National Assembly · Afternoon Sitting

Hon. Members, I wish to introduce to you a delegation of Members of the Ethics Committee of the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique, who are seated in the Speaker’s Row. They are: Hon Aliba Aba Linha Hon. Juscelino Rubao Bahule. Hon. Tendai Lazaro Sianifala. Hon. Nunes Age Antage. Hon. Aleixo Evaristo Siedade. Hon. Cristina Chelene Sevene. – Chairperson/Leader of the delegation. Hon. Members,…

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Hon. Clive Gisairo.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to give notice of the following Motion:

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Order, Hon. Members. The consultations are too loud.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware that Kenya’s education sector has faced escalating infrastructure pressures culminating in overstretched facilities, particularly in boarding schools; concerned that despite the introduction of an online learner placement portal in December 2025 by the Ministry of Education to widen access and expedite transfers amo…

Next Order.

Let us have Hon. James K’Oyoo.

Hon. Temporary 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 the circumstances surrounding the attack on Chemelil Sugar Academy on 18th June 2026. On 18th June 2026, at approximately 11.00 a.m., a group of about 20 individuals armed with mache…

Let us have Hon. Justice Kemei.

Hon. Justice Kemei (Sigowet/Soin, UDA): Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to comment on the Request for Statement by my good neighbour from Muhoroni Constituency. Chemelil Sugar Academy is a premier institution, not just in Muhoroni, but in Nyanza as well as the Rift Valley. It draws students from all over the country. We are concerned that the change of ownership fol…

Members can contribute when the response is brought to the House. Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security, when will you bring the response?

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Considering that this is a sensitive and urgent matter, and that we may soon be proceeding for recess, I will bring a preliminary response on Thursday, 2nd July as we wait for a comprehensive report, which I will table in the House on the first Thursday after recess.

It is so ordered. Hon. K’Oyoo, the preliminary response will be issued on Thursday due to the sensitivity of the matter. The substantive report will come later on. Proceed, Hon. Ruth Odinga.

Hon. Temporary 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 Agriculture and Livestock regarding the escalating security and socio-economic crisis within the Kisumu Sugar Belt. On 18th June 2026, Chemelil Sugar Academy in Muhoroni Sub-County was attacked by an armed gang of about 20 indivi…

Let us have the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, Hon. John Mutunga.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, we can bring the response in two weeks.

I did not get you.

We will bring the response in two weeks' time.

Three weeks?

Two.

In two weeks.

In two weeks' time.

Hon. Ruth Odinga, you will get the response to your Request for Statement in two weeks’ time.

We will be on recess in two weeks.

I have just consulted. The Chairperson has said he will bring the response within two weeks.

We will be on recess in two weeks.

He has not said after two weeks. He has said within two weeks. So, the report may be even ready on Tuesday.

On Tuesday before the recess?

It could be on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday before recess.

I would appreciate it, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Two weeks it is, Hon. John Mutunga. Proceed, Hon. Joseph Oyula.

Hon. Temporary 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 Health regarding the state of emergency and trauma care services in Butula Constituency, Busia County. Three women, namely, Ms Margaret Akuku Ojwang’, Ms Caroline Awino Wewa, and Ms Lillian Nasubo Adiedo, together with a minor, w…

Subsequently, they were referred to Bungoma County Referral Hospital that is approximately 60 kilometres away. Sadly, the victims succumbed while awaiting treatment. This is not an isolated case of failure by counties to offer emergency care. It reflects a wider national weakness in the framework and capacity for emergency and trauma care. It includes inadequate staffing, insufficient equipment, …

The policy measures the Ministry of Health is undertaking, in collaboration with county governments, to strengthen emergency response, reduce referral delays, enhance staffing, and improve health infrastructure nationally to enhance the provision of emergency and trauma care services. I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Committee on Health.

Thank you. We will bring a report within the first week after recess.

Hon. Oyula, the first week after recess sounds reasonable.

That is okay.

Chairperson, the report should be ready and delivered by then.

Hon. Daniel Karitho.

Thank you. 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 Health regarding the establishment of public mental health facilities across the country. Mental health has become one of the most pressing public health concerns in Kenya, with an increasing number of Kenyans, particularly young people, batt…

It is against this background that I request the Chairperson of the Departmental

Current status of the establishment and operationalisation of public mental health facilities and mental health units at the national referral hospitals, including the plans to establish additional facilities across the country to match the rising cases of mental health. Policy framework for collaboration between the national Government and the county governments to strengthen capacity for provisi…

Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Health

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Relatively extensive work will be involved in this. However, we can give a report within two weeks after the recess.

Hon. Daniel Karitho, it is directed that the response from the Committee will come within two weeks after recess.

Thank you.

There are responses to previous requests for Statements. First is to the request of Statement by Hon. Mumina Bonaya. Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security.

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Woman Representative for Isiolo County, Hon. Mumina Bonaya, requested to be apprised of the rising cases of insecurity and the reported incidences of femicide and other violent crimes in Isiolo County. The Member particularly sought to be informed: On the status of investigation into the murder of Ms Linda Nancy Achieng, Ms Wendy Kendi, Ms Hawo Kabi…

Thank you. Let me intervene in the proceedings to welcome the following schools and students in the Public Gallery to the House. In the Public Gallery, we have Bicham School from Kajiado East Constituency, Kajiado County; Ndimu School from Bahati Constituency, Nakuru County; Still 1 Rise from Ruaraka Constituency, Nairobi County; Shalom Academy from Bomet Central Constituency, Bomet County; and un…

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity. I wish to thank the Vice-Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security for the response. However, I want to be specific regarding the cases that I presented in terms of the satisfactory answers I have received. For the cases of Ms Linda Nancy Achieng’, Ms Wendy Kendi, and Ms Hawo Kabiro Omar, the responses …

Hon. Dido Raso.

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I think what Hon. Mumina is saying is a very serious allegation. If the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) himself is part of this crime, yet he is supposed to be the person arresting criminals, then that is, indeed, very serious. Hon. Mumina and I come from the same community, and we take issues concerning minors very seriously. It is the responsibility…

When do you want the Member to come before the Committee for further interrogation of the matter?

Next Tuesday, the Cabinet Secretary will appear before the Committee, and Hon. Mumina is accordingly invited to make the same allegation she is making because that is very serious as far as we are concerned.

Hon. Mumina, due to the seriousness of the matter you have raised, I will not have this one concluded before the House. I am sending the matter to the Committee for further investigations. You will be notified by the Committee as and when they can sit over it.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Just to add to what I shared earlier, on this case, the only people who have been interrogated so far are the family members of the young girl; nobody else. That alone tells us that there is no seriousness in handling this case as required.

You know the limitations of these responses have been the presidential system. It is for that reason that I am using my discretion to remit the matter to the Committee for in-depth interrogation. Please, attend and provide the information you have so that we can do justice to those Kenyans affected by the subject matter. Hon. Irene Mayaka, next is the response from the Chairperson of the Departme…

Noted, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is a response to a Request for a Statement by Hon. Caroline Ng’elechei regarding circumstances surrounding the death of Mrs Sheila Chepkorir Tanui in Australia. Hon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to the provision of Standing Order 44 (2) , Hon. Ng’elechei requested for a Statement from the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs regarding the circumsta…

Hon. Caroline Ng’elechei.

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I want to appreciate the Member for the response, albeit very late. They have taken more than three weeks to respond to this Request for a Statement. Nonetheless, there is no committal from the Government. The Statement neither commits nor gives any substantial information about anything. It just states that they will continue to engage. Until wh…

Vice-Chairperson.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have noted the concern of Hon. Ng’elechei. I am sure issues of special support to Kenyans are very key. As a Committee and Parliament, it is our duty to allocate resources to the State Department for Diaspora Affairs. We have the Diaspora Fund which has not been implemented and funded yet. Once it is operationalised, support to Kenyans in distress outside the c…

Vice-Chairperson, when will you bring the progress report on the state of the investigation?

Because we are going for recess, once we come back, probably all these ongoing investigations will have captured much of the information. After the first week of recess, we will have a complete and comprehensive report.

Hon. Ng’elechei, that sounds reasonable. Because the investigations are continuing, the Vice-Chairperson has undertaken that there will be a progress report before the House which will be debated as we go along on this sensitive matter. You will get a response the first week after recess.

That is okay, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

The response by the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Housing, Urban Planning and Public Works to the Statement request by Hon. Onesmus Ngogoyo.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Millie Odhiambo, what is out of order?

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would like to comment on the demise of the lady in Australia. It was raised with us when we were in Australia last month. They said she had committed suicide, but evidence pointed to a possibility of murder. I am a Member of the Committee, and I have raised the issue there. The other issue that was raised by the Kenyans residing in Australia was the high number…

Thank you, Hon. Millie. Hon. Members, luckily, the two issues will be brought to the House after recess. I hope we will engage in greater detail then. Yes, Hon. Chairperson.

THAT, this House do agree with the Report of the Committee of the whole House on its consideration of the Fisheries Management and Development Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 29 of 2023) up to Clause 39 and seek leave to sit again.

Put the question.

Is it the mood of the House that I put the question?

Yes.

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Can Hon. Kimani Kuria or Hon. Kuria Kimani, approach me?

Hon. Temporary Speaker, you have to be very careful on how you pronounce our names: Kuria Kimani and Kimani Ichung’wah. When you called Hon. Kimani Kuria, Leader of the Majority Party ran back to the House, wondering which business was next.

I have noted many lapses on the part of Hon. Kimani Kuria. Let us do a procedural step here. Clerk-at-the-Table, can you go back to Order No. 5?

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining in its Report on the Consideration of a Petition by the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry relating to variation of boundaries of Turbo Forest (Manzini Area) , Mount Elgon Forest an…

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Hon. Chairperson, I can see some Members are again asking about the order of business. Hon. Millie Odhiambo and others, for clarity, we are now on Order No.10, which concerns the Petition regarding the variation of boundaries for three specified forests, which is the one being moved now. After this, we will proceed to Order No. 12, which concerns the consideration of the Sovereign Wealth Fund Bil…

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining in its Report on the Consideration of a Petition by the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry relating to variation of boundaries of Turbo Forest (Manzini Area) , Mount Elgon Forest an…

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