Mugambi Murwithania Rindikiri

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have looked at the Bill and noticed that it has met the threshold of what is required for it to be presented in this House for deliberations. I join the other Members in supporting the Bill. One note of concern is the utilisation of...

Yes. Eng. Gachagua has raised a very important issue for discussion in this House. In my opinion, KeNHA is quite unresponsive. There have been numerous questions posed in this House, and we have witnessed fatalities on our transnational highways, yet this organisation has taken no action. We are requesting that...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to congratulate Hon. Mary Wamaua because this Bill has come at the right time. So many Bills are seeking to amend the Education Act and the TSC. However, since this one has come earlier, I will make my comments as follows: I have...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Report of the Committee. The CEO of the EACC will fight corruption that is perpetuated by Kenyans of all origins. Let us not look at Mr Abdi as being from a certain region. We should not make the mistake of...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, what Hon. Junet is saying is that he is not going to seek an elective position in Mandera where he came from, if I got him right. I am sure that he was implying that. He would not go to Mandera or where he belongs. Hon. Keynan...

Than you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. By raising the threshold from Ksh1 million to Ksh5 million, we are accommodating the thriving businesses, majority of whom are start-ups and small-scale entrepreneurs. If we put them on the same scale, the vatable criteria, it means that the majority of our upcoming businesses and,...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me contribute to this issue of standards among our education institutions, more so in the boarding primary and secondary schools. One of the problems I have encountered is the lack of a clear standard to qualify institutions to operate boarding schools or the basic minimum...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am concerned about the new entrants, and those who would like to start a business. If we are going to legislate and come up with a law that takes a certain volume of capital, and there are new up-coming, we need to think if they will...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Give him the microphone. I know we are rushing through something that is ... We are making what I call a principle. That does not mean that this country will have only 24 banks. How...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. The payment of tax is everybody's obligation. In this country, we finance our activities through taxes. So, it is important to ensure that we have an effective and efficient system of tax collection and administration. As the Mover has...

No, Hon. Speaker. I, however, thank the Cabinet Secretary, but I have a question. Right now, I have connected my Fund Manager with the Vice-Chairman and he tells me that all the money for the last financial year have been disbursed. However, my Fund Manager does not know whom to...

Hon. Speaker, as you put it, I am very strict with the work of my Fund Manager. I have never doubted her. That is why I said they should speak to the Vice-Chairman. She has confirmed that we have no outstanding approvals. Everything is done and it has been always...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At the outset, I have listened to the Mover of this Bill. I am very highly impressed by the Committee. They took time to listen to the members of the public. They analysed their views. We have 3rd December 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 49 come...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. That is the best thing. We have a habit of people coming late only to invoke Standing Order 95. This is a very important Report. I refuse to be disrupted. I have gathered a few things relating to this Report. I want to thank the...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. This Statement is very important. His Excellency the President has been talking about ICT hubs, but the Ministry is letting him down, yet this is one of his flagship projects. There is a bit of disconnect between the constituency offices and the Ministry. As a...

This is a very important amendment because many organisations are very insensitive to the welfare of workers. We have even seen many people pass on. When they go to claim their final dues, they are told there were no submissions of statutory deductions. This amendment is very important because it...

This is very important because I have seen many foreigners taking advantage of this clause the way it was before. Up to or less than can mean anything up to Ksh100,000. The Committee brought this at the best time when we have seen so many foreign companies come here and...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I second. (Question proposed)

Thank you for this opportunity. Our children deserve education. The lucky ones like Hon. Charles Nguna whose parents took them to school early enough to be ready for university at the age of 17 years need to be 28th November 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 34 accommodated. What you see now...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am an alumnus of the same university. What we are witnessing now is deterioration of various universities, including Moi University, and it often all starts like this. We should arrest the situation now at “The University of Nairobi” before it gets worse. That is because...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the nominees. Hon. Jaldesa was my colleague and neighbour. My constituency borders Isiolo County. I know her very well. We both served on the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure. We have been together on occasion during social functions for our...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Member for Buuri, what is out of order? Hon. Temporary Speaker, we need to be very careful about the terminologies that we use to refer to one another in the House. I am not a man. I am a Member of Parliament....

I support the Chairman of the Committee. I was here during the deliberations, and it came out very clearly. The problem we have is that we think that having so many papers make one a very good manager. The position of CEO is a managerial responsibility. Demonstration through experience and...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. From the outset, I join my colleagues in supporting this Report. Just like my colleagues have said, it is high time we understood the difference between the national Government and county governments. Why do I say so? On a daily basis, I see the Senate...

I thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. This is an emotive issue. We are agreeing to the mediated version that the county governments should not coerce this National Assembly and the national Government to agree to other sidekicks as they claim with the issue of NG-CDF. Now, they have come to...

This is a very important amendment by Prof. Oundo. One of the biggest problems we are experiencing right now in this sector is when unqualified people get to the office, and they are supposed to deliberate very sensitive matters. They represent very many farmers, and they must articulate issues at...

(Buuri, UDA) : Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. That machine needs to be looked at. I stand to comment on the State of the Nation Address by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Kenya. His Excellency the President demonstrated leadership. A good leader always listens and tries to...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, the issue of gazettement of hardship areas came up sometime this year and the Speaker ruled that it is emotive because almost every constituency had raised the same issue of being gazetted as a hardship area. I am sure that my memory is correct because I have...

I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for this opportunity. I really appreciate the focus of the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health. However, there are some clarifications that Kenyans need to be told. On Make your point. You have already asked your question. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Chairperson should clarify who will cover the costs for the officers and their locations. He has provided the contact information, but we need clarification on who is responsible for the costs and where these officers are based.

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Order, Hon. Esther Passaris! Order. Yes, what is your point of Order? Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Member has gone back again to her argument. She is bringing up the same matter. We do not manage the NG-CDF. She is completely out of...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I come from an agricultural constituency where we grow largescale flowers and horticultural products for export. Meru and Kirinyaga are among the highest counties with registered high levels of cases of cancer. Hon. Speaker, the Cabinet Secretary spoke about carrying out some research somewhere in Nyahururu....

Thank you. I really want to congratulate the Cabinet Secretary because I think he has come out well in trying to answer what the Government is doing to enhance the performance of agriculture and also considering the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) of our economy. Hon. Deputy Speaker, he has...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. This Bill, short as it is, is addressing a very important function and responsibility of KRA in terms of the development of a curriculum in consultation with other institutions. I agree with the function in the proposed new sub-section (2B) (a) on offering programmes in...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, since you are the sitting Speaker, you have an obligation to inform the Speaker who will be on the Chair on Monday to alter the Calendar for that day. I do not believe it is the responsibility of the Chairperson per se. (The Majority Whip spoke off...

It is very unfortunate, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will give a direction on this. Just raise your point of order. It is very unfortunate that we have a dad, husband, Member of Parliament and a brother bringing that kind of allegation. I am an old man, not by age but...