National Assembly · Afternoon Sitting

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

Serjeant-at-Arms, ring the Quorum Bell for 10 minutes. (The Quorum Bell was rung) Hon. Members, we now have the numbers. Clerk-at-the-Table, call out the first Order.

Hon Members, before I give Members with Papers a chance to lay them, allow me to recognise students seated in the Speakers’ Gallery this afternoon. We have students from Greenpark Academy from Kapseret Constituency, Uasin Gishu County; Furaha School from Kipkelion East Constituency, Kericho County; and Ilumanthi Comprehensive School from Yatta Constituency, Machakos County. Seated in the Public Ga…

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also want to join you in welcoming all the students who have come to Parliament today. They look very beautiful and nice up there. Work harder, diligently and put your best foot forward so that one day you can come and stand in my place not just to lay papers but also participate in the House debates. I see a bright future ahead of you. May God bless all of you…

Very well, the next one is the Vice-Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, Hon. Pukose.

Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of the Equalisation Fund Appropriation Bill, 2026. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Very well. Vice-Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. Give Hon. Benjamin the microphone.

Reports of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on its consideration of: (a) The Competition (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 4 of 2026). (b) The President’s Reservations to the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal (Amendment) Bill 2024. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Very well. Hon. Members, before we go to Order No.7, allow me to reorder this Order Paper a bit. We prosecute Order Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 and then we will go back to statements. Call the Orders out.

Third Reading THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BILL (National Assembly Bill No. 44 of 2025)

Let us have the Mover.

I beg to move that the Public Participation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 44 of 2025) be now read a Third Time. Can I make comments?

Appoint a Seconder.

Yes, I would like to say a few things. I thank the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs under the able chairmanship of Sir George Murugara, Senior Counsel, for a good job. This country has yearned for a public participation Bill for many years. We have left public participation issues to be deliberated and adjudicated by courts all the time. Many good projects and initiatives have g…

Hon. George Murugara, proceed.

Thank you very much. Allow me to say one or two words regarding this great Bill that I confirm Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo, Senior counsel, and senior advocate, Hon. Chepkonga, co-sponsored. This is a very important law that now sets out how we go about doing public participation. This being Parliament and to avoid over-legislation, we have given various entities the mandate to do public participatio…

[(Question proposed)]

Hon. Members, we had very good deliberations in the Committee. I was presiding over that Committee. Do you agree that we put the question?

Yes. (Question put and agreed to)

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

Third Reading THE PLANT PROTECTION BILL (National Assembly Bill No. 28 Of 2025)

Move Third Reading.

I beg to move that the Plant Protection Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 28 of 2025) be now read a Third Time. I request Hon. Mutunga to second.

Member for Tigania West.

Thank you. I second.

Hon. Members, there is too much movement. (Hon. George Murugara and Hon. Memusi Kanchory stood in their place)

Order, Hon. Memusi. Hon. Murugara, you are totally out of order. Second Reading THE COUNTY LIBRARY SERVICES BILL (Senate Bill No. 40 of 2024)

[(Question proposed)]

[(Question put and agreed to)]

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

[(Moved by Hon. Caroli Omondi on 4.8.2026)]

[(Debate concluded on 11.8.2026)]

Hon. Members, debate on this Bill was concluded. I will, therefore, proceed to put question.

[(Question put and agreed to)]

[(The Bill was read a Second Time and committed to Committee of the whole House)]

First Readings THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY (AMENDMENT) BILL (National Assembly Bill No. 23 of 2026) THE HERITAGE AND MUSEUM BILL (Senate Bill No. 8 of 2023) THE COUNTY HALL OF FAME BILL (Senate Bill No. 18 of 2023) THE COUNTY OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY BILL (Senate Bill No. 3 of 2024) THE STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL (Senate Bill No. 10 of 2024) THE ENVIRONMENT LAWS (AMENDMENT) BIL…

[(The Bills were read a First Time and referred to relevant Committees)]

ADOPTION OF 3 RD REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF REPORTS ON PETITIONS AND HOUSE RESOLUTIONS.

Is the Chairperson, Committee on Implementation in the House? Has he delegated? Hon. Members, this goes to the Chairs. In the Liaison Committee, you communicate if you have business in the Order Paper. If you know you are not there, kindly delegate so that we do not keep calling Orders that are not moving. We shall defer this. Next Order.

[(Motion deferred)]

Second Reading THE COUNTY ASSEMBLY SERVICES (AMENDMENT) BILL (Senate Bill No. 34 of 2023)

Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Labour. That should be Hon. Ken Chonga, who is not in the House. Next Order.

[(Bill deferred)]

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[(The House rose at 3.56 p.m.)]