National Assembly · Afternoon Sitting

Hon. Members, I have short Communications. The first one is recognition of a Member of Parliament from the Parliament of Türkiye, formerly known as Turkey. I wish to introduce to you Hon. (Prof.) Abdurrahim Dusak, Member of Parliament of Türkiye, who is seated in the Speaker’s Row. He serves as a Rapporteur of the Committee on Muslim Communities and Minorities of the Parliamentary Union of the Org…

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Taarifa ya pili ni kutambulisha ujumbe kutoka Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania. Waheshimiwa Wabunge, ningependa kuwajulisha kuhusu kuwepo kwa ujumbe kutoka Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania ambao umeketi katika Safu ya Spika. Ujumbe huu kutoka kwa Kamati ya Sheria Ndogo unajumuisha Waheshimiwa wafuatao: Mhe. Yahya Mfaume Zuberi - Makamu Mwenyekiti wa Kamati na Kiongozi wa Ujumbe Mhe…

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This is a short Communication on the handling of East African Community proposals. Hon. Members, it has come to my attention that following a recent court decision, the National Treasury and Economic Planning has complied with the judgment regarding the manner of handling the East African Community Customs proposals. The National Assembly is now required to consider the proposals for the 2026/2027…

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Thank you, Hon. Speaker. My colleagues are…

Are they teasing you?

They are not just teasing me. They probably want to embarrass me in front of the Tanzanian delegation, knowing very well that I may not speak the kind of Kiswahili they do. Nonetheless, allow me to take this opportunity to welcome the delegation from the Republic of Türkiye and our brothers and neighbours from the Republic of Tanzania. Welcome to the National Assembly of Kenya. On behalf of all t…

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Thank you. Hon. Wangari. Go ahead in Kiswahili.

Asante sana, Mhe. Spika, kwa kunipa nafasi hii pia niweze kuwakaribisha wenzetu, hasa wale ambao wametoka nchi jirani ya Tanzania. Tumeweza kufanya kazi na wabunge hapa hasa wakati wa Umoja wa Mabunge ya Dunia, ama Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) , unaoleta wabunge pamoja, ambapo taasisi ilihakikisha kwamba Spika wa Tanzania aliweza kuchaguliwa.

Aliyekuwa Spika wa Tanzania.

Aliyekuwa Spika wa Tanzania alipata kuchaguliwa kama Rais katika Umoja wa Mabunge ya Dunia. Hii iliwezekana kwa sababu tuliweza kufanya kazi pamoja kama nchi jirani. Hivi majuzi tulikuwa kule Arusha, tukiwa kamati kadhaa za Bunge hili tukiongozwa na Mhe. Mayaka, ambaye anaongoza Kamati ya Utangamano wa Nchi Zetu za Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki. Tuliweza kujadiliana kuhusu mambo muhimu ambayo hatun…

Hon. Tandaza.

Asante, Mhe. Spika. Imebidi nisimame kwa sababu naamini kwamba ndugu zetu kutoka Tanzania hawakukielewa vizuri Kiswahili ambacho dadangu Martha amezungumza. Dada Martha alizungumza Kiswahili cha Bara.

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Mimi ni jirani wenu kutoka Kaunti ya Kwale, na hasa katika eneo la mpakani kule Lungalunga na Horohoro. Mara nyingi nikiwa nyumbani, huwa ninavuka mpaka na kupata chakula cha mchana upande ule wa Horohoro. Kuna chakula kinachoitwa Uwono; ninajua hamjui uwono ni nini. Pengine itabidi muwaone badaaye waweze kuwaelezea uwono ni nini, kwa sababu hatuna chakula hicho nchini Kenya. Kuna matobosha na kw…

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Thank you. Hon. Members, allow me to also acknowledge a delegation of five officers from the Department of Research Services of the Parliament of Uganda, who are seated in the Speaker’s Gallery. The delegation is on a benchmarking visit to learn best practices in the execution of their mandate from their counterparts, the Directorate of Parliamentary Research Services. Also, seated in the Public …

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Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians Held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 15th to 17th September 2023. Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Chairperson of the 11th World Scouts Parliamentary Union General Assembly, Hon. Wilberforce Oundo.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table:

Nairobi, Kenya from 6th to 13th November 2025. Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Next Order.

Member for Isiolo County, Hon. Mumina Bonaya.

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding the rise in femicide cases in Isiolo County. Residents of Isiolo County have, in the recent past, witnessed rising cases of insecurity in the area that have resulted in the loss of lives and heightened fe…

No. 58/03/04/2026. Further, on 7th April 2026, a six-year-old child who had been reported missing on 5th April 2026 was found dead in the Rapsu area, Isiolo County. It was reported that the child was allegedly abducted while returning from Madrassah classes before being sexually assaulted and murdered. These heinous acts reveal gaps in public safety and protection of vulnerable persons, particular…

Hon. Raso, that Request for Statement is directed to your Committee. When can you bring a response?

Hon. Speaker, we will respond in two weeks’ time.

In two weeks, we will be on recess. Can you bring the response on Thursday next week?

Hon. Speaker, the number of statements before the Committee is big. We can bring the Statement as soon as we come back from recess.

Okay. Hon. George Murugara, Member for Tharaka.

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding the death of Mr Shadrack Kienge Makembo. Mr Shadrack Kienge Makembo of ID No. 28xxxx55, an employee of the Kenya Power and Lighting Company, was found dead on 9th April 2026 in Isiolo while on duty under u…

Hon. Raso, when can you bring a response? There is a microphone next to you.

Hon. Speaker, immediately we resume from recess, we will respond to the House.

Okay, on the first day of post-recess.

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I request a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations regarding the repatriation of three Kenyans stranded in the Kingdom of Thailand. On 24th September 2025, three Kenyans, namely, Mr Alex Kinyua Wanjiku, Mr Dennis Kinyua Wanjiku and Mr Morgan Mutugi Mwangi, t…

Hon. Chairman, Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations.

I am here, Hon. Speaker. We will bring the response in the first week after we resume from recess.

Excellent.

Is the Member for Rabai, Hon. Anthony Mupe, in the House?

[(Request for Statement deferred)]

Hon. Mark Mwenje, Member for Embakasi West.

Hon. Speaker, I request a statement regarding the alleged illegal voter transfer between counties. Pursuant to the provisions of

Standing Order 44(2)(c), I request a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental

City County to Garissa County. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is currently undertaking an enhanced continuous voter registration and verification exercise across the country, aimed at updating the register of voters. Concerns have been raised that during the ongoing verification exercise, several registered voters within Nairobi City County have allegedly been assigned…

Thank you. Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs? I thought I saw Hon. Murugara here. Do we have any members of that Committee? Yes, Hon. DK, when can you bring a response?

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am a bit lost on the impact of what Hon. Mwenje has raised. Every citizen has the right to transfer.

Order. You are out of order. Any citizen can register to vote anywhere. However, what Hon. Mwenje is raising is illegal, not legal transfer, so you do not need to interrogate that. When can you bring a response? If you listened to him, he said people are finding themselves involuntarily transferred to vote elsewhere. Is that not what Hon. Mwenje said?

Yes.

Hon. DK, if anybody is involuntarily transferred, that is an illegality. If anybody wants to transfer from Embakasi to Soy, that is their legitimate right. When can you bring a response if you are a Member of that Committee? Hon. Osoro, are you not a Member of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs? That Request is directed at your Committee.

[(Hon. David Kiplagat spoke off the record)]

Hon. Speaker, I wanted to seek clarity, and now that I have heard clearly, we will be retreating with the Committee, and I will raise the issue with Hon. Chairman. Expect a response within the first week upon resumption from recess.

It will be so. Hon. Tim Wanyonyi, Member for Westlands.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I request a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture regarding the exclusion of persons with disabilities from the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the upcoming Pamoja Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 tournament. The Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Spo…

Chair, Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture, Hon. Dan Wanyama, when can you bring a response?

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I will bring the response immediately after the recess.

Thank you.

Where is Hon. Beatrice Kemei? I thought I saw her here.

Hon. Speaker, we were with the Cabinet Secretary this morning.

Did you prosecute this matter?

Yes, among many others. Almost 14 Requests for Statements, including this one, were responded to by the Cabinet Secretary. Both the Cabinet Secretary and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) addressed this matter. On this case, there are people who are already before court.

[(Hon. Kangogo Bowen spoke off the record)]

Yes, Hon. Kangogo Bowen.

Hon. Speaker, I did not want to disrupt Hon Raso, but you pronounced yourself in this House that if a Member raises a Question and at the time of response the Member is not present, the reply should be tabled. The owner of the Question can then pick it up from the Table Office. I do not know what happens now because Hon. Raso is answering the question, yet Hon. Kemei is not here.

He has not attempted to answer at all. All you need to do, Hon. Raso, is, in addition to what you prosecuted with the Cabinet Secretary, table the response that you have. Hon. Bowen is absolutely right.

[(Hon. Ali Raso laid the response on the Table)]

Is the Chair for the Departmental Committee on Education here to respond to the Statement Request by Hon. Bedzimba? Is Hon. Bedzimba here? Hon. Eve Obara.

[The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) in the Chair]

[The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Martha Wangari) in the Chair]

Hon. Chairperson, proceed.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 8 of 2026) and approved the same with amendments.

Let us have the Mover.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that this House do agree with the Report of the Committee of the whole House on its consideration of the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, National Assembly Bill No. 8 of 2026, and I wish to request the Member for Funyula, Hon. (Dr) Oundo, to second the Motion.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second.

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(National Assembly Bill No. 8 of 2026)

Mover.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 8 of 2026) be now read a Third Time. I request the Member for Aldai, Hon. Marianne Kitany, the indomitable Vice-Chair of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, to second. Allow me to reiterate what I said earlier. Any legislation we enact in this House must b…

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second.

[(Question proposed)]

[(Question put and agreed to)]

[(The Bill was accordingly read a Third Time and passed)]

Next Order. Second Reading

THAT, this House adopts the Seventh Report of the Public Investments

financial statements of the following state corporations for the Financial Years 2018/2019, 2019/2020 and 2020/2021, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 26th February 2026. The institutions are: Kenya Law Reforms Commission Kenya Copyright Board National Cohesion Business Registration Service Nairobi Centre Kenya Accreditation Service National Transport and Integration Commission for Inter…

Hon. Members, this Motion was effectively moved and debated. From my panel, I do not see any Member interested in speaking to it. Hon. Mogaka, why are you raising your hand?

[(Hon. Stephen Mogaka raised his hand)]

[(Hon. Stephen Mogaka spoke off the record)]

Hon. Member, where is your card? There is a microphone next to you.

I will ask my next of kin where my card is. I have to confess that I do not have it.

That is okay. Do you intend to speak to this Motion?

Yes, if you permit me.

Please do.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I sit in the Decentralised Funds Accounts Committee. I need protection from Hon. Wamboka.

Hon. Mogaka, we are on Order No. 10 by the Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education.

I stand down because I am being harassed by Hon. Wamboka. I have declared the Committee I sit in.

You have stood down because you were speaking to the wrong Order, but it is well noted. Hon. Members, there being no more interest in this matter, I will call upon the Chairman of the Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education to reply.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I take this opportunity to thank all the Members who contributed to this Motion, without which we would not be here. I thank members of my Committee, led by myself, the Vice-Chair, and the Secretariat, led by the Lead Clerk, Madam Ruth. I also thank the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr Njoroge, for facilitating and makin…

Very well. Hon. Members, I shall defer putting of the question on this Order.

[(Putting the question deferred)]

Next Order. Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, are you in the House? If you are not, we shall defer that Order.

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Yes, Hon. Mogaka.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, Order No. 11 is a very critical Order, particularly for the tea-growing areas of this country. I want to enquire whether House leadership is taking the tea growers in this country seriously, when an Order of this nature has to be stood down for lack of a Chairperson or anyone to move. I do consider this a slap in the face of the tea farmers. I come from a tea-growing area.

Hon. Mogaka, kindly do not debate. You walked into this House less than 30 minutes ago, while I am sitting right here. I said that to be fair to the Member, but the Temporary Speaker has already directed that the Order shall be scheduled by the House Business Committee. Next Order.

[(Order No. 11 deferred)]

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Sixth Report of the Special Funds Accounts

for the Stores and Services Fund for Financial Years 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 and the Occupational Safety and Health Fund for the Financial Years 2020/2021 and 2021/2022, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 7th December 2023. In examining the audited accounts for the Stores and Services Fund and the Occupational Safety and Health Fund, the Committee received oral and written submissions fro…

presented for audit did not include the statement of comparison of budget and actual amounts, contrary to the reporting template issued by the Public Sector Accounting Standards Board. The Committee therefore recommends that the Auditor-General receive, verify, and confirm whether the statement of comparison of budget and actual amounts is included in the financial statements in compliance with t…

Very well. Hon. Obara.

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to second the Motion on Adoption of the Sixth Report of the Special Funds Accounts Committee on its consideration of the Auditor-General’s Report on the financial statements of the Stores and Services Fund and Occupational Safety and Health Fund for the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 financial years. The Committee made specific observations and recomme…

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Hon. Ngusya.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to add a few remarks. I sit on the Special Funds Accounts Committee. The Principal Secretary and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) appeared before the Committee to adduce the evidence, as the Mover has just moved. In all the Funds we have audited so far, there is a serious lack of records and approved budgets in most instances. We …

Very Well. Hon. Member for Chuka/Igambang’ombe. Hon. Temporary Speaker, thank you. Mine is just a general comment. Having listened to Hon. Nguna and the Chairperson of the Committee, it appears that spending money without approval is a major problem across Government institutions. It appears to be a widespread disease, as the complaint is the same: They overspend without approval and overshoot th…

Hon. Naomi Waqo.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to support this very important Motion on the audited accounts for the Stores and Services Fund and the Occupational Safety and Health Fund for the financial years 2020/2021 and 2021/2022. We have received several reports in this House, and considering the duration covered, about two years, this is commendable. Having reviewed the Rep…

Hon. Omanyo, are you on this one? I cannot see you on my screen. You had indicated you were waiting for it.

Yes. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am a member of this Committee, and we made a few critical observations regarding the running of our public institutions. We noted delays in payment of imprests. Many public offices, according to the auditors' recommendations, delay submitting their accounting reports, and when asked why, seem not to even have the receipts or documents needed. They keep ask…

mismanagement were also observations we made when the auditor presented the report. It is increasing the burden, especially in the counties. So, it is very hard, even for the governors, to run the counties because they inherit much of this baggage (the pending bills). We recommended that the accountants in these public offices must be put on the spot, especially those who lack essential documents.…

Hon. Members, there being no more requests to speak to the Motion, I call upon the Member for Mbooni to reply.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I thank the Members who have supported and contributed to the Motion. We have listened to your contributions. The Committee oversees 104 funds, some of which have pending audit reports from 2013 to 2024. We have realised some common mistakes across the funds. The most notorious one is the lack of presentation of documents required for the financial statements. Th…

We shall defer the putting of the Question on this Motion to the next sitting. Next Order.

[(Putting the question deferred)]

Let us have the Chairperson of the Decentralised Funds Accounts Committee. Hon. Muthoni, are you the one moving this Motion?

Yes, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Go ahead.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Tenth Report of the Decentralised Funds Accounts Committee on its consideration of the audited accounts of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund for the Financial Years 2016/2017 to 2021/2022, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 2nd December 2025. The Report examines 30 reports of the …

Constituency, the Fund financed projects in education, security, and social infrastructure, all of which are stipulated in the National Government Constituencies Development Fund Act. Specific issues of concern require the attention of this House. Regarding project implementation delays, the Committee observed that constituencies experienced significant under-expenditure, resulting in stalled pro…

Member for Igambang’ombe.

Thank you. Normally, I am the Member for Chuka/Igambang’ombe. Igambang’ombe is one Ward. Some people might feel disenfranchised when you say Member for Igambang’ombe.

It is on record that it is Chuka/Igambang’ombe. Hon Member for Chuka/Igambang’ombe. Hon.

(Chuka/Igambang’ombe, UDA): Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I second the Motion that the House adopt the 10th Report of the Decentralised Funds Accounts Committee. It is on its examination of the Report of the Auditor-General on the financial statements of Lari Constituency, Lurambi Constituency, Embakasi Central Constituency, Kilifi North Constituency, and Mvita Constituency for the 2016/2017,…

Hon. Member for Marsabit.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support this Motion and also congratulate the Committee for tabling this very impressive Report. I also congratulate all Hon. Members, as the Report has clearly shown that we are accountable and that Members of Parliament are working very hard and using the funds given to us in a prudent manner. As Hon. Catherine was giving her Report, she clearly talk…

It was Hon. Dorothy Muthoni.

Yes, Hon. Dorothy Muthoni. Sorry Mheshimiwa. She is a good friend of mine. Hon. Muthoni clearly told us the success stories which have the capacity to transform this community and our country at large. The Committee has reported on development initiatives undertaken, through NG-CDF, including support for education and the many bursaries we have given to orphans and needy children across different …

Very well. Next is Hon. Mogaka.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to also contribute to the Report of this Committee, to which I belong. Truth be told, the most powerful development model for Africa is NG-CDF. We would not have schools today if it were not for NG-CDF. Our security and the institutions that provide security within our constituencies would be completely deficient were it not for NG-CDF. Hon. Temp…

I am particularly disturbed that in certain constituencies, fund managers have not been proactive or taken their responsibilities seriously. Time and again, certain constituencies are flagged for misallocation of funds and failure to account to auditors. I take this opportunity to urge the NG-CDF Board to inculcate discipline among fund managers. Whenever an audit is conducted, all the documents s…

Very well. Member for Baringo.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support my friend, Hon. Muthoni, for moving this 10th Report on audited accounts of NG-CDF on behalf of the Decentralised Funds Accounts Committee. These are audited accounts for the Lari, Lurambi, Embakasi Central, Kilifi North, and Mvita Constituencies for the 2016/2017 to 2021/2022 financial years. As a Member of Parliament representing a county, apart from…

beneficiaries understand that these projects are funded by public resources contributed by taxpayers. Indeed, these are projects that are funded by the national coffers. The funds help the managers of the NG-CDF, through their Members of Parliament, deliver services seamlessly in line with expectations. I look forward to more funding for NG-CDF, if possible. I receive Ksh40 million from NGAAF for…

Very well. Hon. Members, I do not seem to see more interest in this matter. I will ask the mover to reply.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to thank Members who have contributed to this Motion. The Deputy Majority Whip, Hon. Naomi Wako, has strongly echoed the Committee's views, stating clearly that this is a highly impactful Fund in our communities. I wish to thank Hon. Stephen Mogaka, a Member of the Committee, who has also emphasised the role and importance of this Fund. The sentiments of …

Very well, Hon. Muthoni.