National Assembly · Afternoon Sitting
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
The House considered and adopted the report on two National Government Constituencies Development Fund committees, with members highlighting the failure of Kandara constituency to access allocated funds. A motion was also moved to ratify the Kenya‑United Kingdom defence cooperation agreement, but members raised serious reservations concerning alleged misconduct by the British Army Training Unit Kenya, including environmental damage and a murder case. The debate combined procedural approvals with critical scrutiny of the defence partnership. Members debated the high cost of living, praising the government's subsidy reductions and de‑dollarisation plans while also criticizing executive bloat, travel expenses and delayed salaries. Calls were made for tax compliance, investor incentives and timely payment of civil servant wages to restore confidence. The discussion reflected both optimism about upcoming improvements and concern over current fiscal management. Members from various parties offered heartfelt condolences for the untimely death of Hon. Kulow, praising his humility and service. Several speakers also highlighted the broader issue of road safety, especially the danger posed by motorbike riders, and suggested digital solutions such as camera surveillance. The session reflected both mourning and a call for constructive action.
Hon. Members, we have quorum to transact business. This is a good start after recess. Hon. Members in the walkway, please, take your seats. Order, Hon. Member. Take your seat.
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Hon. Members, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 42, I wish to convey the following Message from His Excellency the President regarding the nomination of a person for appointment as a Member of the National Police Service Commission. In the Message, His Excellency the President conveys that, in exercise of powers conferred on him by Article 250 (2) of the Constitution and Section 6 (5) …
or before Wednesday, 26th April 2023 to enable the House to consider the matter within the statutory timelines. I thank you. Hon. Members, allow me to acknowledge students from the following schools in the Public Gallery:
The Deputy Leader of the Majority Party.
Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House:
Thank you, Deputy Leader of the Majority Party. Let us have the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs (JLAC) .
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House: Report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on the consideration of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.60 of 2022) together with the Compendium of Reports of 16 Departmental Committees on the consideration of the Bill, namely:
Thank you, Hon. Murugara. Let us have the Vice-Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Social Protection.
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House:
Vice-Chairperson of Departmental Committee on Social Protection.
Thank you Hon. Speaker, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental
Hon. Members, on the request of the Leader of the Minority Party, the Speaker has allowed him to move a Motion of adjournment to discuss a matter he says is of national importance – that is the deteriorating state of the economy and the developing financial crisis. I call him to move his Motion.
Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 33 (1) , I rise to seek leave for adjournment of the House in order to discuss a definite matter of urgent national importance regarding the deteriorating state of the economy and the developing financial crisis facing the country. Hon. Speaker, the deteriorating state of the economy and failure by the Government to meet its financ…
Do you have the requisite support?
Of course, yes.
The support is not only bipartisan but also overwhelming. I order that this Motion be debated from 5.00 p.m. Order, Hon. Members. You may take your seats. Hon. Wandayi, you will be called upon to move your Motion at 5.00 p.m., and it appears Hon. Ichung’wah will be there to second you. Next order.
Leader of the Majority Party, you know we are moving into a new form of dealing with Questions. So, I give you an opportunity to inform the House of the Cabinet Secretary who will be appearing tomorrow.
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. My apologies. I was walking to consult with Hon. Atandi, who was protesting your assertion that I am available to second the Motion by the Leader of the Minority Party. I want to confirm that, indeed, I am ready to second the Motion.
If he was making any protests, he is totally out of order.
He was protesting, but I told him I am not seconding the Motion on WhatsApp. On WhatsApp pages, he can look for someone else to second him. As for the Motion by the Leader of the Minority Party, I will second it.
As we continue with the process, I will be updating the House every Thursday on the Cabinet Secretaries expected to appear the following week. Hon. Speaker, let me take this opportunity, on behalf of the House, to thank you because, in line with our Standing Orders, you were charged with the responsibility of designating a place from where Cabinet Secretaries will be replying to Questions. I am ce…
Thank you, Leader of the Majority Party. Hon. Members, as I had communicated earlier, every Wednesday we expect to deal with an average of nine Questions. This is with the approval and sanction of the HBC. We can schedule an average of three Questions to each Cabinet Secretary, subject to the availability of Cabinet Secretaries, to break the monotony. Any Member who has filed a Question and does n…
Hon. Musa Sirma, Chairman.
Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Committee on National Government Constituencies Development Fund on two Constituency Committees, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 21st March 2023, and pursuant to the provisions of section 43 (4) of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund Act, 2015 and paragraphs 5 (2) and (10) of…
2016 approves the list of nominees for appointment to the following two (2) Constituency Committees of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund— No.
Give Hon. Tandaza the microphone.
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would like to start by congratulating the Member for Kandara Constituency for having been elected the area Member of Parliament for that constituency. It is sad that the people of Kandara, for the whole of this financial year, have not accessed the funds that have been allocated to them. If I were the area Member of Parliament, I do not know what I would have done with a…
Order, Hon. Leader of the Minority Party. You are disturbing the proceedings and it is out of order to take phone calls on the Floor of the House. Order. Hold on Clerk. I want to exercise my discretion on the request of the Hon. Leader of the Majority Party, to reorganise the Order Paper to skip Order No.9 and proceed to Order No.10, which will go on until 5:00 p.m. If we would have finished, the…
[(Question proposed)]
[(Question put and agreed to)]
Let us have the Chairman, Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations, Hon. Koech.
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kenya and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Defence Co-operation, laid on the Table of the House on Tu…
[[The Speaker (Hon. Moses Wetang’ula) left the Chair] [The Deputy Speaker (Hon. Glady Boss) took the Chair]]
Order, Members. The time being