National Assembly · Afternoon Sitting

Hon. Richard Yegon and Members walking in, take the nearest seats. Hon. Members, I have a short Communication on the Disbursement of Presidential Secondary School Bursary Fund for the Financial Year 2024/2025. I wish to inform you that I have received correspondence from the Ministry of Gender, Culture and Children's Services regarding the disbursement of the Presidential Secondary School Bursary …

Leader of the Majority Party.

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

Thank you. Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security, Hon. Tongoyo.

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

Thank you. Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure.

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

Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Regional Development, Hon. Lochakapong.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Regional Development on its consideration of the Intergovernmental Relations (Amendment) Bill, (Senate Bill No.12 of 2024) . Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Thank you. Next is the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on its consideration of the Budget Implementation Monitoring for agencies under the governance, justice, law and order sector for the Financial Year 2023/2024. Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker.

Next Order.

Hon. Murugara, Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on the Budget Implementation Monitoring for agencies under the governance, justice, law and order sector for the Financial Year 2023/2024, laid on the Table of the House today, Thursday, 26th June 2025. Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Leader of the Majority Party, kindly give notice of the Motion.

It is for Leader of the Minority Party.

Leader of the Minority Party, Hon. Junet.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, appreciating that Article 37 of the Constitution guarantees the right to assemble, demonstrate and present petitions to public authorities peacefully; further appreciating that on Wednesday, 25th June 2025, sections of the population participated in public demonstrations and protests in various parts of the country; deeply disturbe…

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Before we prosecute Order No.7, may the Leader of the Majority Party, the Leader of the Minority Party and Hon. Otiende Amollo approach the Speaker for some consultations? Hon. Members, I hope you have all seen the Supplementary Order Paper. We have a Supplementary Order Paper in circulation. On Statements, I will allow the four requests, as well as the Thursday Statement from the Leader of the M…

[(Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, Hon. Junet Mohamed and Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo consulted with the Speaker)]

am sure each one of you has something to contribute - I shall allow the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party 10 minutes each. The remaining Members shall each be allocated two minutes, so that many of you may speak. If you feel that two minutes is too much, we can reduce it. If it is too little, we can increase it. However, I believe we can manage with two minutes. Ca…

I was going to suggest maybe five minutes, but three minutes would be okay.

Okay. Let us compromise to three minutes each. After we finish the Motion by the Leaders of the Majority and Minority parties, we will then go back to Order No.7 and take responses to requests for statements, and then go to the constitutional Bill. Clerk- at-the-Table, call out Order No.7.

Member for Turkana Central, Hon. Joseph Emathe Namuar, go ahead.

Hon. Speaker, I rise to request for a statement regarding the lack of development and non-exploitation of Lake Turkana Resources …

Hon. Namuar, speak with vigour! I cannot hear you.

There is noise all over, Hon. Speaker.

Order, Hon. Members. Go ahead, Hon. Namuar.

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Blue Economy, Water and Irrigation, regarding the lack of coordinated development and sustainable exploitation of Lake Turkana resources. Lake Turkana is the largest desert lake in the world and a designated United Nations Educational, Sci…

to contribute to regional economic development by strengthening blue economy value chains and improving linkages to nearby cross-border markets. Indeed, the theme of the 2025 Madaraka Day Celebrations, ‘Promotion of a Sustainable Blue Economy for National Development’, underscored the importance of unlocking such potential. It is, therefore, essential that Lake Turkana be prioritised for inclusive…

Thank you. Hon. Bowen, when can you bring a response?

I will bring an answer in two weeks after recess, assuming we are going to break for a recess.

No. Bring it during the first week after recess.

Most obliged.

Hon. Paul Abuor.

Thank you, Hon. 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 Blue Economy, Water and Irrigation regarding the status of the Rongo Water Supply Project. Access to safe and reliable water is not only essential, but also serves as a catalyst for economic growth and prosperity. Enhanced water…

Hon. Bowen, bring a response at the same time as the one for Hon. Namuar.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Beatrice Elachi.

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health regarding the high cost of treatment for diabetes. There has been a significant rise in diabetes cases in the country, affecting approximately 2.3 million people.

[(Loud consultations)]

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

Thank you. Chair of the Departmental Committee on Health, when can you bring a response?

I will have an answer in two weeks after we come back from recess.

One week. You are recessing for a month. Committees are not closing.

Okay.

Hon. Samuel Arama.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request or a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Lands regarding the attempted grabbing of land LR No.201546 in Nakuru. For decades, hardworking Jua kali artisans and micro-entrepreneurs have occupied and developed land LR No.201546 in Nakuru for purposes of informal manufactur…

[(Loud consultations)]

Order, Hon. Members.

Despite their significant contribution to the local economy and national development, those citizens have continued to operate under conditions of uncertainty, harassment and threats of displacement from the said land. This state of affairs runs contrary to the provisions of Article 40 of the Constitution that guarantee the right to property and protection from arbitrary deprivation. Article 10 o…

Thank you. Chair of the Departmental Committee on Lands, Hon. Nyamoko. When can you bring a response?

In the next three weeks, Hon. Speaker.

We are going on recess. Bring it on the first or second day of resumption.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Leader of the Majority Party.

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (a) , I rise to give the following Statement on behalf of the House

Business Committee, which met on Tuesday, 24th June 2025, to prioritise business for consideration during the week. As Members will note, while the House resolved to proceed on a short recess today, it is proposed that the House alters its Calendar to hold a Sitting on Tuesday, 1st July 2025, as published in today’s Supplementary Order Paper. The House is, thereafter, expected to proceed on reces…

Order, Members. Members on their feet, take your seats. Hon. Members, you will notice that on the Supplementary Order Paper, we have a Motion at Order 9 which seeks to extend our Calendar to go on recess on Tuesday. The reason we are doing that is because of the business at Order No.12, the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill on National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG- CDF) , N…

Yes.

Remember the Speaker will not call a vote unless he is satisfied that you have the numbers. The minimum number expected present for voting is 233.

Yes.

[(Loud consultations)]

Hold your horses! Order! A casual count on how many we are at the moment, is giving me an average number of 170. We still have some gaps. I have been given a long list of Members who wish to speak and I am told they are ready to forego their intention to speak. We can achieve the numbers if the Whips can go on an overdrive, not just them but chairpersons of various caucuses. Please reach out to Me…

[(Loud consultations)]

By 4.00 p.m..

By 5.00 p.m.! Call the next Order.

Leader of the Majority Party.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, notwithstanding the Resolutions of the House of 13th February 2025 and 27th May 2025, and pursuant to the provisions of Standing Orders 28 (4) , this House resolves to further alter its Calendar to:

[(Calendar of the Assembly)]

Hon. Speaker, I stand to second.

Order. Members on their feet! Take the nearest seats.

[(Question proposed)]

Put the Question!

Do I put the Question?

Yes.

[(Question put and agreed to)]

Hon. Members, as I had said, if we do not garner the numbers, we will have a Sitting on Tuesday. The consequence is that I am going to direct the Immigration Department that anybody who has plans to travel this weekend will not be allowed to leave the jurisdiction until we finish this matter on Tuesday.

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Leader of the Minority Party.

Hon. Speaker, I rise to move the following Motion: THAT, appreciating that Article 37 of the Constitution guarantees the right to assemble, demonstrate and present petitions to public authorities peacefully; further appreciating that on Wednesday, 25th June 2025, sections of the population participated in public demonstrations and protests in various parts of the country; deeply disturbed that in…

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

[(Several Members walked out of the Chamber)]

Members walking out of the Chamber, order. Yes, Hon. Millie.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I actually rise in relation to Members who are walking out of the Chamber. They may have misunderstood what you have said. As soon as we get quorum, we proceed. We will not proceed if there is no quorum. I, therefore, request Members wherever they are, to please come back into the Chamber. We only need 20 Members.

In fact, if you get quorum, I will curtail the debate on this Motion, you vote, and then we carry on. Hon. Junet. Start afresh. Read the Motion as per the Order Paper.

Hon. Speaker, when Members come to the House, they really want to sit on the chairs. However, when they finally get the opportunity to sit on them, their buttocks cannot hold. They just want to run out. I do not know what they are looking for.

Hon. Dekow, please, proceed with your request for statement.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I request for a statement from the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations regarding non- implementation of a court judgement in a compensation case of the late Mr Abdullahi Diis Bare. Mr Abdullahi Bare Diis, a Kenyan citizen, was fatally shot by Kenya Defence Forces (KD…

Order. Sorry! I have disturbed you because I have seen a point of order from Hon. Francis Sigei, Member for Sotik. What is out of order?

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I wanted to raise an issue on a statement which I sought back in February.

Ok. I will you give you a chance. Let him finish first.

Thank you, once again, Hon. Temporary Speaker. On 10th June 2021, the High Court delivered and affirmed the State’s responsibility to compensate the family. Thirteen years after Mr Diis’ death, the family is yet to receive

compensation, notwithstanding the repeated correspondence to the Ministry of Defence and the Office of the Attorney General. It is against this background that I request for a statement from the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on the following:

Thank you. What is out of order, Hon. Suleka Harun, Nominated Member? You may remove your card. Hon. Beatrice Elachi, is anything out of order? Nothing is out of order. I cannot see the Chairman in the House, but I can see that the Vice-Chairman is here. Vice-Chairman, Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations, when will you bring a response to the statement?

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Now that we are going for recess from Tuesday next week, we will give a comprehensive response two days after we return from recess.

Thank you very much. That will be Thursday in the week that we resume. Hon. Members, before we move to Order No.12, the Member for Sotik had raised a point of order. What is out of order, Member for Sotik?

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I wanted to raise an issue on a statement I sought from the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Co- operatives concerning the upgrading of the New Kenya Co-operative Creameries (New KCC) , Sotik Factory. Thankfully, you were in the Chair on that day, and you are in the Chair today. I raised my objection to the answers which were given that day, and you directed th…

That must have been directed to the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Co-operatives. I remember that they were supposed to visit New KCC, Sotik. The Chairman is not in the House. In his absence, I will not place the burden on the Whip. I was in the seat, and we agreed that in two weeks’ time, they would visit. So, I direct that two weeks after the House resumes, they…