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Hon. Members, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 42, I wish to convey three Messages from His Excellency the President, seeking approval of persons nominated for appointment to various State Offices. In the first Message, His Excellency the President conveys that, in exercise of powers conferred by Article 250(2)(b) of the Constitution and Section 8 (7) of the Teachers Service Commission…

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Hon. Members, the first request for Statement is from the Member for Laisamis, Hon. Joseph Lekuton.

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding an armed banditry attack in the Gudas area, Logo Logo Ward, Laisamis Constituency. Hon. Speaker, on the night of 19 th July 2026, at approximately 11.00 p.m., extending into the early hours of 20 …

Thank you, Hon. Lekuton. Hon. Tongoyo, when can you bring a response on banditry in Laisamis?

Hon. Speaker, allow me to bring it in two weeks’ time. It is just worth mentioning that the Member reached out to me immediately after the incident happened. There was a little bit of intervention that was taken.

Excellent. Next is the Member for Lamu East, Captain Ruweida Obo.

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education regarding plans put in place to ensure that candidates sitting the 2026 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination, who are representing Kenya at the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco, are not disadvantaged …

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to joyride on this Statement Request. First, let me thank our Secretary General, Hon. Catherine Omanyo, for bringing up this important matter. I also wish to add that, beyond the Under-17 World Cup in October, the students are required to participate in various tournaments both within the country and across the East African region. The Ministr…

Both you and Hon. Catherine Omanyo know that when children are caught up in such circumstances, the law provides for them to sit special examinations. What you need to do, as I refer this Statement Request to the Departmental Committee on Education, is to engage your colleague, Hon. Julius Melly, to speak with the Ministry and the Kenya National Examinations Council. The students are representing …

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Tourism and Wildlife regarding a fatal elephant attack on a resident of Garbatulla Sub-County in Isiolo South Constituency. Hon. Speaker, on 27 th July 2026 Mr Wako Tache Godana, a 60-year-old herder, was viciously attacked by an elephant whil…

Hon. Mandazi, do you want to joyride on this?

Thank you very much. While I congratulate the Hon. Member from Isiolo for having raised the same issue on compensation, equally, one year ago a boy from a school called Nogirwet was killed by a crocodile while he was washing his clothes by a riverside. The family was promised immediate compensation but nothing has been done so far. As the Committee responds to that, I request that those of us who …

Hon. Emathe.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank Hon. Tubi Mohamed for raising this issue. In Turkana Central, due to the raising waters of Lake Turkana, crocodile attacks and killings are at an alarming rate, but compensation is not forthcoming. This needs to be urgently addressed. The youth are the ones attacked each and every time. Secondly, there is a village in one of my wards called Dangyumere that has resu…

Yes, Hon. Bowen.

Hon. Speaker allow me to support what Hon. Emathe has just said. In my constituency, Marakwet East, especially in Kerio Valley, we have hundreds of elephants. Last week alone, the elephants destroyed close to 50 acres of mangoes. It takes almost one week or two before KWS visits for assessment. The assessment of 10 to 20 acres of mangoes is first undervalued. Those who were affected three years ag…

Chairman, Departmental Committee on Tourism and Wildlife, Hon. Kareke.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me, first and foremost, to appreciate the Statements which have been sought and the issues which have been raised by Hon. Members. Indeed, I acknowledge that we have a very big challenge within the sector. Because a number of issues have been raised, I humbly request for two weeks. We will have a special sitting within the next two weeks. We are going to invite the C…

When did you say you will sit?

Within the next two weeks. We are going to have a meeting whereby we are going to invite all the Members who have raised issues on the Floor of the House.

That notwithstanding, bring a response to the House in two weeks.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Bady Twalib.

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Housing, Urban Planning and Public Works regarding accessibility of buildings in Mombasa City. Bima Tower on Digo Road, Mombasa City, is a 16-floor national Government office building under the Ministry of Lands. The building's lifts have remained…

Thank you, Hon. Bady Twalib. Yes, Mama Zamzam.

Asante sana, Mhe. Spika, Nami niweze kumpongeza ndugu yangu, Mhe. Bady Twalib, kwa kuleta suala hili ndani ya Bunge. Mhe. Spika, miaka mitatu iliyopita, nilifuatwa na watu wanaoishi na ulemavu kutoka Kaunti ya Mombasa pamoja na wale watu wanaofuatilia haki za binadamu wakilalamika kuhusu Bima Towers, Uhuru na Kazi Building na Mombasa Law Courts, yaani, majengo hayo yote aliyoyataja, isipokuwa Momb…

Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Housing, Urban Planning and Public Works, Hon. Tonui. Hon. Pukose, continue holding brief. In two weeks, he should bring a response. Hon. Members, in the Speaker's Gallery, we have students from St. Peter Sang’alo Central School from Mosop, Nandi and Hekima School from Kisumu Central, Kisumu. In the Public Gallery, we have students from Uhuru Estate Primar…

Yes.

Go ahead and on behalf of everybody else, welcome all the students.

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to welcome all the students who have visited Parliament today. I recognise the presence of girls from Ilkerin in Emurua Dikirr Sub-County. Ilkerin Girls Secondary School is located in a remote village in Emurua Dikirr and they performed very well during last year’s national examinations. I wish them well as they grow to be women of …

Hon. Ahmed Hassan, Member for Banissa. Give him the microphone. Is it malfunctioning? There is another microphone there.

[(Technical hitch)]

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On a light note, the people of Banissa know how to wait.

Clerk, ask the audio people to look at these gadgets. Even the Speaker's gadget is malfunctioning. Is that one working?

This one is working. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As the Member of Parliament for Banissa, just like the people of Banissa, I have learnt to wait. Therefore, two minutes is not an issue. Thank you for allowing me to make a Statement.

Are you making a Statement or requesting for a Statement?

I want to make a Statement. I am requesting a Statement regarding cases of human trafficking in the country.

Let us have The Hansard right. You are not making a Statement, Hon. Member, you are requesting for a Statement.

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing regarding the stalled construction of Kenol-Ngoleni-Kaani Road in Kathiani Constituency. The Kenol-Ngoleni - Kaani Road is a critical infrastructure project intended to enhance connectivity between Kathian…

Hon. Robert Mbui, when I give you an opportunity to seek a Statement, you read exactly what is in the request for a Statement. When I approved your request for a Statement, I did not say anything about handing over power. The Chairman Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, when can you bring a response?

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In two weeks.

Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2)(c), I wish to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding the quality and standard framework for public-private partnership road infrastructure projects in the country. The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework has over the years been embraced by the Governmen…

Thank you, Hon. Kandie. Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, when can you bring a response?

In two weeks, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Jayne Kihara, Member for Naivasha Constituency.

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding the upgrading of Kinungi-Maraigushu Road to bitumen standards. The Kinungi-Maraigushu Road is an eight-kilometre road in Naivasha Constituency that has, for many years, not been earmarked for upgrading to bitumen…

Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, when can you bring a response?

Hon. Speaker, it will take three to four weeks to respond.

I will give you three weeks from today.

Thank you.

We can move to response to statements sought. Is Hon. George Murugara in the House? George Best.

Yes, George Best is here.

Hon. Sunkuyia. No, sorry. I meant Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo. Hon. Sunkuyia is still not a chairperson.

Yes, Hon. Speaker. I have two responses for Hon. George Murugara.

Please, give both in quick succession. If he wants any clarity, he will seek it thereafter.

Hon. Speaker, I will begin with the Statement regarding the missing child. You will recall that yesterday we responded to a request for Statement concerning cases of missing children in the country.

Yes.

This particular case concerns the disappearance and death of Ms Shirley Gatumi Mugendi. th On the 29 April, Ms Harriet Kagendo Majira, a resident of the Iriani Village, within Mukothima Location reported at the Makutano Police Station, vide OB No. 12/29/04/2026 that th her three-year old daughter, Sherly Gatumi, had gone missing as from the 27 April at around 1400 hours. She stated that the child …

Go to the next one.

The second Statement concerns allegations relating to the arrest and subsequent release of a suspect by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). I will go straight to the response.

On 7 th January, the complaint was lodged at the DCI Headquarter by Mr Eric Matakwa Okeno, who stated that he is a legal administrator of the estate of his late sister, Rosemary Ann Akinyi Okeno, which included land parcel number C.R. No. 51563, situated in Kikambala, Kilifi County. He alleged that the property has been unlawfully occupied by James Ovid Suggars Yhap, a British national, and his ag…

Give him the microphone.

I am trying to rush, it is a little bit long.

Paraphrase.

Hon. Speaker, this is where Hon. George had an issue. In that matter, the court ruled in favour of the plaintiff and ordered the defendants to vacate and hand over vacant possession of Plot No. 5313, CR.51563, and to pay general th damages for trespass amounting to Ksh1.2 million. The judgment was delivered on 9 October 2020. The defendants appealed through Civil Appeal No. E027 of 2020 before th…

Thank you. Hon. Murugara.

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. These are extremely unsatisfactory responses from a serious body such as the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, the successor to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The CID was loved and hated in equal measure because it did its work properly. The DCI, in this instance, appears to be muddling issues and not taking its work seriously for the followi…

Hon. Tongoyo.

Hon. Speaker, I do not have much to add. You will agree with me that it is a complex situation. It is an issue between the Judiciary, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.

He says you have given the most unsatisfactory Statement. Is that true?

I do not agree, Hon. Speaker. That is what I am trying to clarify. A complex situation like this, of land… A land case in Kenya can drag for up to 20-30 years. We have the Ol Kiombo land dispute in Narok which has dragged for almost 36 years now.

Good. What we do then is to keep the file open. If you get additional information, furnish the Member of Parliament.

I will, Hon. Speaker.

George Best, we will leave it there.

Hon. Junet, you are from the House Business Committee. Do you have the Thursday Statement. 1. Second Reading of the following Bills— (a) The Business Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No. 51 of 2024). (b) The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2026. (c) The Books and Newspapers (Amendment) Bill, 2025. (d) The County Library Services Bill (Senate Bill No. 40 of 2024). (e) The County Assembly Services…

Thank you, Hon. Junet. That is the end of Statement Time. Hon. Members, on the Order Paper, I have been requested by the Chair of Budget and Appropriations Committee – and I have acceded to his request – that I reorganise the Order Paper so that we bring forward Order No. 10. Once we dispose of it, we will go on to Orders No 8, 9 and sequentially follow the rest. Hon. Jared Okello.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker for the opportunity. Leaders are by nature judged by higher standards than any other ordinary mortal. Two or three weeks ago, a leader in this country asserted that the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) had decamped this country for Tanzania, without fact. Five days ago, BATUK Commanders came out to say that they have since resumed trainings within the country. It is…

Thank you. Yes, Hon. Junet.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me the chance to say something. What is going on in this country is alarming. First, I want to buttress what my colleague has said about BATUK. I do not want to call him a leader. The person or the impeached leader said that the contract had been cancelled. He also alleged that there had been a demand of Ksh3 billion by people in Government, for BATUK to be allow…

Yes.

Hon. Speaker, those people did not look at my tribe, my religion, my colour, my appearance or even the shape of my nose. They looked at my capability and capacity to serve them. That Luo community living in that area, elected me because of my ability to serve. What is happening in this country? The impeached leader goes to Meru and asks, “Have you missed somebody from here that you can elect an In…

We will stop there. Call out Order 10.

[(Moved by Hon. Raphael Wanjala on 29.7.2026 – Afternoon Sitting)]

[(Resumption of debate interrupted on 29.7.2026 – Afternoon Sitting)]

Do you have any interest in this particular Motion? Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal, you are recognised to make your contribution.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. May I also take this opportunity to welcome and appreciate the two great schools from the Nyanza region that are in the House. I call upon the students to use this opportunity to change something in their lives. Change something in the way you see yourselves growing and change something in your personality. It is only then that this visit will be of value to you.…

Mhe. Bady ametambuliwa.

Asante sana, Mheshimiwa Spika wa Muda. Nachukua nafasi hii kukushukuru sana kwa kunipa nafasi wakati huu kuunga mkono Ripoti hii ya Public Petitions Committee na mapendekezo yaliyopitishwa. Kabla niendelee zaidi, ningependa kuwatambua wasichana wetu wa Ogande Girls’ High School kutoka Homa Bay. Hii ni shule ambayo Mama Aida Odinga alisomea. Kesho saa nne, atakuwa pale Miritini katika Eneo Bunge la…

Asante sana. The Committee on Implementation should take up the matter of the road you discussed with the President in my presence. Do we have any other Members interested in contributing to this Motion? No, Hon. Bady Bady. You cannot contribute again. Those are the procedures of the House. There being no more interests, the Mover is called upon to reply. Is the Chairperson of the Committee on Im…

[(Hon. Bady Twalib raised his hand)]

[(Debate on Motion adjourned)]

THAT, this House notes the Report of the Kenya Delegation to the 151st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and related meetings held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 19th to 23rd October 2025.

The leader of the delegation to move. Who was to move this Motion? Again, the Mover is absent. This is the last time we are postponing consideration of this business. The next time it comes before me, it will be dropped from the business of the House completely. Next Order.

[(Motion deferred)]

Chairperson, Public Investments Committee on Commercial Affairs and Energy, to move.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I really appreciate the opportunity you have given me. I have waited for it for the last two weeks. But as you said, Parliament has a schedule. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Public Investments Committee on Commercial Affairs and Energy on its examination of the audited financial statements o…

You are recognised to second.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I second my chairman on the third report of the Public Investments Committee on Commercial-Affairs and Energy. This is a very crucial committee that takes its time and does its work seriously. After deliberation, thorough investigation, and review of all queries brought before us, we identified two sets of queries that are general to all departments and Semi-Auto…

[(Question proposed)]

On a point of order.

What is out of order, Hon. Oscar Nabulindo?

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the debate be adjourned. Thank you.

Hon. Members, Hon. Oscar Nabulindo, standing under Standing Order 96, has asked that the debate relevant to this Motion be now adjourned. (Question, that the debate be now adjourned, put and agreed to) So, the debate on that Motion is adjourned to such future date as it shall be scheduled for the House's consideration by the House Business Committee. Next Order.

[(Debate on Motion adjourned)]