[[The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) in the Chair]]
Hon. Members, I direct that the Quorum Bell be rung for 10 minutes. Hon. Members, I have been informed that we have quorum. Stop the Quorum Bell. We can now start the business of the House.
[(The Quorum Bell was rung)]
Order, Hon. Members. Take the nearest seats. (Hon. Amos Maina remained upstanding while the Temporary Speaker was on his feet) Member for Starehe, take the nearest seat. You do not have to stand.
Hon. Naomi Wako, then followed by Hon. Keynan.
1. Legal Notice Number 133 of 2026 relating to the Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulations 2026, Explanatory Memorandum and Report on Public Participation undertaken during the development of regulations from the National Treasury. 2. Legal Notice Number 135 of 2026 relating to the Public Finance Management, E-citizen System Management Regulations 2026, from the National Treasury. 3. Parliamen…
Hon. Keynan.
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House: Report on the official visit to the Republic of Turkey by the Members of the Kenya-Turkey Parliamentary Friendship Group from 20 th to 24 th October, 2025.
Where is the Chairman of the Agricultural Committee, Hon. Mutunga? I thought you had some reports to lay. I am told two reports. Proceed.
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to lay the following papers on the table of the House: 1. Report of the Department of Committee on Agriculture and Livestock on its Consideration of the Ratification of the Inter-African Coffee Organisation New Agreement 2020. 2. Report of the Regional Seminar of the African Parliamentarians for Climate Action, Reducing Methane and Promoting Development, h…
Hon. Murugara, you have a Report to lay? Let us move in order, please.The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee, proceed and lay your papers. You have a Report of the Public Accounts Committee which you have to lay.
The Public Accounts Committee Report on procurement of external audit services for the Office of the Auditor General for the Financial Years 2025/2026, 2026/2027 and 2027/ 2028.
Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Finance. He is not around. Let us have Chairperson, Justice and Legal Affairs Committee, Hon. Murugara.
Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House: Report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on the consideration of the Power of Mercy Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.56 of 2025).
Chairperson, National Commission on Equal Opportunity, you have a Report to lay.
The Report of the Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity on Employment Diversity Audit in various public institutions.
Order! Next Order.
Proceed, Hon. Mutunga.
THAT, this House notes the Report of the Regional Seminar on the African Parliaments for Climate Action on Reducing Methane and Promoting Development held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 14 th to 18 th May 2026, laid on the Table of the House on 13 th August 2026. Further, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House notes the Report of the regional... No! Sorry. THAT, this House … I be…
Hon. Mutunga, give notice of Motion. Clerks-at-the-Table, can you assist Hon. Mutunga? Let me go to the next person while you sort yourself out. You have a Notice of Motion on coffee to give. Chairperson, Public Accounts Committee.
Is the Member of Parliament for Matungulu in the House? Matungulu Member of Parliament! He is not in the House. Is it Matungu? You put in Matungulu. Member for Matungu. Yes, proceed and give your notice of Motion.
[(Hon. Oscar Nabulindo spoke off the record)]
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware that Article 43(1) of the Constitution entitles every person to the right to the highest attainable standard of health, which includes the right to health care services; further aware that every year, an estimated 14,000 children born in Kenya suffer from sickle cell and haemophilia diseases, with the hig…
Fair enough. I direct that this Motion be given priority.
Thank you.
It will be listed on an appropriate day as soon as possible because the matter itself is very serious. Sickle cell anaemia and haemophilia are causing big problems in the country, and the earlier we deal with it and discuss it and deliberate on it on the Floor of the House, by none other than the legislators of this country, the better. Hon. Adan Yusuf, give your notice of Motion and then I come b…
Dr Mutunga, you have a notice of Motion on a coffee report.
Thank you. I beg to give notice of the following Motion:
Fair enough. I will go back to the schools present. Hon. Members, in the Speaker’s Gallery, we have learners from Serve Progressive Academy from Sabatia in Vihiga. We also have learners from Kwaka Kulu Primary and Junior Secondary School, Kibwezi West, Makueni. In the Public Gallery, we have learners from Shikamana Education Centre, Msambweni, Kwale County; Mother Kevin School, Nakuru West, Nakuru…
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. On behalf of Parliament and the House, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all the students who visited today. I ask them to take this opportunity to engage among themselves and see what is going on here, a House where their present and future are shaped. As they return to their respective areas, may I wish them safe travels home, and may they enjoy …
Do we have an Hon. Member from Kwale in the House now? Mombasa? Endelea Mheshimiwa.
Ahsante sana Mhe. Spika wa Muda. Nami nichukue fursa hii kuwakaribisha watoto wote wa shule ambao wamekuja katika Bunge hili, especially wale wametoka Kwale. Nimewaona pale. Mimi ni Mama wenu wa Mombasa, lakini nipende pia kusema nawapa nguvu na imani kuwa haya ambayo mnaona yakizingatiwa na kuzungumzwa ndani ya Bunge hili ndiyo sheria inayotungwa kuangalia kuwa shuleni mmepata masomo mazuri, wali…
Do we have any Member of Parliament from Vihiga? Who is from Kakamega? Hon. Wangwe? Hon. Wangwe, take two minutes and then we go to the next Order.
Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to say that Kakamega and Vihiga are part of the larger Western Province. Allow me to really appreciate you for giving me a chance to invite these little ones from Vihiga. This is a House which everyone aspires to come to, including yourselves. The destination of your journey in life is this House. So, may you grow up into better leadership of t…
Yes, the Hon. Member from Nakuru. Proceed. Just take two minutes.
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Did I hear you mention Mother Kevin from Nakuru Town West?
Yes, yes.
Mhe. Spika wa Muda, nachukua nafasi hii kuwakaribisha wanafunzi na walimu wa Shule ya Msingi ya Mother Kevin. Karibuni katika Bunge hili na mjihisi. Hili ndilo jumba linalotengeneza sheria na mambo mengi, haswa elimu. Nachukua nafasi hii kuwatakia kila la heri mkiwa katika Bunge hili na Nairobi kwa jumla. Nawatakia mema mnaporudi nyumbani. Ahsante sana, Mhe. Spika wa Muda.
I take the discretion of re-arranging today’s Order Paper. We will proceed to put the question on Order No. 8 and Order No. 9 before we go back to Order No. 7. Next Order!
THAT, this House do agree with the Report of the Committee of the whole House on its consideration of the Kenya Roads (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 31 of 2024).
[(Moved by Hon. Naisula Lesuuda on 12.8.2026)]
[(Resumption of debate interrupted on 12.8.2026)]
[(Question put and agreed to)]
Third Reading THE KENYA ROADS (AMENDMENT) BILL (National Assembly Bill No. 31 of 2024)
Where is the Mover? Proceed, Hon. Mayaka.
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that the Kenya Roads (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 31 of 2024) be now read a Third Time. I also request Hon. Zamzam to second.
I can see that Hon. Zamzam has seconded. (Question proposed)
Can I put the question?
Yes. (Question put and agreed to)
[(The Bill was accordingly read a Third Time and passed)]
Next Order.
THAT, this House do agree with the Report of the Committee of the whole House on its consideration of the Gold Processing Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 46 of 2023).
[(Hon. Benard Shinali on 12.8.2026)]
[(Resumption of consideration interrupted on 12.8.2026)]
[(Question put and agreed to)]
Third Reading THE GOLD PROCESSING BILL (National Assembly Bill No. 46 of 2023)
Where is the Mover?
Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Gold Processing Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 46 of 2023), be now read a Third Time. I request the Member for Navakholo, Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe, to second.
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I second. (Question proposed)
[(Question put and agreed to)]
[(The Bill was accordingly read a Third Time and passed)]
Hon. Stephen Mogaka.
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. 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 the rising incidents of political violence and insecurity across the country, particularly in Nyamira County. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the country has r…
Who is the Chairperson of that Committee? The Vice-Chairperson is Hon. Raso.
Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What Hon. Stephen has presented to the House is loud and clear. The Committee will attempt to respond in two weeks, but I want to say as follows: The issue of goons and disturbance in meetings, weddings and burials, is getting pitched every day, and most of it is politically instigated. We cannot wish it away. We cannot look away and blame the police. T…
Fair enough! This will be responded to in two weeks. Next is Hon. Beatrice Kemei on the burden of cancer in the country and measures to enhance treatment and access to cancer care. Proceed.
1. Second Reading of the following Bills: (a) The Equalisation Fund Appropriation Bill 2026 (b) The County Assembly Services (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No. 34 of 2023). Hon. Atandi is here for that. We need to quickly pass the Equalisation Fund Appropriation Bill so that it can be appropriated and signed by the President, ensuring those in areas that benefit from the Equalisation Fund can rece…
1. The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2026. 2. The East Africa Development Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2026. 3. Senate Amendments to the Kenya National Council for Population and Development Bill, 2023. 4. Nominees for appointments as: 1. Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife. (a) Question 18/2026 by the Member for Kilgoris Constituency, Hon. Julius Sunkuli, regarding inordinate delay in the cons…
On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.
Go ahead, Hon. Oundo.
Hon. Temporary Speaker, Hon. Baya is being ridiculous and mischievous. It is the Government that he currently serves that has refused to roll out development projects. He is now trying to hide behind other Members of Parliament to fight this regime’s failure. No Kenyan will be hoodwinked or cheated. Kiboko ni kile kale and it is going to be a tough one. It should go on record that their failure ca…
The provision of electricity is a national Government function, not a function of a Member of Parliament. That should be noted. We have two more requests for statements that were swapped. Hon. Ikiara, please be very brief. REQUESTS FOR STATEMENTS
Thank you. Following the submissions as requested by Hon. Mumina Bonaya, the Member of Parliament for Isiolo County. On the first question, the response is that the Ministry, through the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Cooperation (REREC), has been electrifying public primary schools in Isiolo County to date. The corporation has connected a total of 112 public primary schools have been …
I wish to thank the Ministry for the response but, I must say I am disappointed. The response given did not address my concerns nor speak to the specific questions that I asked in my request for statement. My request for statement provided a list of schools that are yet to be connected to electricity and asked specific questions. My first question was the status report of electricity connection to…
Yes, Hon. Oundo. What is the issue? Go ahead.
Hon. Temporary Speaker, the other side gets so jittery whenever I am given a microphone. I do not know why. I thank the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Energy for being a forthright and hardworking Member of Parliament and Chair. Sometimes, I sympathise with him, as I do with many of the Chairs, because they come to this point. The point raised by my colleague here is about connectivity to …
Order! You have made your point. Once you say “all”, you have made your point. Do not engage in a debate on your constituency when, indeed, what we are discussing is Mumina’s constituency.
[(Hon. Ali Raso raised his hand)]
Yes. Do you wish to?
Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Mumina was specific about the schools. She did not ask about settlements, new areas and all that. If education is the single equaliser and half the schools in the county do not have electricity, it means they cannot access computers, social media or the new gadgets that learners use to access education. For that reason, when a colleague raises such…
Fair enough. You have made your point, Hon. Dido Raso. Chair, Hon. Mumina asked about specific institutions. You have gone to areas that she did not seek. Can you go back and, instead of saying that this will be done when funds are available, give a definitive undertaking that you will seriously look into this and see how those institutions can also be provided for? Mini-grids do not cost so much.…
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Exactly, that is what I wanted to say, and it is unfortunate. If she did ask specifically for the 58 and they are not listed here, then— Secondly, it is also important because we had shared this before I was given an opportunity to respond.
Fair enough, Hon. Chair. How much more time do you need to come back with a specific undertaking?
Two weeks, Hon. Temporary Speaker.
Two weeks is sufficient. It is so granted. It is directed that you come back with this answer in two weeks’ time. We have exhausted that matter. (Hon. Ali Raso raised his hand) You are lucky that the Temporary Speaker comes from an area similar to yours and is prosecuting the matter for you, not just yourselves.
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg your indulgence for Hon. Mumina to sit with the Chairman, so that the Committee Members—
The Chair has already given that indication that he is willing to sit down with Hon. Mumina, and he regrets the fact that the schools she listed are not covered here. Am I right, Chair? You are going to sit with Hon. Mumina and go through this. Go back to your principals and come back with a specific, time-bound undertaking on when those children will have electricity like the rest of the country…
[(Hon. David Gikaria spoke off the record)]
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker.
Member for Starehe.
Hon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(e), I rise to make a Personal Statement regarding the withdrawal and transfer of my personal bodyguard, Constable George Mwirigi Muturi, Service No. 201/506/2670, from my official security detail. He had been assigned to me in the course of my official duties as a Member of Parliament. However, recently, he was recalled fro…
Personal statements are not debated. But just for the curiosity of the House, does it mean that you now do not have security?
Yes, I do not have any.
How many were you allocated in the first place?
I had one.
And that one has been withdrawn?
He was withdrawn during the Ol Kalou by-elections. I do not know for what reason. (A Member spoke off the record) I am in Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP). I am in Wantam. Nevertheless…
Order! Order. Zima hiyo. You know, when the Temporary Speaker gets sensitive and is worried about your own security, do not politic. Do you see what I mean?
On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.
You cannot have a point of order; you cannot have any debate; and you cannot raise anything. That was just for the curiosity of the Chair. Next Order.
Second Reading THE EQUALISATION FUND APPROPRIATION BILL (National Assembly Bill No. 39 of 2026)
Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to prosecute this matter in the Order Paper. I beg to move that the Equalisation Fund Appropriation Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.39 of 2026), be now read a Second Time. This is a very short Bill. It should take this House about five minutes and we are done with it and then proceed to the Committee of the whole House. The House, …
[(Question proposed)]
On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.
Yes, what is your point of order, Hon. Kore? QUORUM
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is a very important Bill. Members from Northern Kenya, in general, have a lot of interest. We have neither internalised nor discussed this at length. I am not even sure whether we have the quorum to discuss this important Bill at this stage.
Are you raising a question of quorum?
Yes.
Clerk-at-the-Table, check if we have quorum. (The Clerk-at-the-Table took a head count of Members present) Ring the Quorum Bell. Where are the Whips? Go and look for your Members.
[(The Quorum Bell was rung)]
[(Several Members stood in the gangways)]
Order, Hon. Members. Hon. Wangwe, order! Take the nearest seat. Hon. Murugara, Hon. Rozaah Buyu, take a seat. Take a seat, Hon. Dawood.
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[(The House rose at 5.35 p.m.)]