Timothy Kipchumba

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for granting me an opportunity to contribute to this important Report. I 13th March 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 23 submitted before this House.Hon. Temporary Speaker, for a long time, persons with disability have been neglected in this country. Our Constitution is not a mere suggestion,...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important piece of legislation; the Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing) Bill, (Senate Bill No. 6 of 2022) . I listened to the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining. The Committee’s recommendation is...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this chance to contribute to this very important Bill. I rise to support it. I wish to thank Hon. Mary Emaase for this very progressive piece of legislation that seeks to implement our Constitution. Agriculture is a fully devolved function. It is...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is your point of order, Hon. Toroitich? Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 95 to request that the Mover be called upon to reply. (Hon. T.J. Kajwang’ spoke off the record)

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I have read the Second Schedule and the first column talks about the consequential amendments on Sections 31 (b) and 31 (c) of the Employment Act No.11 of 2007. (Hon. Kimani Kuria consulted loudly) The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Hon. Chairperson, kindly pay...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, with a lot of respect to the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, he is talking of the Finance Act but this Schedule talks about the Employment Act No.11. Unless there is an amendment in respect to the Finance Act… 21st February 2024...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute on this important Report. I rise to support the Report for the following reasons. One of the issues that came out very clearly in this Report is that of the IEBC. There was a recommendation that...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute on this very important Bill. I rise to support this Bill for the reason that we are actualising Article 43 of the Constitution on access to housing. The question that we need to ask ourselves is: how did...

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Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. It is time we regulated the gambling industry, as a country. I have read the Constitution, in particular the Fourth Schedule, which provides clearly that gambling, casinos and betting is a shared function...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, we have opened avenues in the proposed amendment to Clause 25. It says that an appointed officer other than a cabinet secretary or a member of a county executive shall not engage in a political activity that may compromise or be seen to compromise the political neutrality...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, Nelson Mandela said: “If you want to destroy a country, you do not need long-range missiles. You only need to destroy its education and lower the standard of education.” We have had problems in this country in the recent years. Last year, we had problems with the...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I take this opportunity to support the amendment by the Deputy Speaker. However, I have issues with the Statutory Instruments Act. Some bodies which are not mandated to make law in this country are doing so, on behalf of Parliament. Under the Statutory Instruments Act, a law...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I support the amendment to the extent that the revocation of a statutory instrument is published so that the public is notified. I pray that you hear me clearly. My problem is that the principal mandate of a Member of Parliament is to make laws in this...

On a point of order. What is your point of order? Hon. Temporary Speaker, reading the mood of the House, it seems that this matter has been discussed exhaustively. I call upon the Mover to reply to this Motion.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I will just take a minute to contribute to this very important Bill. I thank the Member for Lamu East, Hon. (Capt) Ruweida, for this progressive legislation. I wish to speak to two things. Firstly, there was an amendment to the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act 2013...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to contribute on this very important Bill. I rise to second this Bill. At the outset, I thank and congratulate the Member from Malava Constituency, my friend Hon. Injendi, for bringing this progressive piece of legislation that is meant to protect a...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. At the outset, I wish to thank the Member of Parliament for Webuye West, Hon. Dan Wanyama, for bringing this very substantive subject that he has brought before this House for debate. The...