CHEPKONGA, SAMUEL KIPRONO

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 114 (7A) to make comments with respect to a legislative proposal that is contained in the Supplementary Order Paper of the Afternoon Sitting. Its import is that we are seeking to entrench a number of funds in the Constitution....

I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to second what the Whip of the Majority Party has moved. It is a very important Motion in the sense that we will lose certain businesses if we do not agree. On Friday, precisely at 12 O'clock, we have the Standard Gauge...

On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Hon. Chepkonga, what is your point of order? I rise pursuant to Standing Order 91 on accuracy of statements. Is it in order for the Hon. (Dr) Oundo to claim that Members of Parliament have mipango ya kando? He has, in fact,...

On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. What is the point of order, Hon. Chepkonga? I thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. You know I have a lot of respect. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 97, as read together with Standing Oder No. 87. I respect Hon. Nyikal,...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. At the outset, I thank Hon. Makali Mulu, my very good friend, for ensuring that this Bill neither died nor went away with the Governor for Taita-Taveta County, Hon. Mwadime,...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Yesterday, this matter exercised our minds. Hon. Peter Kaluma thought that people with PhDs are not necessarily good managers. It appears that the Chairman has conceded and agreed that someone with a basic bachelor's degree or a masters qualifies for the position. But...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I wish to support the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock Development. It is true that Clause 47 (2) is a reproduction of 45 (3) . So, he is correct. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) : Thank you....

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, when you say “as prescribed”, the reason we make a substantive law is so that it can allow the regulatory Authority to make regulations. So, it will prescribe. Those regulations will have to come to this House for approval.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I support the amendment, but I have a problem with the words “an exchange”. The Chairman needs to explain. It does not make sense to me on the words, “A grower or a broker appointed by a grower shall in consultation with an exchange...” If...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I join Hon. Melly in agreeing that this is, indeed, a very progressive amendment. I have been in the coffee industry, and it has never been quantified how coffee is tested. When I take my coffee to the miller in Eldoret, and it...

Thank you very much Hon. Temporary Chairlady. As far as I am concerned, the per centum is the 2 per cent that has been deducted. So, Members should not assume that it is a lot of money. It is a minimal amount of money. Secondly, when we talk about coffee...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I have just listened to my good friend, Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. He has said that the proposal intends to cap the number of those who will be co-opted. I do not see it in the amendment. That...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I support the proposed amendment by the Chairman. When you are doing research, you philosophise. If you have not studied to the point of permanent head damage, it is very difficult to understand some things called research. We do research; I have done...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. Looking at the original text, which provides for imprisonment of three months, I thought the Chairman was doing better by providing six months, which is more of a deterrent as opposed to three months. A three-month sentence is not much of a deterrent, but if...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am speaking on behalf of Hon. Makilap. (A Member spoke off the record) You are not biased. I am speaking on his behalf. Did I hear a Member shout that the presiding officer is biased? No, you are not biased.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. (Loud consultations) Order! Hon. Chepkonga will be heard in silence. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. May I take this opportunity to congratulate Representative Hulder Momanyi. You know, I see people calling her Hon. She is called Representative Hulder Momanyi. This tells you that the American...

Absolutely. Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I appreciate it. I visited that city during winter. You can walk around in Minnesota without falling. It is like you are walking above the ground. They have created rules for different buildings. It is a very modern city. We are truly...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 91 on accurate of facts and information. Hon. Wanjala is my good friend but it is unfortunate that he does not understand the geography of this country. Soy is not in Sugoi. It a different constituency....

Thank you… Be as brief as possible. I will be as succinct as I can. I want to thank my good friend, Hon. Kuria Kimani for bringing this matter up. Article 93 (2) of the Constitution is absolutely very clear. It states: “ (2) The National Assembly and the Senate...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Yes! What is your point of order, Hon. Chepkong’a? Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I join my very good friend, Hon. Pukose, in seeking your direction with regard to Article 149 of the Constitution on the appointment and approval of the Deputy President by...

On a Point of Order. What is out of order, Hon. Chairman? I know you are an expert on standing orders. Which standing order is it? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 95. This a day that is reserved for Members' Motions. We are discussing...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Yes, Hon. Chepkong’a. You caused this problem by shifting from where you normally sit. This is because the Clerks-at-the-Table know where you sit. Go ahead. (Laughter) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for correcting the error that was on the face of the...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Of course, you know the language which my very good friend, Hon. Ruweida Mohamed, uses. You can be sure if I attempt to use it, I will be confused quarter way. So, I better stay on a safe and well-trodden road, which is speaking in...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is your point of order, Hon. Chepkong’a? Proceed. Give him the microphone. Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is not my ordinary business to interrupt good friends like Hon. Mukunji who calls himself ‘Mwenye Kujituma’. Someone who sends himself...