Senate · Afternoon Sitting

Clerk, do we have quorum? Serjeant-at-Arms, kindly ring the Quorum Bell for 10 minutes. We now have quorum. So, we will proceed with the afternoon's business. Clerk, kindly, call the first Order.

[(The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted with the Speaker)]

[(The Quorum Bell was rung)]

Hon. Senators, I wish to report to the Senate that pursuant to Standing Order No.47 (1) , I have received the following Message from His Excellency the President on the nomination of Mr. Pius Ang’asa for appointment as a member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , for consideration by Parliament. The Message was transmitted to the Senate vide the letter reference EOP/CAB…

You are most graciously notified that His Excellency the President has in exercise of the constitutional prerogative vested in the Head of State and Government, made a nomination to the membership of the Central Bank of Kenya. This presidential action is pursuant to Section 11(2) of the Central Bank of Kenya Act, Cap.491 Laws of Kenya, which states as follows- “The Chairperson and Directors shall…

Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Senate Majority Leader, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, 24th July, 2025- The Annual Report of the Office of the Controller of Budget (CoB) , for the Financial Year 2023-2024. I thank you.

[(Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale laid the document on the Table)]

Next Order.

Proceed, Sen. Chute.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise under Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding the protocols and safeguards governing the

sharing of subscriber data between communication services and security agencies in Kenya. In the Statement, the Committee should-

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transport and Housing regarding the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) recent announcement on the expansion of Kiambu Road into a four- lane highway and the controversial provision that only Chinese contractors or consortia led by…

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Energy on a matter of countywide concern regarding the quality and durability of solar energy products such as Solar Panda Delight sold to residents of Kwale County. Mr. Speaker, Sir, residents in many rural parts of Kwale County lack access to grid electricity and have to rely on sola…

Statement pursuant to Standing Order No.57 (1) . Proceed, the Senate Majority Leader.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.57 (1) , I hereby present the business of the Senate for the week commencing 29th July 2025. Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I proceed to the Statement, allow me to take this opportunity to laud hon. Senators for ensuring the passage of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bills No.9 of 2025) and the Equalisation Fund Appropriation Bill, (Senate B…

Question No.44 to the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration by Sen. Edwin Sifuna, CBS, MP. Question No.49 to the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration by Sen. Shakila Abdalla, MP. There is also Question No. 51 to the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration by Sen. Catherine Mumma, MP; Question No.54, 56, and 59 to the Cabinet Secretary …

Hon. Senators, I will allow comments for 20 minutes. If you get the Floor, kindly, take not more than two minutes to contribute. Senator for Nandi County, Sen. Cherarkey, proceed.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you. I support the Statement by the Senator for Nairobi City County on the issue of accommodation among our students. For some of us who have been to university, we can imagine the deplorable situations. Even slums look better than most of the hostels that we are seeing in most of these universities. There is even an exorbitant price of over Kshs40,000 being charges for ac…

Sen. Wambua, proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise in support of the Statement by Sen. Sifuna on the matter of the cases of killings happening at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) . It is a very sad situation that the biggest teaching and referral hospital in Kenya, where patients are supposed to feel safe and secure, are now living under fear because they do not know who is the next to be attacked within the…

walked to us and said to me that I look familiar. He went further to ask if I am a member of some funny organisation that he mentioned, I cannot remember the name. I said that I am not and he said that he is sorry, he thought I was the one and then he walked away. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we also need to ensure that Members within the precincts of Parliament are also safe. We are having a lot of people …

Sen. Boni, proceed.

The issue raised by the Senator for Nairobi City County on the cost of accommodation at the university is very serious. In fact, I would like that the Committee goes further and looks into the new funding model. When universities heard that the new funding model had been brought into effect, they responded by raising the fees. Allow me to just bring to the attention of the House that I have been …

[(Loud consultations)]

Sen. Kavindu, proceed.

Asante, Bw. Spika, kwa kunipa fursa hii ili nichangie hizi kauli mbalimbali haswa hii ambayo imeletwa na Sen. Sifuna, Seneta wa Kaunti ya Nairobi, kuhusu usalama wa wagonjwa pale KNH. Inahuzunisha sana kwa sababu mgonjwa hutoka nyumbani anaenda hospitalini ili atibiwe, apone na arudi nyumbani akiwa mzima. Ni ajabu kwamba hata sasa hivi wagonjwa wale wako pale hospitalini wakikumbuka ya kwamba waw…

hana kwao. Serikali inafaa iwaangalie watu kama wale na iwajengee nyumba ili wapelekwe kule wakae kama nyumbani kwao. Kwa wale ambao hawaondoki hospitalini kwa sababu ya kukosa kulipa ada ya hospitali---

Sen. Chute, proceed.

Thank, you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise in support of the Statement by Sen. Onyonka. He brought up some very important issues. The issue is not a problem on the road in Kiambu only. It is in the whole country. The problem we are faced with is that Chinese companies are being given contracts. You can find Chinese traders doing some work in markets such as Chuka, Meru and Marsabit. There is an issue t…

Sen. Richard Onyonka, proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My contribution is on the question that has been asked about why universities are increasing university accommodation fees. It is true that we, in the opposition, sometimes just talk about the problem. Today, I want to give a solution to the Government. Why can the Government not do hostels in all our universities in the Republic of Kenya instead of all these affordab…

Sen. Murgor.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to also air my views. I support the Statement made by the Senator for Nairobi City County about the increase of hostel fees in our universities. A Member has just said that this will mean that the children of well-to-do and children of the people that are able to pay will be the ones who will be housed in those hostels. Therefor…

the common mwananchi into places that are not desirable and running into many situations in streets that are not likeable. The children of the commoners will suffer and probably drop out of universities because their parents cannot afford. This is heading the wrong way. Thank you very much.

Proceed, Sen. Boni.

Proceed, Sen. Boni.

I thank you. The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Mumma): Clerk, we raise the quorum? There is no quorum. Serjeant-at-Arms, ring the Bell for 10 minutes.

[[The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) in the Chair]]

Hon. Senators, I request the Chair to report progress.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.41 (2) (b) , there was no quorum at the Committee of the Whole. Therefore, we did not make progress on the Creative Economy Support Bill (Senate Bills No.30 of 2024) .

[[The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) in the Chair]]

Hon. Senators, having failed to attain the quorum at the expiry of the 10 minutes, the Senate stands adjourned pursuant to Standing Order No.41 (2) (b) until Tuesday, 29th July, 2025, at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 5.21 p.m.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.41 (2) (b) , there was no quorum at the Committee of the Whole. Therefore, we did not make progress on the Creative Economy Support Bill (Senate Bills No.30 of 2024) .