Rutto Julius Kipletting

Thank you so much, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to weigh in on the speech that was made by the President on the State of the Nation Address. First, in his absentia, I want to commend Hon. Kirwa, for the faith and strength that he has kept throughout his...

Thank you so much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I am a resident of Uasin Gishu County and a neighbour where the incident happened. I condemn the barbaric act of attack on innocent citizens in a manner that seems to intimidate and cut freedom of expression. The...

On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. What is your point of order, Hon. Rutto. Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is wrong to raise a point of order against my senior and leader. According to the procedure and rules of the House, contributions are addressed to the Speaker. I can...

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. It is a great honour to participate in this great process or milestone that this National Assembly is taking to ensure that the Judiciary, an independent arm of the government, is accorded an equal opportunity to enjoy what other sectors or arms of...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that the new clause 3 be now read a Second Time. The proposed amendment seeks to provide for a transition mechanism for existing licences granted under the current shareholding and governance structures in the Capital Markets Act. With the repeal of provisions providing...

THAT, Clause 3 of the Bill be amended— Thank you. Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 4 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (1) —

Thank you. Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 5 of the Bill be amended— 13th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 9 THAT, Clause 6 of the Bill be amended— THAT, Clause 7 of the Bill be amended in paragraph (d) by deleting the words “within the national...

The Leader of the Majority Party has put it well. I would say to my colleague, Hon. Kwenya, that it is also a matter of best practice. The principle of best practices in good governance dictates that one should not place oneself in a position of conflict. It is advisable...

On the issue of governance, of course, you will appreciate that most of the disciplines around it are closely related to financial matters, economic planning, and strategic planning. It is, therefore, naturally understood why attention is given to that level of management. Second, senior management, I think, does not require...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The fact is that this is an election panel, not management. It is to get people who are seasoned enough to be able to detect the required personalities to take over the positions of running GOEs. This allows people who have been in the system...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, allow me to refer the House to the concluded Privatisation Bill, which has just been signed into an Act, which gave a roadmap for the process of privatisation. It provides that this House shall have adequate time to interrogate and arrive at the right decision. The essence...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Allow me to expand the scope beyond schools to include other public institutions such as health facilities and co- operatives, especially milk cooling plants. The Government has established a deliberate programme to support dairy farmers, with counties setting up storage facilities. But many of those...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me also to take a moment to weigh in on the request by the mover of the Statement that the Committee should relook that particular Statement… Hon. Kimaiyo, do you live in Kenya? (Hon. Gideon Kimaiyo spoke off the record) Go and read a book...

Thank you so much, Hon. Speaker, for according me this opportunity to weigh in on this Bill. I want to contribute as a Member of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. The discussion around securities and capital markets is a bit difficult and 12th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The spirit of this Bill is informed by the declaration of the Court. Kenya has the Constitution 2010 that has reorganised the governance of the country and the structure of administration, up to and including revenue raising. Article 95 (4) of the Constitution gives the National...

Thank you so much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion by the Constitutional Implementation and Oversight Committee. This Report serves as an eye-opener, providing an audit status update on our commissions. While we have only picked three commissions for this purpose, this is...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I wonder why you are calling me Kesses. I am the Member of Parliament for Kesses Constituency. Yes, I said Member of Parliament for Kesses. Thank you. In line with this discussion on Free Primary Education (FPE) , there is a project that is being run by...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Member of Parliament for Kesses, what is your point of order? I am not asking a Question. This is just a follow-up. I have tried to listen…

I am on a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. How can we have another point of order?

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I raised a question that is very pertinent on the issue of twin labs that are being done by the Ministry. I waited for the answer from the Cabinet Secretary… Come again? On the question I raised with regard to the Senior Secondary Schools twin laboratories that...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I hope I am getting your attention. Can I proceed. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Yes, kindly prosecute your amendment. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. As you have said, I am standing in for the substantive Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Finance and National...

Thank you. For that purpose, I propose to stand down the amendment by the Committee. 8th October 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 51 The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari): Are you standing down? Has it fallen because the other one has gone through? The effect is the same. Thank you, Member...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move: THAT, clause 16 of the Bill be amended in subclause (4) —

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move: THAT, clause 21 of the Bill be amended in subclause (2) —

THAT, clause 22 of the Bill be amended by deleting the marginal note and substituting therefor the following new marginal note “Submission of privatisation programme to the National Assembly.” The justification is that the proposed amendment seeks to correct the marginal note to accurately reflect the import of the provision....

THAT, clause 24 of the Bill be deleted. The justification is that the proposed amendment seeks to delete the provision since it has been merged with clause 23. Both provisions can be read together as one provision and have a logical flow. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Thank...

Thank you Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 26 of the Bill be amended in –

Thank you Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I think from that comment of Hon. (Dr) Oundo, it is something that we can correct. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Move it now as a proposed amendment by Hon. (Dr) Oundo. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I propose that Clause 26 be...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 26 of the Bill be further amended in – THAT, Clause 27 of the Bill be amended by deleting and substituting therefor the following new clause− Cabinet Secretary to amend.

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move... The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : No, Hon. Member for Kesses and Leader of the Majority Party. The amendment has already been moved. So, you cannot move yours yet. Contribute, but do not move it. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. Five years...

THAT, Clause 29 of the Bill be amended in subclause (1) by deleting the word “eight” appearing immediately after the word “exceeding” and substituting therefor the word “four” The import is to reduce the validity period of the privatisation programme so that it aligns with the tenure of the members...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I wish to give comfort to Hon. (Dr) Oundo. The same Act gives powers to the Cabinet Secretary to formulate further regulations for implementation. I am sure that the concerns raised will be captured so that the provision is executed in accordance with the law....

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. From the onset, I want to state that Clause 33 as per the Order Paper has been typed wrongly to mean Clause 34. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Yes, there is a typographical error or typo on the Order Paper. It is a...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 37 of the Bill be amended in subclause (1) by deleting the words “section 36” appearing immediately after the words “a Privatization proposal under” and substituting therefor the words “this Act”. The justification is that the proposed amendment is...

THAT, Clause 45 of the Bill be amended— Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 49 of the Bill be deleted. This is because Clause 48 of the Bill is adequate since it provides safeguards ensuring that proceeds from privatisation are paid into the Consolidated Fund....

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 51 of the Bill be amended by deleting and substituting therefor the following new clause— Appeals.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 52 of the Bill be deleted. The justification is that there was need to delete Clauses 52, 53… The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Move one at a time. Yes, delete upto Clause 58. Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the...

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Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move that the new clause 51A be now read a Second Time. The justification is that the proposed new clause seeks to provide for similar qualification requirements for both the chairperson and the members of the Board appointed under Clause 10 (1) (d) of...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady… The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Hon. Chairman, read this amendment together with what we passed— the deletion under Clause 10. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. The deletion of Clause 10 and the introduction of the new clause is just for the logic of...

The justification is for the logic of law. That is compliance. Thank you.

Hon. Chairlady, I beg to move that the New Clause 36A (1) be now read a Second Time. The justification is that whereas the Bill provides for the role of the National Assembly in the approval of the privatisation programme, it does not provide for similar safeguards on the privatisation...

THAT, the First schedule to the Bill be amended by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph 4— 4A. Co-option to the Board The Board may co-opt any person to participate in its deliberations, but a person so co-opted shall have no right to vote. 8th October 2025 NATIONAL...

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I think the Constitution of Kenya has given clarity on matters national security, up to the order of priority in terms of any decision that has to be undertaken.Thank you. The Temporary Chairlady(Hon. Martha Wangari): Allow me then to put the question.(Question, that the words to be left out be...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Motion for agreement with the report of the Committee of the whole House be amended by

THAT, clause 45 of the Bill be deleted. I propose that Clause 45 be deleted in its entirety in reference to clauses 52 all the way up to clause 58 that we deleted. The justification is that the Appeals Board of 50 and 51 has now been moved to court...

Thank you so much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to speak to this Motion, but even before I do that, allow me to take this moment to pay tribute and condole with the family of the former athlete, Jairus Birech, who we all know in 2014, was the African Championship...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Motion on the privatisation of Kenya Pipeline. From a professional standpoint, governments, like individuals, have the right to exercise ownership of assets. Many government assets were established using taxpayers’ money to provide services, regulate, or complement the private sector. What...

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

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

Thank you so much, Hon. Speaker for this opportunity. I stand to welcome two schools from Kesses. One is Great Joy Academy from Kesses, and Hill School Eldoret who are scheduled to be here. This opportunity you are according our schools will help create and develop their learning in class....

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second this Motion on the ratification of Kenya as a member of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. This is a huge step in positioning our country to access strategic partners in terms of development and grow our economy as...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for recognising me. I want to remind my good brother and senior from Endebess, Hon. Pukose, that being a member of the Committee I am happy to get an opportunity to weigh in on the information that we derived from stakeholders. It is...