National Assembly · Afternoon Sitting

Hon. Members, you may recall that on Thursday, 24th July 2025, the House negatived the Motion on consideration of Senate Amendments to the National Disaster Risk Management Bill (National Assembly Bill No.24 of 2023) . This decision consequently remitted the Bill to a Mediation Committee, in accordance with the provisions of Article 112 of the Constitution and Standing Order 149. You may also reca…

Hon. Members, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 42 (1) , I wish to report to the House that I have received a Message from His Excellency the President, seeking approval of persons nominated for appointment to Foreign Services. In his Message, His Excellency the President conveys that, in exercise of the powers conferred to him by the provisions of Article 132 (2) (e) of the Constituti…

Hon. Members, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 42 (1) , I wish to report to the House that I have received a Message from His Excellency the President, regarding the nomination of persons for appointment as Registrar and Assistant Registrar of Political Parties. In the Message, His Excellency the President conveys that, in exercise of the powers conferred to him by the provisions of S…

Paragraph 6 of the Sixth Schedule to the Political Parties Act, CAP.7D provides that the National Assembly shall, within 21 days of the receipt of the names of the nominees, consider the nominees and approve or reject the nominations. In this regard, the Committee is expected to immediately commence the approval process and notify the nominees and the general public of the time and place for holdi…

Members at the back, please, take the nearest seats. Member for Pokot, take the nearest seat. Those on their feet, freeze where you are.

Hon. Members, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 42, I wish to report to the House that I have received a Message from His Excellency the President, regarding the referral of the Wildlife Conservation and Management (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.3 of 2023) . His Excellency the President conveys that pursuant to the provisions of Article 115 (1) (b) of the Constitution, he …

Deputy Leader of the Majority Party.

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

Thank you, Hon. Owen. Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure.

[(Loud consultations)]

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure on its consideration of the Kenya Roads (Amendment) (No.3) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.34 of 2025) .

Chairman of the Committee on Delegated Legislation.

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

Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Reports of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock on its consideration of:

Next Order.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on its consideration of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Circular No.04/2025 on the enforcement of compliance with the mandatory use of the electronic Government Procurement System (e-GPS) by all public procuring entities in contravention of Section 7…

Put the Question!

Order, Members! How do you expect the Speaker to put a Question on a notice of motion? Hon. Members, that is on a light touch. As we go to Order No.7, I direct that we re-arrange the Order Paper. The Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Justice

and Legal Affairs, Hon. Murugara, had requested to make a Statement in relation to some issues that you discussed yesterday.

[(Loud consultations)]

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion:

THAT, notwithstanding the Resolutions of the House of 13th February 2025 and 7th August 2025, and pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 28(4) (Calendar of the Assembly), this House resolves to further alter its Calendar –

Hon. Junet.

Hon. Speaker, I second.

Members on their feet, take your seats.

[(Question proposed)]

Put the question. Next Order.

[(Question put and agreed to)]

Let me start with Hon. Dan Wanyama. He is making a Statement in relation to the ongoing African Nations Championship (CHAN) football tournament. Any Member who wants to joyride may join that fray in Hon. Murugara’s Statement.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to make a Statement on behalf of the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture on two matters of national importance; firstly, the success of Kenya’s co-hosting of the African Nations Championships, CHAN 2024, thus far, and secondly, the remarkable

achievement of our national football team, Harambee Stars, in reaching the quarter-finals of the said tournament. As this House may be aware, Kenya, together with Uganda, and Tanzania, was granted the prestigious opportunity to co-host the 2024 edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). This tournament presents an important platform not only …

Hon. Speaker, I am, indeed, grateful for the continued support of your office and the office of the Clerk in facilitating the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture to execute its oversight mandate on matters of sports within the country. The Committee has, indeed, travelled to various parts of the country to conduct inspection visits regarding the renovation and construction of stadiums. Fu…

Thank you, Hon. Members. I have been requested to give an opportunity to Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo, as the captain of the Bunge football team, to complement that Statement.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me thank Hon. Dan Wanyama and the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture. On behalf of the Bunge Football Team, a few of whose Members are here; I can see Hon. Jack Wanami, Hon. Kaikai, Hon. Maungu, Hon. Mogaka and Yesu himuselfu. I am referring to the male team. I have limited time, so let me finish this quickly. I congratulate the Harambee Stars. Even though t…

Kenyans to keep supporting the Stars. If you have tickets, attend the matches. If not, go to any of the public viewing points or watch from home. Thank you. Go, Stars!

Thank you, Hon. Members. For those who did not watch football yesterday, six minutes to full time, Uganda was down 3–1 against South Africa. Within six minutes, they rallied their strength and scored twice, drawing the match and qualifying. This CHAN tournament has reignited our national football spirit. Those who watched football in earlier years may remember the phenomenal team of Mohamud Abbas,…

[(Applause)]

[(Applause)]

Hon. Speaker, thank you. As a Manchester United fan, I cannot sit in this House while the Leader of the Minority Party casts aspersions on the great team. We sympathise with small teams like Arsenal, which my husband supports. Useless teams! I hope my husband is not watching this.

[(Laughter)]

Order, Hon. Members. Hon. Junet.

Hon. Speaker, if you watched the game between Arsenal and Manchester United on Sunday, you could only pity Manchester United. They were playing like Rusinga Island Football Club.

[(Laughter)]

Order, Hon. Members. Let us leave it at that. Yes, Hon. Wangwe?

Hon. Speaker, in 1987, the captain, Austin Oduor, helped Kenya win the cup. You cannot mention them without listing Austin Oduor.

I did not mention all of them, but I know them all. It was a fantastic team. Hon. Members, can we leave football there? Yes, Hon. Farah. I have never known you to watch football!

Hon. Speaker, this is an august House, a House of leaders. Our young boys and girls in the Public Gallery and in the Speakers Gallery and across the country are watching us. Instead of celebrating our own, why must we celebrate a team from the farthest parts of the world?

Hon. Farah, you are out of order. You are out of order!

We are doomed with this!

Hon. Farah, you are out of order. In fact, Arsenal is Arsenal because of our African boys, like Nwankwo Kanu, Eboué, Bukayo Saka and many others. So, you are out of order. Hon. Members, allow me to acknowledge, in the Public Gallery, learners from Gakuuru Primary School in Tharaka Constituency, Tharaka-Nithi County and Sally Ann Academy Primary School in Bureti Constituency, Kericho County. On my…

[(Applause)]

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. We are just from a light moment, but this is not very light now as it touches on very serious matters that are before the House. This is a Statement on allegations of inducement in the consideration and passage of a Bill.

Hon. Chairman, Committee on Delegated Legislation.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on its consideration of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Circular No.04/2025 on the enforcement of compliance with the mandatory use of the electronic government procurement system (e-GPS) by all public procuring entities in contravention of section 77 of the P…

Order, Hon. Chepkonga. When you are moving a Motion, you just read it as it is.

Yes, that is what I am doing, Hon. Speaker.

You are saying, it contravenes Article 2 and it also contravenes... Where is “it also”?

[(Laughter)]

Sorry, Hon. Speaker. The import of this Circular originates…

We know! During the Morning Sitting of the National Assembly on 14th August 2025, Hon. George Murugara rose on a point of order seeking clarification from the House on the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Circular No.4 of 2025, dated 12th August 2025, on the enforcement of compliance with the mandatory use of the e-GPS by all procuring entities. He observed that the Circular is a statutory …

for committal to the Committee on Delegated Legislation for scrutiny and approval. He noted that the Circular appeared to have the force of law by declaring that failure to comply would constitute an offence, making it imperative for it to undergo the requisite parliamentary scrutiny. Accordingly, Hon. Murugara requested that Hon. Speaker issue directions for the Circular to be referred to the Co…

[(Applause)]

In Tana River.

In Tana River. As a former Director- General of the Communications Authority of Kenya, if it is true that the internet is available across the country, why do they have a Universal Service Obligation Fund? It is intended to ensure that internet and telecommunication services reach all over the country. That is the reason it is there. It is recognised that telecommunication services are not availab…

[(Laughter) (Loud consultations)]

Hon. Speaker, this matter which is before the House is very simple and easy. It is not regulations or any letter of communication from any Cabinet Secretary. The law says that you are allowed to use either electronic or manual procurement system. If you want to tell the country to use only electronic system, the first thing to do is to change the law. You start from there. This circular is just a …

before the House and told him to bring regulations so that the House could pass them so that the circular could have the force of law. When he left, instead of bringing the regulations, he sent someone to court to injunct parliament from doing its work. Even now people who are being asked questions when withdrawing over Ksh1 million from the bank, should just ignore them. There is no law that bars…

Order. Members on their feet, take your seats. Some Members have approached saying they want to speak.

[(Question proposed)]

[(Loud consultations)]

Put the question.

[(Hon. Johana Kipyegon and several other Members stood at the back)]

Order. Members at the back, take your seats. I have not put the question yet. Hon. Ng’eno, take your seat. Hon. Members, can we now go to Order No. 13?

[(Question put and agreed to)]

Yes.

Clerk-at-the-Table, call out Order No.13. Hon. Members, I had overlooked the fact that we had skipped Statements. Let us clear with Statements first. Clerks- at-the-Table, call out Order No.7.

[(Loud consultations)]

I am.

Go ahead.

Order, Hon. Members. Hon Jessica, hold on. Allow the Member for Kibwezi East to prosecute her Request of Statement.

Let me move on, Hon. Speaker. Thank you. Of course, I understand the House. The national Government gazetted new administrative units in Makueni County in 2017 with the aim of bringing Government services closer to the people. Further, in 2024, additional administrative units were gazetted. They included one sub-county, four divisions, 28 locations, and 48 sub-locations spread across the county. …

[[The Speaker (Hon. Moses Wetang’ula) left the Chair] [The Temporary Speaker (Hon. David Ochieng’) took the Chair)]]

Thank you.

[(Loud consultations)]

I will respond to the question one week upon resumption from recess. But Hon. Temporary Speaker, the issue of operationalisation of several units across the country has been extensively addressed by the Cabinet Secretary on several occasions ― that all of it is a result of lack of funding. Nevertheless, I will respond one week upon resumption from recess.

Hon. Mbalu, you heard that? One week after we resume from recess. The next statement is from Hon. Edith Nyenze, Member for Kitui West. Is she in the House?

Yes, I am here.

Yes. She is in the House.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am here to request for a Statement regarding the provision of motor vehicles to National Government Administration officers in Kitui West Constituency. Hon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 44 (2(c) , I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding the provision of functional mot…

Hon. Tongoyo, this is related to you. It is not an isolated Question. It is not about Kitui West only. You know that. This is a national issue. We need to get a proper answer to this request for Statement.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. As you have well put it, the question keeps coming up on the Floor of this House every other time. I want to say that as the Cabinet Secretary informed the House the last time he was here, there is a procurement process being undertaken by the National Treasury to provide motor vehicles to the National Government Administrative Officers (NGAO) . Of course, this …

Hon. Members, the question asked by the Member for Kitui West is very important. It is about motor vehicles for all offices in the country. The Chairman has said that he will bring a report two weeks after recess. We hope he will bring a report that will help make the situation better. The Member for Lang’ata or the Member for Kaiti. What is your point of order, Hon. Otiende?

[(Several Members spoke off the record)]

Hon. Temporary Speaker, we were all here when the substantive Speaker made a declaration on adjusting this Order Paper. The pronouncement was very clear. We would come to Order No.13 once we are done with Order No.12. There has not been a subsequent adjustment to that. I now see almost eight Questions lined up for responses without that alteration.Can we get guidance? Is that Order vacated? Is Ord…

[(Several Members spoke off the record)]

No, I do not need help on this matter. The Speaker said that “he, and he only” has the job of organising the Order Paper as he did. It is his job and not yours. I will follow his ruling on this matter. He ruled that we go back to Order No.7. He left the seat in the middle of Order No.7. We will proceed that way. The Member for Kaiti, go ahead.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Before I read it, I want to say that the Statement I have here has been overtaken by events. It was about the Electronic Government Procurement System (e-GPS) . I withdraw. Thank you.

[(Request for Statement withdrawn)]

[(Applause)]

Member for Isiolo South, Hon. Tubi Bidu, go ahead.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Kwani, is the time over?

[(Loud consultations)]

Order. Hon. Tubi shall be heard in silence. Go ahead.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. Because of the pressure from my colleagues, I would like to defer the request for statement to next time. Thank you.

Members, the trend you are setting will come back to bite you.

[(Loud consultations)]

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. Because of the demand from my colleagues, I defer this request for Statement.

You can only withdraw it, not defer. So, go ahead and withdraw the request for statement.

I am not withdrawing it; I am deferring it to next time.

This request for Statement is marked as dropped, not deferred.

[(Request for Statement by Hon. Bidu Mohamed dropped)]

Member for Nyandarua County, Hon. Faith Gitau. Where is she? The next request is by the Member for Luanda, Hon. Dick Maungu.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, looking at the mood of the House, and being in the same system, I wish to defer my request to a later date.

The request is accordingly dropped. Order. We are going to the last request for Statement before you raise a point of order. The last request is from Hon. Abubakar Talib.

[(Request for Statement by Hon. Dick Oyugi dropped)]

[(A Member spoke off the record)]

[[The Temporary Speaker (Hon. David Ochieng’) left the Chair)] [The Speaker (Hon. Moses Wetang’ula) took the Chair] (Loud consultations)]

Order. Order, Hon. Kimilu.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

[(Hon. Joshua Kimilu consulted loudly)]

Order, Hon. Kimilu. I have known you to be a very decent Member. If you continue being rowdy, you will constrain the Speaker. I hardly send Members out of this House, and I do not want to do that. Some of you are young. Your constituents and families are watching as well as the country. It is disgraceful to be asked to leave the House because you are being rowdy. Just maintain your cool. When you …

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Yes, Hon. Ngogoyo.

Hon. Speaker, Protect me from Hon. Wanjala. I rise on Standing Order 52 (m) . Looking at the time, the Sitting should end at 7:00 p.m. There might be a scheme to delay the business that we have before this House. Therefore, I wish to move without notice…

Order! Take your seat. You are completely out of order. What you are doing is casting aspersions on the Speaker. The Speaker presides over the proceedings of this House and has been given authority by the Standing Orders to re-arrange the Order Paper. When you say there is a scheme, who is scheming? Other than the Speaker who is responsible for the order of business in the House, who else is? You…

[(Loud consultations)]

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I withdraw my Question. Thank you.

[(Applause)]

[(Loud consultations)]

I will not be long. Kindly allow me two minutes. This is an important issue that touches on Muslim Members of Parliament who are going to Hajj.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Joint Report of the Departmental Committee on Energy and Select Committee on Public Debt and Privatisation on the consideration of Sessional Paper No.2 of 2025 on the Proposed Privatisation of Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Limited, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 14th August 2025, and—

Order, Hon. Shurie. Hon. Kimaiyo, that kamukunji is unlawful. Can it be disbanded?

I also wish to register my deepest gratitude to the diligent Members of the….

[(Hon. Caroline Ng’elechei stood along the gangways)]

Mama wa Elgeyo Marakwet, take your seat.

I also wish to register my deepest gratitude to the diligent Members of the Public Debt and Privatisation Committee and the Departmental

transaction itself. Stakeholder engagement is paramount. Employees and other key groups must be considered in the ownership structures to safeguard their perspectives, while ensuring that the new management retains flexibility to innovate, enhance efficiency and align with international standards. The Committee further recommends the strengthening of communication and marketing strategies for the…

Hon. Gikaria.

I rise to second this Motion. As the Chairperson of the Public Debt and Privatisation Committee has indicated, we had a very elaborate consultation and engagement with various stakeholders. We met the National Treasury, the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum and eight different stakeholders in the petroleum sector. All of them did support the sale of this company because of very obvious reasons. On…

The Committee made several recommendations. First, that the House approves the privatisation of KPC through an IPO in which the Government will retain 35 per cent of the stake. Second, that this is a very important privatisation. I beg to second.

[(Loud consultations)]

Order! Hon. Members. I will now propose the question. Take your seats, Hon. Keynan and Hon. Liza Chelule. Order!

[(Several Members stood in their places)]

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Yes.

Hon. Speaker, I seek your indulgence. This is a very important matter for our country and should, therefore, be given good time for debate. We want to share with Kenyans what we know.

[(Loud consultations)]

Order! Hon. Members. He is on a point of order.

I was sent here… Hon. Speaker, there are fools here who are just shouting at me. I do not want to say that…

[(A Member spoke off the record)]

[(Loud consultations)]

Order! Hon. Junet, withdraw the use of the word “fools” against your colleagues. Hon. Junet, go ahead. He is on a point of order.

[(A Member spoke off the record)]

Hon. Speaker, I withdraw the word “fools”. However, I am entitled to be given time to debate. It is my constitutional right.

Order! Take your seat. Hon. Members, let me propose the Question.

[(Question proposed)]

Put the question.

Order, Hon. Members. Be up standing.

[(Loud consultations)]