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Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding the status of operationalisation of Nairobi Sub-County Administrative Units and gazettement of additional administrative units. Through a Gazette Notice dated 11 th November 2025, the Ministry of Inte…

Thank you. Where is the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security? Hon. Owen Baya, inform Hon. Tongoyo to bring a response in two weeks’ time.

Much obliged, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Kipsanai.

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(C), I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health regarding admission of local students to KMTC constituency-based training institutions and campuses. Over the years, constituencies across the country have invested substantial NG-CDF resources in the construction and development of satellite KMTC…

Thank you, Dr. Nyikal. When can you bring a response?

Hon. Speaker, admission to KMTC is done through the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS). That means the matter should be dealt with by the Departmental Committee on Education.

Hon. Melly, when can you bring a response? I can see a few hands, but that is straightforward.

[(Several Members raised their hands)]

Yes, I will take it up immediately and bring a response in two weeks' time. We are going to the admissions season, so we need to clear the issue faster.

In fact, the question that Kipsanai is raising is not admission, it is policy. It is not the numbers. Do you have a way of giving quotas to constituencies or counties that have sacrificed their resources to build institutions to accommodate children from within the area subject to the standard set on admission qualifications, numbers of the college, and so on?

Yes, that one goes back to the Departmental Committee on Health, because they know the numbers of…

I direct that this matter be dealt with by your Committee and Hon. Nyikal's Committee.

Yes, that is okay.

Next is Hon. Joshua Kandie.

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(C), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding optimal utilisation and expansion of Eldoret International Airport. Hon. Speaker, Eldoret International Airport serves both domestic and international flights, supporting passenger flights and significant…

Thank you. Chairperson of the Department Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, Hon. GK, I saw you enter. When can you bring a response?

Hon. Speaker, I will respond in about two weeks.

Thank you. Hon. Members, I have approved Statements by Hon. Ken Chonga and Hon. Karemba, but you two hold your horses. I want to dispose of a few Orders on the Order Paper, then we shall come back to Hon. Karemba, Hon. Chonga, and then responses to Statements. Clerk-at-the-Table, go to Order No. 8 and dispose of the Orders up to No. 15. (Several Members entered the chamber) Members on their feet,…

[(Moved by Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona on 6.8.2026)]

[(Debate concluded on 6.8.2026)]

[(Question put and agreed to)]

Next Order.

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

[(Resumption of debate deferred on 6.8.2026)]

Hon. Wanjala.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First, I apologise for my absence when this Motion came up for debate. I was away attending a funeral of a relative. I extend my gratitude to you, Hon. Speaker, for deferring this matter until today. I beg to reply, and I urge this House to support this Motion. It is critical to ensuring effective implementation of all Petitions and Motions passed by this House. Thank you,…

Thank you, Hon. Members. Next Order.

[(Question put and agreed to)]

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(d), I rise to make a Statement on the challenges facing Export Processing Zones (EPZ) workers, together with the residents of Mtepeni Ward, Kilifi South Constituency. Hon. Speaker, following the result of upgrading of Mtwapa to municipality status, EPZ workers as well as residents of Mtepeni Ward have sought clarification on the deve…

Yes, Mama Zamzam.

Asante sana, Mhe. Spika. Nami pia naongezea nikisema kuwa wafanyakazi wa EPZ wamekaa na matatizo mengi na wanafanya kazi katika sehemu ambayo ni tata sana. Wanafanya kazi masaa mengi sana na mshahara wao ni duni sana. Izingatiwe kuwa kuna wakati pia nilileta malalamishi ya wafanyakazi wa EPZ Mombasa County katika Bunge hili na mpaka leo sijaweza kupata majibu mwafaka. Hata ile contract ambayo wana…

You are out of Order. The Speaker does not know that there is any person from Nyali in this House until we acknowledge them. That is when you can seek to speak. Hon. Ken Chonga, I just noticed that you are asking for a Statement to the Committee that you chair. Leader of the Majority Party, do you hear that?

Hon. Speaker, if you look at my Statement, I rose pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(d). It is not that I am requesting for a Statement. Rather, I am saying I am going to engage the Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection, the National Employment Authority, and other relevant institutions regarding the wages and the conditions of service.

So, what you are doing is you came to play to the gallery because you could have done that without coming to the Floor.

I am the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Labour. I cannot seek for a Statement. I am only standing for a…

You got my message. It is okay. Take your seat.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Karemba.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I will try to summarise because it is a long one. This is in response to a Statement sought by the said Member of Parliament for Kitui Rural concerning the death of Mr Joseph Mung’au Iluu. I respond as follows: On 6 th of February, the Adjutant National Police College, Embakasi A Campus reported at Embakasi Police Station vide OB No.2/6/2/2026 stating that on 5 th February…

[[The Hon. Speaker (Hon. Moses Wetang’ula) left the Chair]]

[[The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) in the Chair]]

Very well. Member of Parliament for Kitui Rural, are you in the House? Proceed with your interrogation.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. For those who have done econometrics, there is something called the multicollinearity problem. That is, when you try to sort out an issue, you create more issues that are even worse than the one you are supposed to solve. I have three issues arising from that Statement. First, in the Statement, it is alleged that the victim inflicted a throat injury on himself us…

Chairman, there are three issues you have to respond to. Proceed and respond to them. I hope you were following.

I was. Hon. Temporary Speaker, to be honest with the Member for Kitui Rural...

Let me do justice to that. You may take your seat. Let me hear a comment from the doctor and then you.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. From what I have heard in the explanation being given, a very disturbing aspect is emerging. It was suspected that this person was mentally unwell. He was taken to a health facility, where admission to an institution was recommended so that he would be taken care of. However, he was not admitted because he declined, and his family had to be informed. That in itse…

We have heard you. Chairman, you may now proceed and give your comments on the three issues.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. To an extent, I want to agree that the response given is a little disturbing. The Member of Parliament showed me the photo on his phone, which purportedly is of the victim. However, given the circumstances of the said victim being mentally disturbed in a police facility, I just beg for patience. Let us wait for the investigation to take its due course. I know six…

Very well. So, you are agreeing that the response is not fully satisfactory, but the investigations are going on? We will rest that matter there and wait for the investigations. Yes, Hon. Member, what is it? Is it on the same? Is it a point of order?

[(A Member spoke off the record)]

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I made a request for a Statement on affordable housing last year. However, I was told to redo it again this year with a promise of a response in two weeks after recess. I am requesting your intervention because I have yet to receive a response. I also requested for a Statement on 18 girls who were sent home from Kiganjo Police Training Institute. I was promised a…

We have heard you. Is the Chairman, Departmental Committee on Housing, Urban Planning and Public Works, in the House? Any Member of that Committee? The Leader of the Majority Party, make sure that the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Housing, Urban Planning and Public Works, brings a response to that request for a Statement. Order Member! All the Members consulting in front of me, you are a…

[(Several Members consulted loudly at the Dispatch Box)]

Hon. Temporary Speaker, that is among the several requests for Statements sought that we are still waiting for responses from the ministry. We are doing our best to see whether the ministry can fast-track it, so that we get the responses in the course of the week.

Very well. However, I now instruct you to expedite that so that the Statement can come to the House.

[[The Temporary Speaker (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) in the Chair]]

Hon. Chairperson.

I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Public Participation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.44 of 2025) and approved the same with amendments.

Mover of the Bill.

I beg to move that the House do agree with the Report of the Committee of the whole House on its consideration of the Public Participation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.44 of 2025). I request Hon. Murugara, Senior Counsel, to second the Motion.

Thank you very much. I beg to second.

Thank you.

[(Question proposed)]

Put the Question.

[(Question put and agreed)]

Chairperson, please, approach the Table. I would like the Chairperson to report on the second Bill.

I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Plant Protection Bill (National Assembly Bill No.28 of 2025) and approved the same with amendments.

Mover of the Bill.

I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee on the said report. I also request Hon. Mutunga, the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, to second the Motion for agreement with the report of the Committee of the whole House.

I second that the House agrees with the Report. (Question proposed)

[(Question put and agreed)]

Next Order.

[(Moved by Hon. David Pkosing on 6.8.2026)]

[(Resumption of debate interrupted on 6.8.2026)]

Hon. Members, there was no balance of time for any Member. Any Member who is ready may go on and contribute to this. Proceed.

Sorry. I am on my foot to move my Motion. I have no interest in this.

Okay. In that case, since there is no further interest in this, I call upon the Mover to reply. Deputy Leader of the Majority Party.

I beg to reply on behalf of the Chairperson.

Hon. Members, for the convenience of the House, I defer putting the question to another time as the House Business Committee will schedule. (Putting the question deferred) Next Order.

Hon. Members, the Chair is not in the House to execute Order No. 20, so it is deferred. Next Order. ADOPTION OF 7 TH REPORT ON AUDITED ACCOUNTS OF SPECIFIED FUNDS

[(Motion deferred)]

Hon. Members, this Order is also deferred because I cannot see the Chairperson of the Special Fund Accounts Committee, Hon. Mulyungi. He is not in the House. Next Order. ADOPTION OF 9 TH REPORT ON AUDITED ACCOUNTS OF SPECIFIED STATE CORPORATIONS (a) Kenya Medical Supplies Authority for the Financial Year 2021/2022; (b) Agriculture and Food Authority for the Financial Years 2014/2015, 2015/2016, …

[(Motion deferred)]

Chairperson? This Order is also deferred because the Chairperson is in another business of the House.

[(Motion deferred)]

Hon. Members, the Order will face the same fate that has befallen the others. The Chairperson, Committee on Implementation, is also out attending to a different business of the House. (Motion deferred) Next Order.

Hon. Members, that Motion is also deferred because the Chairperson is not in the House. Next Order.

[(Motion deferred)]

Hon. Members, the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Energy is also not in the House. So, that Motion is also deferred. (Motion deferred)