National Assembly · Afternoon Sitting

Hon. Members, I wish to introduce to you a delegation from the County Assembly of Bungoma, who are seated in the Speaker’s Gallery. The delegation comprises nine Members of the Bungoma County Assembly’s Implementation Committee. They are:

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Leader of the Majority Party.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following papers on the Table: Reports of the Auditor-General and Financial Statement for the year ended 30th June 2025 and certificates therein respect of:

Thank you, Hon. Naomi. Chairperson, Public Petitions Committee, Hon. Karemba.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following papers on the Table: Reports of the Public Petitions Committee on its consideration of:

Thank you. Hon. Gikaria, I do not remember approving your Reports. Can we do it tomorrow?

May I approach you, Hon. Speaker?

Yes. Go right ahead. Do you want to come and talk to the Speaker? Do so. In the meantime, the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, Hon. Kimani, may proceed.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House…

Hon. Gikaria, you do not approach the Speaker by going back to your seat. You approach the Speaker by going to where he is.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House: Reports of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on its consideration of the following:

Thank you, Hon. Kimani. Clerk-at-the-Table, go to Order 6. We shall come back to Hon. Gikaria’s matter.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Public Petitions Committee on its consideration of Public Petition No.69 of 2023 regarding the delay in the resettlement of squatters in Koibem Village, Nandi County, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 11th November 2025. Thank you.

Hon. Gikaria?

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: The Addendum Report of the Departmental Committee on Energy on its inquiry into the matter of the reduction of electricity costs in the country.

Order 6, Gikaria?

Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Addendum Report of the Departmental

Next Order.

Hon. Omboko Milemba?

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding the gruesome murder of Mr Simon Isiaho Shange, Principal of PAG Munyuki Secondary School in Lugari Sub-County, Kakamega County. The late Mr Shange, a respected teacher and administrator, was last seen alive …

Hon. Tongoyo, is that for you?

Yes, it is, Hon. Speaker.

When can you bring a response?

Maybe...

Did you say the body has not been found?

Hon. Speaker, it has been found in Kipkaren River.

Hon. Tongoyo, when can you bring a response?

We can try to do so next week.

Next week? Which day of the week?

Thursday.

So be it. Hon. Kimani, take your seat. Bad Girl, take your seat. Hon. Members, allow me to recognise a delegation from the National Assembly of the Republic of South Korea. I wish to

[(Hon. Kuria Kimani and Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona stood in the gangway)]

introduce to you a delegation from the National Assembly of South Korea seated in the

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education regarding the challenges surrounding the leadership and management of Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) . There are significant concerns within the education sector regarding the leader…

Let us have the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education, Hon. Melly. Hon. Tonkei, are you a Member of that Committee? Can you bring a response in two weeks’ time? Please, give Hon. Tonkei the microphone.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. We will bring a response in two weeks’ time.

Hon. Umulkher Harun.

Thank you, 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 Education regarding unfair promotion of heads of primary schools in the country. There have been widespread concerns raised by teachers across the country over the lack of transparency and fairness in the promotion of primary sc…

Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education. Yes, Hon. Tonkei.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. We will bring a response in two weeks’ time.

Hon. Hon. Yussuf Farah.

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 Transport and Infrastructure regarding the status of the Modogashe-Habaswein Road in North Eastern Kenya. The Modogashe-Habaswein Road links Garissa, Wajir and Mandera Counties and is critical for national integration, trade and security i…

for upgrading to bitumen standards by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) in

Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure. Yes, Hon. Keynan.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Before the Chairman responds...

[(Hon. Joseph Makilap consulted loudly)]

Order, Hon. Makilap and your group. This is not a market. This is the National Assembly of Kenya. You are free to step out and laugh as loudly as you want and then come back. Go on, Hon. Keynan.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for that guidance. In your public life as a lawyer and a magistrate, I know you used this road.

Yes.

I pray that before your Speakership ends; you lead the leadership and Members of this House to use the Isiolo-Modogashe-Habaswein-Wajir-El Wak- Mandera Road. This is not the first time we are raising a Question, requesting for a Statement or seeking commitment from the government regarding this road. There is a reason as to why Hon. Yussuf Farah referred to this particular section. I am aware that…

Thank you, Hon. Keynan. I am sure that you also appreciate that Sessional Paper No.10 of 1965 is no longer the blueprint for economic activities in Kenya. Let us have the Vice-Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have listened to the Member and the seriousness of this matter. I confirm that I will respond with the same level of civility by Thursday next week because this is not the first time that this matter is being canvased here. I do not think the Cabinet Secretary requires more than seven days to come up with a concrete and truthful answer that shows a snapshot of the situat…

Thank you. We have a Response to Hon. Naomi Waqo’s Request for Statement. Is Naomi in the House? Yes Hon. Tongoyo? Are you responding privately?

Kind of, Hon. Speaker, but for purposes of record, it was an issue of disappearance of one Gilo Guyo Boru. She has just confirmed that the matter could have been overtaken by events because the person has been found. He is healthy and strong.

So, it was a matter of disappearance and reappearance?

Yes.

Alright, thank you. It rests there, Hon. Naomi. Your prayers are answered. Let us have a Response to Hon. Caleb Amisi’s Request for Statement. Is Caleb in the House? Hon. Tongoyo?

Yes, Hon. Speaker. On Tuesday, 12th August 2025, the Member for Kajiado North, Hon. Onesmus Ngogoyo, requested a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding delayed compensation for land compulsorily acquired for the construction of SGR Lines from Nairobi to Suswa. In the Statement, the Hon. Onesmus Ngogoyo sought to establish, among othe…

Hon. Ngogoyo?

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I appreciate the response by the Chair. However, I have two issues that I seek his clarification on. One, not all parcels had a subdivision problem. I outlined about 30 of them, but the ones mentioned here are seven. You have not mentioned what is to happen to those who did not have a subdivision problem. Two, I recorded 31 parcels. You have only read out seven. I would l…

Yes, Hon. Didmus.

Hon. Speaker, the Government is very organised. They felt they would not process the payments for a few individuals and would leave others out. That is why they embarked on a rigorous process of gazetting the subdivided land, realigning the data in the Ministry of Land, and then paying everyone at once. I am very sure that if the Government had paid a few and left out others, Hon. Ngogoyo would ha…

I thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Yes, Hon. Ngogoyo, are we done?

Yes, I am contented, Hon. Speaker.

You are contented, thank you—next Order. Just hold on, Clerk-at-the- Table. Yes, Amb Sigei.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I sought a response from the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Education to my Statement regarding Junior Secondary Schools’ classrooms. I asked the Question before recess. Up to now, I have not received that response.

Amb Sigei, I received your note and passed it on to the Clerk's Office to check with the Line Committee. Hon. Tonkei, do you have a Statement from Hon. Sigei that is lying with your Committee? Are you in the know?

Hon. Speaker, regarding Hon. Sigei’s Statement, it has been responded to. He should check for the response. Thank you.

His Statement has not been responded to. He sent a message to my office. What you do, check with my office. They will tell you exactly which statement it was. Then look it up, and if you get the response, you can give it on Thursday. Thank you.

Well, noted, Hon. Speaker. Thank you.

Next Order.

Hon. Brighton Yegon is to reply to this Bill. Does anybody know his whereabouts? He is usually a regular attendant. Stay the Order. It can come up for him to respond tomorrow. Next Order. Yes, Hon. Kaluma. Hold on. Take your seat. consulted the Clerks-at-the-Table)

[(The Speaker (Hon. Moses Wetang’ula)]

Hon. Members, a Question was proposed on this Order, but no Question was put. I have since received a written request from Hon. Kaluma seeking to move a Motion

to recommit Clauses 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 30, and 52. The right procedure is to allow him to move the Motion. We will recommit those clauses to the Committee of the whole House if the Motion is carried. I believe it will not take much time. If the Motion is negatived, then we proceed to put the Question. Hon. Kaluma.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the

Mover.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 61 of 2022) be now read a Third Time. I request Hon. Irene Mayaka to second.

Hon. Speaker, I second.

Thank you. Order! Members on their feet, take your seats. Thank you.

[(Several Members stood along the gangways)]

[(Question proposed)]

Do I put the Question?

Yes.

[(Hon. Fatuma Jehow stood up in her place)]

Hon. Umulkher, what are you doing on your feet? Is that Hon. Umulkher or Hon. Jehow?

Hon. Jehow.

Apologies to Hon. Umulkher.

After I put the question... consulted with the Clerks-at-the-Table) Hon. Kaluma, you can say something before I put the Question.

[(The Speaker (Hon. Moses Wetang’ula)]

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank the House for considering this Bill up to where we are. I now urge the House to unanimously pass the Bill.

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We were worried about definitions of things like “couple” in the Bill. We have now clarified them. Assisted Reproductive Technology and surrogacy will now be available in this country only for Kenyans, especially those certified by medical experts as incapable of natural conception or of carrying a pregnancy to term. People may take it lightly, but surrogacy, especially commercial surrogacy, whic…

I will now put the Question. You have already moved. You cannot speak to it again unless on a point of order, which you have not raised. Thank you, Hon. Members. Go ahead, Clerk-at-the-Table. Order, Hon. Millie. The process is not over. Take your seat. Hon. Members, I thank you for finally bringing to an end this long and protracted process.

[(Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona spoke off the record)]

[(Question put and agreed to)]

[(Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona stood up in her place)]

[(The Bill was accordingly read a Third Time and passed)]

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Hon. Members, allow me to recognise a delegation from the World Scout Parliamentary Union in the Speaker's Gallery. I wish to introduce to you a delegation of scout-oriented parliamentarians from across the world, who are seated in the Speaker’s Gallery. The delegation, led by the global President of the World Scout Parliamentary Union (WSPU) , Hon. Gyu Back Ahn, comprises members of the WSPU Int…

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Can I get a minute?

Yes, after Hon. KJ.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I join you in welcoming this very impressive delegation of parliamentarians in Scouting and Scouts who are visiting the National Assembly of Kenya. We are coming straight from the opening ceremony of the 11th World Scout Parliamentary Union. Kenya makes history by hosting this General Assembly for the first time in Africa. We celebrate your leadership as the patron of the…

with Lady Olive Powell, in Nyeri. I welcome this delegation and inform Members that, after this sitting, the WSPU will host a special dinner. WSPU members, you are welcome to the cocktail and special dinner thereafter. Allow me to recognise, in a special way, Hon. (Dr) Wilberforce Oundo. He has been the Chairperson of the Planning Committee of this Assembly and has done an excellent job. Parliamen…

Order! I can send you out of the House. And the visitors, that is completely out of order. This is not a Scout arena. This is the National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya. Hon. KJ, can you apologise to the House for that misconduct?

Hon. Speaker, Scouts are very orderly and I apologise and withdraw the chant. This was a chant that probably overflowed. I also apologise on behalf of my guests. We are coming out of the excitement of the opening ceremony. You would understand that excitement. I apologise and withdraw the chant.

Thank you, Hon. Millie, one minute.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also take this opportunity to welcome them to the House. I was a troop leader of the Brownies and I still remember my promise: I promise on my honour to do my duty to God and my country, to serve all people at all times and to obey the Brownies’ law. That is why I can see you are obeying the law. As guides and Brownies, we obey the law. This is a very good movement with …

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Thank you. I join all Members, including KJ, in welcoming the scouts, their leadership globally and nationally, to the House of Parliament. I am your patron in this country and will be with you in your discourse and meetings. My able deputy was present this morning to open the meeting on my behalf and we shall continue supporting the conference. For our visitors, when you are done with the confere…

Hon. Speaker, on a point of information.

Order, Hon. Members, I will not give you another bite. You will start engaging in irrelevant information. What is your information? Give him the microphone.

Hon. Speaker, in appreciation of your invitation for our delegation to visit the national parks, I wish to inform the House that the Scouts woke up very early this morning. By 5 a.m., they were up and ready to visit the game park. They were able to see the wonder of a city with a game park within its precincts. They have already visited the Nairobi National Park. Thank you.

Hon. Members, we will go back to Order No. 8 and dispose of the Tea (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill 1 of 2023) . Hon. Brighton Yegon, when we called out the order, you were not here. Wait for it to be called. You will have to tender an apology for coming in late before I give you an opportunity to respond.

Hon. Brighton.

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I am sorry I was not around when you called, since we were planning a schedule for the enquiry into tea issues, for which you gave us a three-week deadline. I was with the Clerk of the National Assembly organising that schedule. For the record, the Tea (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.1 of 2023) aims to achieve direct sales. When we enacted the Tea Act of 2020, …

Hon. Brighton Yegon, you are replying to the Bill. You are talking as if you are moving the Bill. When replying, you either acknowledge Members’ contributions, clarify controversial issues raised, or concur with them. But you are now addressing the House as if you are moving the Bill.

Hon. Speaker, I want to appreciate Members for accepting the fact that this Bill is trying to create direct sales. This will give proper funding to the Tea Board for them to handle their functions, strengthen the Tea Research Institute and promote value addition. Thank you also for approving the enquiry, which will assist our tea industry in the coming days when we will finally do a report. Hon. S…

[(Hon. (Dr) Oundo Ojiambo and Hon. Robert Basil stood in their places)]

Thank you, Order Professor and Hon. Basil. Take your seats. Go to Order 10.

[(Question put and agreed to)]