SIRMA, MUSA CHERUTICH

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to give my views on this issue of the entrenchment in the Constitution of the NG-CDF, Senate Oversight Fund and National Government Affirmative Action Fund, which develop this country. The NG-CDF has been instrumental in the construction of schools and...

Hon. Speaker, last week, a Member rose on the Floor of the House to request for a statement regarding the status of receipt of NG-CDF funds and the disbursements as at 2nd December 2024. NG-CDF is established under Section 4 of the NG-CDF Act, 2015 as amended in 2023, with...

Hon. Speaker, we are 18 Members. My constituency is among the ones which is between 90 and 99 per cent. We are in fact at 90 per cent disbursement and yet, I am the Chairman. I cannot force the Board to approve projects which have not been clearly understood by...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute. I was taken in circles when claiming my pension after I retired before I was re-elected. I want to pay tribute to Hon. Makali Mulu for doing a good job. I also want to remember the first person...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute on the Presidential Address, which was delivered in this House. First and foremost is to thank His Excellency the President for the Speech, which touched Kenyans. It was a masterstroke on the issues touching the lives of Kenyans. The President...

Thank you Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I want to announce that today the National Treasury has finally released Ksh5.7 billion balance of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) money that was due. We are expecting to get the next balances for the start of the...

Yes, Hon. Speaker. Go ahead. Hon. Speaker, the closure of Moi University is a very serious issue because it is destroying the lives of our professionals and professors, who have done a great job in terms of teaching our children. The Ministry should take this matter seriously. That is because...

Apologies, Hon. Speaker for my coming late. I was collecting the document. Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House: Report of the Select Committee on National Government Constituencies Development Fund on its consideration of the proposed budget ceiling for constituencies for the...

Hon. Speaker, let me give some information to Members. Today, the 24th of September 2024, I and the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education, visited our able Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury. He did a great job for us today. They released Ksh7.8 billion for the National Government Constituency...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. As the Chairman of the NG-CDF Committee, I wish to thank the Members who have contributed to this Motion. They have clearly shown that they care about Kenyans because Kenya is our country and we love it. I also thank...

I said that they have failed Kenyans, and if their conscience is right... (Loud consultations) Order. Hon. Sirma, did you say the judges must resign for making that judgement? Did you say they must or should? I said they should resign based on the consciousness of what they did against...

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the National Government Constituency Development Fund for four (4) Constituencies Committees laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 1st August 2024 and, pursuant to the provisions of section 43 (4) of the...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I wish to clarify that it is not an empty statement. It is about the current situation. The Member of Nyeri Town has confirmed it was from January to date. It is because of that long process that we are no longer getting our members gazetted. So,...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is not about this statement being true. I have spoken personally to Mr. Hassan. I asked him to give me the reason why he has not gazetted. He told me that he was given a verbal communication by the Head of the Public Service not to...

It is a fund body, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Is it a State corporation? It is other bodies.

I confirm. I will summon the CEO. There is no provision in law that warrants us to summon him.

Yes. (Hon. Musa Sirma nodded in agreement) Thank you. Let us move on. Can I put the Question? I have not finished.

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to thank you for giving us the direction. I also want to thank the Members for ventilating on the issues that touches on them. It is not my Committee Members who would suffer, but the whole House. And hence, we have to put this thing...

Hon. Speaker, I second. (Loud consultations)

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to comment on the work that the chiefs in this country do. They defend the public. They are highly misused by the provincial administration. At times, they are fought by criminals because of the duties they are forced to perform without...