National Assembly · Morning Sitting
Wednesday, 30 November 2022
The session began with quorum calls and proceeded to a substantive motion by Hon. Caroli Omondi addressing systemic corruption and its impacts on governance. Subsequent business involved procedural motions to exempt certain agenda items from standing orders, a request for the Agriculture Cabinet Secretary, and a point of order concerning a member’s attire. The debate was largely procedural with limited substantive exchange. Hon. Esther Passaris expressed solidarity with the Democratic Republic of Congo, highlighting the severe humanitarian crisis and urging regional intervention through the EAC and a proposed parliamentary friendship group. The Deputy Speaker subsequently deferred several questions and motions, concluding the session with an adjournment.
Hon Members, there is need for Quorum, Serjeant-At-Arms, I direct that the Bell be rung for ten minutes.
[(The Quorum Bell was rung)]
Ring the quorum bell for a further 10 minutes.
[(The Quorum Bell was rung)]
We may start. Hon. Caroli Omondi.
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware that this House is anchored on the pursuit for the welfare of society and the just government of the people; guided by pursuit of constitutional aspirations of all Kenyans for a government based on essential values and principles of equality, social justice, openness, inter and intra-generational equity, and prudent an…
Hon. Members, pursuant to Standing Order 40 (2) , we will have a rearrangement of the Order Paper. We will move to Order Nos. 8, 9 and 10 then we shall come back to Order No. 7. Next Order. Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah. Lelmengit, Member for Emgwen, can you stop engaging the Leader of the Majority Party? He has some Business to transact.
[(Hon. Josses Lelmengit consulted Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah)]
Thank you Hon. Deputy Speaker.
I just protected you from the Hon. Member for Emgwen, Josses Lelmengit.
Hon. Josses is my very good student. He usually seeks to understand what is the next business and why you had to rearrange business. I was just trying to explain to him. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House resolves to exempt the business appearing as Order No. 9 and 10 in today’s Order Paper from the provisions of Standing Order 40 (3) , being a Wednesday Mor…
Thank you Hon. Deputy Speaker and Leader of the Majority Party. I second the Motion.
[(Question proposed)]
[(Question put and agreed to)]
Next Order.
Member for Kirinyaga County, Hon. Jane Maina.
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I would like to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development:
Is the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock here? Member for Kirinyaga County, Hon. Jane Maina, there is a lot of work which is going on now with the vetting of the Principal Secretaries. He will answer you. Thank you.
On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.
What is your point of order?
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise on Standing Order 83 read together with the Speaker’s Manual. There is a guide on dress code. I wish to bring to your attention of a Member in the House who is dressed in a formal flag of a friendly country. Is she in order to come into a House of representation like ours, an august House, wearing a flag of a friendly country without a substantive agenda for …
Thank you, Hon. Member. I will give the opportunity to Hon. Esther Passaris, Member for Nairobi City County, to respond.
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Today, I stand in solidarity with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that has turned out to be a conflict zone leading to massive deaths and displacements. According to the United Nations, the conflict has since recorded the largest humanitarian crisis in Africa. Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi warns that the regional tensions could escalate into a full-blo…
That is a sufficient answer from the Member for Nairobi City County, Hon. Esther Passaris. We will move on to the next Question. Member for Kipkelion East, Hon. Cherorot Joseph. Is he present in the House? Question 62/2022
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. My Question goes to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry –
The Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining. The Chair is not present, so I will exercise my discretion and defer the question to tomorrow. Thank you. Next Order!
[(Question 062/2022 deferred)]
Hon. Wamuchomba, we shall defer the Motion to a later date. Next Order!
Hon. Beatrice Elachi, we shall also defer this Motion to tomorrow. We know Members are in the Committees. Next Order!
Hon. Members, the time being 10.15 a.m., this House stands adjourned until Wednesday, 30th November 2022, at 2.30 p.m. The House rose at 10.15 a.m.
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