Communication, and to note that, in your Communication, you have opted not to take any action against the disorderly conduct of Hon. Kagombe. Yes. Being a member of my Coalition, I thank you for sparing him the rod. However, this...

I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, notwithstanding the resolution of the House of 11th February 2026, and pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 28 (4) (Calendar of the Assembly) , this House resolves to alter its Calendar, so as to–

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, notwithstanding the resolutions of the House of Wednesday, 5th March 2025, Thursday, 6th March 2025, Tuesday, 29th July 2025 and Tuesday, 24th February 2026, appointing Members to various Committees and pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 175, this House...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. My apologies. I was running down from the office.

Pursuant to provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (a) , I rise to present the following Statement on behalf of the House Business Committee, which met on Tuesday, 26th May 2026, to prioritise business for consideration during the week and the business coming before the House in the following week....

Hon. Temporary Speaker, you know Hon. (Dr) Oundo is a very good debater, and usually he has a lot of substance, but is he in order to be insinuating that there are Members in this House who attack nominees for no apparent reason? He just said that if this nominee...

On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Just to inform the Member for Manyatta that the National Disaster Management Bill, which I sponsored back in 2023, has completed mediation and will be assented to tomorrow morning.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 17 of 2025) be now read a Second Time. It is a very short Bill. It seeks to repeal Sections 191 (a) , (b) , (c) ,

Allow me to take that again so that Hon. Millie may understand. It is an Amendment Bill that seeks to amend the Public Finance Management Act by repealing Sections 191 (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , and (e) , which mandated the National Treasury to enter into stand-alone...

On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have listened to Hon. Millie keenly, and she has not attacked anybody. In fact, she has only advised others. I do not know why people get jittery when they are advised. I heard others in the recent few days saying that since President Uhuru...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. In the interest of time, allow me to reply by thanking all the Members who have contributed in support of the Bill because they appreciate the importance of strengthening devolution. As Hon. Ndindi Nyoro stated yesterday, we must support devolution. I am glad that he...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: I do not know why the Minority and the Majority Whips, Hon. Millie and Hon. Osoro, are insisting that the girls from Alliance Girls High School have left. They are behind here waiting for the Member of Parliament...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for seemingly defending me. If Hon. Millie was listening, I was simply appreciating that Alliance Girls High School hosts girls and students from across the entire Republic of Kenya. It is actually the only school where you will find a child from almost every constituency. This...

I think the House deserves to foot-thump for the Hon. Speaker for sponsoring that girl from Naivasha to attend Alliance Girls High School. You know, the Member for Naivasha may not even have had knowledge of this. It is good for you, at times, to step in. Because not all...

I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 120, this House resolves to reduce the publication period of the following priority Bills from 14 days to 6 days:

Yes. Go ahead. Hon. Speaker, I beg to move …

Hon. speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, the Senate amendments to the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2026) be now considered. Consequent to the Committee Report that I just tabled on behalf of the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, the...

Point of information, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Speaker, I want to inform Hon. Junet that the former Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, Hon. Ndindi Nyoro, stood in his place in this House last year when we were passing the shareable revenue and portended that this was not the only amount being taken to the...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As I reply, it is good to indicate – as you have rightly put it – that what is being said here is premature. The Leader of the Minority Party aptly captured that. The Ksh420 billion is what has been proposed. Mediation is a give-and-take process....

Hon. Speaker, I am well informed. It is actually true that we got to Ksh420 billion out of the mediation process. That is what we are inviting the House to do; to go through a mediation process. We will nominate very serious Members of this House; not Members who walk...

Hon. Speaker, on a more serious note, and without casting any aspersions, I thought Hon. Mwenje would be considerate of all the other teams and would not make this request while you are in the Chair. (Laughter) 26th May 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 23 I take this opportunity to congratulate...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I had retreated to my office to attend to other business, but I had to come back quickly when I heard the Member for Kiharu cast aspersions on the person of the Speaker. You do not need to name anybody by name, what you say could be...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, through you, I was telling the Member for Kiharu that when another Member rises in his place to inform the House on anything, whether it is a point of order or a point of information, be patient. This afternoon, the Member for Kiharu Constituency asked the House...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I do not want to interrupt the Member for Kiharu. These are Houses of Record. The Hon. Member for Kiharu portends that G to G is not G to G, it is G to C, and says it is Government to cartels. This House and the country...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to support this Motion. As I said earlier, this time calls for leadership. The easiest thing for us as politicians is political posturing, speaking to the gallery, and saying all manner of pleasantries that we think will excite our supporters and sound good...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the protection because the Member is on debate and he had his time. He can have the temerity and the patience to listen to me educate him a bit. I may not be able to educate him on 26th May 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES...

Thank you again, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I told you these people have no patience. The truth, at times, becomes very bitter and painful. But let me take you to Uganda, because that is where I was. It is possible for us, if we wanted to be populist today, for instance....

I am winding up. As a shareholder in banks, I am willing to take a lower dividend or no dividend at all to help us navigate through this wartime season. Finally, let me plead with the Prime Minister of the State of Israel, the President of the United States of...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: I do not know why the Minority and the Majority Whips, Hon. Millie and Hon. Osoro, are insisting that the girls from Alliance Girls High School have left. They are behind here waiting for the Member of Parliament...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for seemingly defending me. If Hon. Millie was listening, I was simply appreciating that Alliance Girls High School hosts girls and students from across the entire Republic of Kenya. It is actually the only school where you will find a child from almost every constituency. This...

I think the House deserves to foot-thump for the Hon. Speaker for sponsoring that girl from Naivasha to attend Alliance Girls High School. You know, the Member for Naivasha may not even have had knowledge of this. It is good for you, at times, to step in. Because not all...

I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 120, this House resolves to reduce the publication period of the following priority Bills from 14 days to 6 days:

Yes. Go ahead. Hon. Speaker, I beg to move …

Hon. speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, the Senate amendments to the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2026) be now considered. Consequent to the Committee Report that I just tabled on behalf of the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, the...

Point of information, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Speaker, I want to inform Hon. Junet that the former Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, Hon. Ndindi Nyoro, stood in his place in this House last year when we were passing the shareable revenue and portended that this was not the only amount being taken to the...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As I reply, it is good to indicate – as you have rightly put it – that what is being said here is premature. The Leader of the Minority Party aptly captured that. The Ksh420 billion is what has been proposed. Mediation is a give-and-take process....

Hon. Speaker, I am well informed. It is actually true that we got to Ksh420 billion out of the mediation process. That is what we are inviting the House to do; to go through a mediation process. We will nominate very serious Members of this House; not Members who walk...

Hon. Speaker, on a more serious note, and without casting any aspersions, I thought Hon. Mwenje would be considerate of all the other teams and would not make this request while you are in the Chair. (Laughter) 26th May 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 23 I take this opportunity to congratulate...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I had retreated to my office to attend to other business, but I had to come back quickly when I heard the Member for Kiharu cast aspersions on the person of the Speaker. You do not need to name anybody by name, what you say could be...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, through you, I was telling the Member for Kiharu that when another Member rises in his place to inform the House on anything, whether it is a point of order or a point of information, be patient. This afternoon, the Member for Kiharu Constituency asked the House...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I do not want to interrupt the Member for Kiharu. These are Houses of Record. The Hon. Member for Kiharu portends that G to G is not G to G, it is G to C, and says it is Government to cartels. This House and the country...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to support this Motion. As I said earlier, this time calls for leadership. The easiest thing for us as politicians is political posturing, speaking to the gallery, and saying all manner of pleasantries that we think will excite our supporters and sound good...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the protection because the Member is on debate and he had his time. He can have the temerity and the patience to listen to me educate him a bit. I may not be able to educate him on 26th May 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES...

Thank you again, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I told you these people have no patience. The truth, at times, becomes very bitter and painful. But let me take you to Uganda, because that is where I was. It is possible for us, if we wanted to be populist today, for instance....

I am winding up. As a shareholder in banks, I am willing to take a lower dividend or no dividend at all to help us navigate through this wartime season. Finally, let me plead with the Prime Minister of the State of Israel, the President of the United States of...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. You know, I was listening to this debate as I was coming from Bomet. Let me begin by congratulating, in a very hearty manner, Sawe, for the splendid performance in London and putting the name of our country on the world map. What he has...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, the huge investment in awards the President has made is not just in CHAN, but also in boxing that had 30th April 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 22 been a forgotten sport in this country since the time of Wangila. Those who are older, like Hon. Oundo and...

That is the beauty of sports. It brings all of us together and it has no equal. I rise under Standing Order 44 (2) (a) to make a Statement on behalf of the House Business Committee, which met on Tuesday, 28th April 2026 to prioritise business for consideration by the...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Forest Conservation and Management (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.38 of

Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Mover, Hon. Tandaza, I beg to move that the Crops (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 8 of 2023) be now read a Third Time. I request Hon. Naomi Waqo to second.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. This Commission is one of the most critical in our country, especially at a time like this, in the run-up to the general elections. I say that because we risk losing this country at every general election, owing to...

On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Leader of the Majority Party, what is your point of order? Hon. Deputy Speaker, I do not know why Hon. Wandeto is inviting me to interrupt him. Is he in order to assert that I have used this Floor to enhance hate...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In response to that issue by Hon. Caroli—I do not know if it is Hon. Caroli Omondi or Hon. Caroli Caroli— I have no business shielding any Cabinet Secretary. It is not part of my work to shield anybody leave alone a Cabinet Secretary and I...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to begin by thanking Hon. Kawaya and the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining for the very good public participation they conducted. Those who have read the Report must have seen the many pertinent issues that people in Makueni and Kwale raised. The...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise to support the Bill. It is a very important Bill considering that many people would want to re-organise and restructure their companies at one point or another. You may have assets that you bought at a point when you were not a beneficiary of the...

Next week? Yes. Okay.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (a) , I rise to present the following Statement on behalf of the House Business Committee, which met on Tuesday, 21st April 2026, to prioritise business for consideration during the week, and business coming before the House,...

Thank you. Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act (Cap. 6) and the Standing Orders of the National Assembly, this House resolves to extend the period for the inquiry into allegations of bribery against Hon. Jack...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House resolves that the Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a, CBS, MP, chairs the proceedings of the Committee of Powers and Privileges on behalf of the Speaker for the purposes of the Inquiry into the allegations of bribery against the Hon. Jack...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. On the first one, on NG-CDF, as Hon. Clive says, we are on course, and the assurance from the Cabinet Secretary and the Principal Secretary, the National Treasury, is that we shall not cross over the financial year with any money owed to NG-CDF. They...

His phone has been off since 11.00 a.m., so I am not able to reach him. I will endeavour to look for him and see if he can answer that either tomorrow or, at the latest, Tuesday, if he will not be around tomorrow. More importantly, Hon. Clive has said...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I know there is no comment to your Communication, but I just wanted to commend you for that very Solomonic decision and Communication. As you recall, since you were in the 11th Parliament, there were similar allegations against the Public Accounts Committee, then led by Hon. Ababu...

Hon. Speaker, I have been very keen on this particular matter of the policy on school uniforms because I am passionate about access to education for millions of our children. What the Cabinet Secretary is telling us is what we have heard before. I would like to let the Cabinet...

I will be very candid with the Cabinet Secretary. As the Ministry of Education, you must take your work more seriously. You speak of school uniforms, circulars and all that and then say that there is no policy on school feeding programmes and lunch. If it is happening like with...

We want something in writing, from your Ministry to the House, on the actions you will take relating to school uniforms, lunch, desks and remedial classes, Mwalimu Kombe raised. Hon. Kombe is a teacher who knows what he is speaking about. I purchase 1,000 lockers in my constituency annually. I...