[[The Speaker (Hon. Moses Wetang’ula) in the Chair]]
Serjeant-at-Arms, ring the Quorum Bell. Order, Hon. Members. Order, Commissioner Makau. We now have quorum. Please take your seats. Order, Hon. Members. Those Senators sitting in the Speaker's Row, will you vacate the Deputy President's seat? I allowed you into the Speaker's Row, but not to sit on the Deputy President's seat. Serjeant-at-Arms, you know the rules of the House. You do not need th…
[(The Quorum Bell was rung)]
[(Hon. Patrick Makau consulted loudly)]
[(A Senator sat on the designated Deputy President's seat in the Speaker’s Row)]
[(The Senator moved to an adjacent seat)]
[(Loud consultations)]
Order, Hon. Members. You know that when you are swearing in your colleague, it is done in absolute silence. You can celebrate thereafter, and the celebration will be in the garden out there, not on the Floor of the House.
Hon. Speaker, I beg to introduce to you the Member of Parliament-elect for Ol Kalou Constituency, Hon. Sammy Douglas Kamau Waweru. (The Oath of Office was administered to Hon. Sammy Douglas Kamau Waweru)
[(Applause)]
Congratulations. You may proceed to sign the Oath of Office. MESSAGE
[(Hon. Sammy Douglas Kamau Waweru signed the Oath)]
Members on their feet, take your seats. Member for Tharaka-Nithi County, take the nearest seat. Hon. Members, I have a Message from His Excellency the President regarding the referral of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal (Amendment) Bill, 2024. I take this opportunity to welcome you back from the short recess. It is my earnest expectation that Hon. Members have recharged and stand ready f…
[(Hon. Susan Ngugi entered the Chamber)]
Deputy Leader of the Majority party.
1. The following Legal Notices from the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary: Hon. Speaker, this is very important.
[(a) Legal Notice No.111 of 2026 relating to the Gambling Control (Licensing) Regulations, 2026; (b) Legal Notice No. 112 of 2026 relating to the Gambling Control (Conduct of Gambling Operations) Regulations, 2026; (c) Legal Notice No. 113 of 2026 relating to the Gambling Control (Foreign-Based Operators) Regulations, 2026; (d) Legal Notice No. 114 of 2026 relating to the Gambling Control (Advertising) Regulations, 2026; (e) Legal Notice No. 115 of 2026 relating to the Gambling Control (Gambling Appeals) Regulations, 2026; and (f) Legal Notice No. 116 of 2026 relating to the Gambling Control (The Conduct of a National Lottery) Regulations, 2026. 2. Legal Notice No. 127 of 2026 relating to the Tourism (Tourism Enterprises) Regulations, 2026, Report on Public Participation undertaken during the development of the Regulations, Regulatory Impact Statement and Explanatory Memorandum from the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife; (Loud consultations)]
[(Hon. Wanjiku Muhia Stood in her place and consulted loudly)]
Order, Hon. Members! Order, Hon. Wanjiku Muhia. You can still exhibit your exuberance in low tones.
Hon. Wanjiku Muhia, you are behaving like a head girl of a primary school. (Loud consultations)
Order!
On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.
There is nothing out of order.
This is an important legal notice
Order, Hon. Owen. Hon. Wanjiku Muhia, to begin with, you are out of order. Even when I called you to sit down, you remained standing. Order. I have always told you that in the House of Parliament, there is candour and banter of debate. Look in the dictionary what those two words mean.
[(Hon. Wanjiku Muhia spoke of the record)]
[(Laughter)]
Hon. Speaker in (3)…
On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.
Hon. Ngogoyo, this is important for you. 3. Decision of the National Assembly on the Report on inquiry into the conduct…
Hold on, Hon. Baya. Hon. Ngogoyo, what is out of order?
Hon. Speaker, I rise under Standing Order 1. As the Chairman of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), there are Members of the Senate present. I would urge you to recognise them as their Chairman. They are seated in the Speaker’s Row, led by Hon. Methu.
[(Laughter)]
Order! Take your seat. You are totally out of order. Go on, Hon. Baya.
This is very important because it is a decision of the National Assembly. I think we need to hear this: 3. Decision of the National Assembly on the Report on inquiry into the conduct of the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK). 4. Reports of the Auditor-General and Financial Statements for the years ended 30 th June 2021, 30 th June 2022, 30 th June 2023, 30 th June 2024 and 30 th June 202…
Hon. Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations, Hon. Major (Rtd) Bashir.
1. Inspection visit to the Kenyan Embassy in Rabat, Morocco from 22 nd to 25 th March 2026. 2. Inspection visit to the Kenyan Embassy in Cairo, Egypt from 26 th to 30 th March 2026.
Hon. Major (Rtd) Bashir, Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations.
Thank you, Hon. Speaker.
1. Malaa Secondary School from Mbooni Constituency, Makueni County. 2. Sam Pioneer School from Bomet East Constituency, Bomet County. In the Public Gallery, we have Maryland Chuluni School, Kitui East Constituency, Kitui County; Chemasingi Secondary School, Konoin Constituency, Bomet County and Kiandangae Secondary School, Ndia Constituency, Kirinyaga County. On my behalf and on behalf of the Hous…
[(Loud consultations)]
Go on, Hon. John Kaguchia.
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me take this earliest opportunity to congratulate Hon. Sammy Douglas Kamau Waweru, our new Member of Parliament for Ol Kalou Constituency, on his well-deserved landslide victory. I also take this opportunity to recognise Members of the Senate seated in the Speaker's Gallery, led by Sen. Methu. Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise …
On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.
Yes, what is your point of order Hon. KJ?
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise on a point of order under our Standing Orders. Hon. Speaker, I need you to pronounce yourself on a matter that is clearly provided for in the Standing Orders regarding the prohibition of party symbols and party insignia in Parliament. If there was only one Member showing up in a certain colour in the House, we would simply take it to be that Member's choice of wardr…
[(Loud consultations)]
Order Hon. KJ.
They are totally out of order. Thank you, Hon. Speaker.
[(Hon. Joshua Kimilu spoke off the record)]
Order KJ. Order Hon. Kimilu. Hon. Members, take your seats. Hon. Kawanjiku. Order Hon. KJ. Do not let the excitement overawe you. Hon. Members, what you are saying may be true, but I am not aware that the colours those few Members are wearing… Order Members. If the Speaker is subsequently convinced that what they are wearing are party insignia or party colours, I will rule that they are out of o…
[(Several Hon. Members stood in the gangways)]
[(Loud consultations)]
[(Applause)]
Hon. Speaker, before I do, it is unfortunate you keep confusing or referring to me as Hon. Ngogoyo.
But he is a bad guy.
Yes.
Hon. Speaker, considering the backlog that we have before us and that this kind of question concerns several agencies, allow me to respond to it within three weeks.
Will you respond within three weeks?
Order. Hon. Kaguchia, you will get a response in three weeks’ time. There is a response to a request for Statement by Hon. Abubakar Talib, nominated Member. Is he in the House? Yes, go ahead. STATEMENTS
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to respond to the request for a Statement by the Member for Kisii County, Hon. Doris Donya, regarding the rising cases of missing children in the country. On the first issue concerning the number of cases of missing children reported over the last year, including those traced and reunited with their families, I wish to respond as follows. There is a summarised list …
|---|---|---|---| |1.|Nyanza|47|42| |2.|Central|230|160| |3.|Coast|83|57| |4.|Rift Valley|439|320| |5.|Eastern|243|220| |6.|Nairobi|54|12| |7.|Western|103|69| |8.|North Eastern|52|37| |TOTAL||1251|917| On the second issue regarding measures being taken by the Government, I wish to state as follows. The Government has undertaken several measures aimed at preventing the disappearance of children, i…
Yes, Hon. Donya.
Hon. Speaker, I had raised a concern about missing children in Kenya. The Chair has stated the organisations responsible for the work surrounding the police department. He has not elaborated on what these organisations are doing. He has just named about hundred organisations. In my request for a Statement, I did not ask for the organisations or the people in charge. So, I do not know what would be…
Let us take one more, Hon. Zamzam.
Asante sana, Mhe. Spika, kwa kunipa nafasi nimuunge mkono Mhe. Donya. Watoto wengi wanapotea. Si sawa wala si haki Mwenyekiti kusema wapee Wazee wa Mitaa jukumu hilo. Wazee wa Mitaa hawana machinery ambayo inafaa zaidi kujua watoto wanapotea namna gani. Wengi utapata wanavushwa border. Wazee wa Mitaa hawako kule. Ninajulisha Mwenyekiti wa Kamati kuwa masuala ya usalama yamekuwa donda sugu. Ninaomb…
Yes, Hon. (Dr) Oundo.
Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for allowing me to weigh in on this matter. I come from a border area. The issue of the disappearance of children has become alarming. At the same time, we have done a lot of work with the local administration, schools and everyone else. We still believe the national Government should do much more to protect innocent children. Many of the children are lured on their way to…
Yes, Hon. Tongoyo.
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also respectfully associate myself with the views of the Members. Referring to the Statement, I think it was very clear. On the first question, there is no dispute. It enumerated the number of cases. We have done that well. Collectively, the figures are quite alarming. The second issue concerned measures taken to investigate and curb the abductions. The other issue was r…
Next. Is Hon Mwago in the House? Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, are you ready with the response?
Yes, I am.
Go ahead.
First Readings THE TRADE DESCRIPTION (AMENDMENT) BILL (National Assembly Bill No. 42 of 2026) THE LEGAL METROLOGY BILL (National Assembly Bill No. 43 of 2026) THE KENYA ECONOMIC ZONES BILL (National Assembly Bill No. 46 of 2026)
[(The Bills were read a First Time and referred to the relevant Committees)]
Let us go to Order No.14.
Second Reading THE COUNTY ASSEMBLY SERVICES AMENDMENT BILL (Senate Bill No. 34 of 2023)
I do not see the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Labour. So, this shall be deferred.
[(Bill deferred)]
THAT, this House notes the Report of the Kenya Delegation to the 151 st
This is to be moved by the Leader of Delegation, Hon. Millie Odhiambo, who is not in the House. So, it shall be deferred.
[(Motion deferred)]
This is to be moved by the Chairperson of the Committee on Implementation, the Member for Budalangi, who is also not in the House. Has he delegated to anyone?
No.
Then we shall defer it.
[(Motion deferred)]
THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Public Petitions Committee on its consideration of Public Petition No. 14 of 2025 regarding the proposal to
This is to be moved by the Public Petitions Committee. I do not see the Chairperson in the House. We shall defer it too.
[(Motion deferred)]
This is to be moved by the Chairperson of the Public Investments Committee on Commercial Affairs and Energy. Is the Chair in the House? If not, we defer it. Let us hear from the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party.
[(Motion deferred)]
Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. In the absence of the Chairperson, I beg to reply.
Hold on, Hon. Owen. You want to reply to Order No. 21 but we have not reached that business.
My apologies.
We have just dealt with Order No. 17, now we go to Order No. 18.
Second Reading THE BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS AMENDMENT BILL (National Assembly Bill No. 47 of 2025)
I do not know where the Chairpersons are. This is by the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Broadcasting and Library Committee. I say this because, as the Vice-Chairperson of the Liaison Committee, this Committee has complained a lot that this Bill has not come for Second Reading. You can also see that they are not in the House and therefore, it shall be deferred.
[(Bill deferred)]
On a point of Order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.
Hon. Onchoke, do you want to move the Bill?
I have just spoken with the Chairperson and he is around the corner. He should be here in a minute.
We have already deferred it. Next Order.
This is to be moved by the Chairperson of the Decentralised Funds Account Committee. Again, he is not in the House. This too stands deferred. (Motion deferred)
Second Readings THE COUNTY LIBRARY SERVICES BILL (Senate Bill No. 40 of 2024)
The Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture is not in the House. This Bill is, therefore, deferred. (Bill deferred) Next Order. THE BUSINESS LAWS AMENDMENT BILL (Senate Bill No. 51 of 2024)
[(Moved by Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah on 30.6.2026)]
[(Resumption of debate interrupted on 30.6.2026)]
This Bill is under consideration in the Second Reading. I do not see any interest for debate, so I call upon Hon. Owen Baya to reply.
Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. In replying, from the Majority side, we would like to say that we need to create a good and conducive environment for doing business in this country. Good laws are important. They will allow us to do good business. I thank all the Members who contributed to this debate. We take cognisance of the issues raised so that we may improve this Bill. When we ge…
Very well. Hon. Members, for obvious reasons, I shall defer the putting of the Question on this. Next Order. THE COMPETITION (AMENDMENT) BILL (National Assembly Bill No. 4 of 2026)
[(Putting the question deferred)]
[(Moved by Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah on 30.6.2026)]
[(Resumption of debate interrupted on 30.6.2026)]
Deputy Leader of the Majority Party, this is for you. We were on Second Reading, and there is no more interest for debate. Could you reply?
Yes, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to reply on the Competition (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 4 of 2026). The competition law has been in existence in this country for some time, and it is time we amended it. At this point, I thank all the Members who contributed to ensure that the Competition Act is amended to make it more effective and in tandem with the business environment that w…
Very well. I shall defer the putting of the Question on this to the next appointed time.
[(Putting the question deferred)]
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[(The House rose at 5.17 p.m.)]