National Assembly · Afternoon Sitting

with the Standing Orders, certain businesses that were not dispensed with at the end of the Second Session have now lapsed. This includes all motions, statements, questions and some Bills. With regards to the lapsing of Bills, I wish to draw the attention of the House to the provisions of Standing Order 141(2)(b), which provides as follows and I quote – “A Bill that has been published, read a Fi…

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Hon. Members, I wish to introduce to you a delegation from the National Assembly of Zambia comprising of the First Deputy Speaker, Hon. Chisongano Malungo, MP and the Second Deputy Speaker, Hon. Moyo Moses Frank, MP. Hon. Members, the delegation is accompanied by six officers of the National Assembly of Zambia led by the Deputy Clerk, Mr. Stephen Kawimbe. The delegation is in the country on a stu…

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On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Yes, Senior Counsel, Hon. Otiende Amollo.

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Hon. Speaker, as the other Members make their way to the Chamber, I rise under Standing Order 1, as read with Standing Order

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matter and we need direction. This is because the directions we take may as well constitute our consideration of whether the proposal by the House Business Committee is appropriate or not.

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Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to seek your clarification on the communication that you gave, especially on the lapse of business. This is

answer questions, I would like to seek clarification on this: What happens if you file a question and there is no other interest? I say that because I filed a question to the Cabinet Secretary for Gender, Culture, Arts and Heritage in April last year, but there has been no other Member interested to warrant the Cabinet Secretary to come. Why would I be disenfranchised as a Member because I was que…

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Junet, do you have a point of order? Go ahead.

I am fully guided by your direction on the earlier matter of the NG-CDF…

Yes.

You are also right that we need to have the House Business Committee so that we can do the business of the House. However, if I may bring it to your attention, the Members fear that the Executive will not honour their word once the House gets into business as it is supposed to be. They will not keep their word. It will be business as usual.

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funds. It is now up to them to do a follow-up. I will ask the Clerk to pass it on to them. (An Hon. Member passed a letter to the Clerk-at-the Table) The Speaker is not in the habit of reading letters written to him on the Floor of the House. The letter will be shared between the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party. After we conclude the House Business Committee Moti…

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I start by wishing you and all the Members a happy New Year. We agree with your direction, and we will respect it, but I think it is also important to learn the lessons. On 5th December, as the head of this independent institution called Parliament, you communicated to this House that we would get the NG-CDF funds in our accounts by 20th December. So, even as we …

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. KJ, is it on the same issue?

Hon. Speaker, I wish to rise under Standing Order 1. I would require your attention. I am rising under Standing Order 1 to invoke your discretion. I want to ask you to call this House to order and get on to the procedural business that we need to do so that we can constitute it properly. This is because everything that we discuss now holds no water.

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Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I wish to welcome all Members back to the House. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table:

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Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving the people of Elgeyo Marakwet this opportunity. Hon. Speaker, Members will recall that on 12th October 2023, I rose under Standing Order 259 (d) to notify the House of the great achievement of Mr. Kelvin Kiptum who had on 8th October 2023 broken the world record.

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pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 43, I wish to make a Statement regarding the untimely passing on of a Marathon World Record Holder, Mr. Kelvin Kiptum on Sunday 11th February 2024. Hon. Speaker, Members will recall that on 12th October 2023, I rose under Standing Order 259(d) to notify the House of the great achievements of Mr. Kelvin Kiptum who had on 8th October 2023 broken the Worl…

May his soul rest in eternal peace.

Amen.

Amen.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Ng’elechei, you have done the Speaker’s job. (Laugher) I will now allow three on either side. Member for Keiyo South.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Yes, Hon. Gideon.

I join my colleague, the Woman Representative for Elgeyo Marakwet, in mourning the demise of Kelvin Kiptum.

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Hon. Speaker, Kelvin Kiptum comes from my constituency in a village called Chepsamo and we are actually neighbours at home. I knew Kelvin Kiptum personally. We have interacted. He was a member of the athletics community in my constituency and we were planning great things together. We sympathise and mourn with the family, his spouse and parents. Kelvin was the only son and the only child.

Kelvin. As we do so, some actions must be taken by the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports. We remember the death of Wanjiru, who was a promising star who died at the age of 24, the same way as Kelvin Kiptum among others, including the lady who was killed in Iten under mysterious circumstances. We, therefore, call upon the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports t…

Thank you so much, Hon. Speaker. Lang’ata Constituency joins the whole country in mourning the death of Kelvin Kiptum, a rising star. It is so sad that he was supposed to represent the country in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. Even as we mourn the death of Kelvin, having listened to what his father said, I think there should be thorough investigations of what actually caused the accident. Apa…

Mama ZamZam.

Ahsante sana. Mhe. Spika. Na mimi kama Mama Mombasa nachukua fursa hii kutoa rambirambi zangu za pole pamoja na wakaazi wa Mombasa kwa familia ya Kelvin Kiptum. Alikuwa ni shujaa na kijana mahiri katika mbio. Ningependa pole zangu zimfikie baba yake ambaye alilia sana kwa uchungu akisema ni mtoto wake wa kipekee. Alisema kuwa watu asiyewafahamu walienda kwake na kujitambulisha kuwa walitumwa kutok…

Member for Endebess.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for allowing me to join my colleagues in sending a message of condolences to the family of our athlete, the late Kelvin Kiptum. Hon. Speaker, this is a very sad moment for our country and for a young man at the age of 24 losing his life before his prime. What I would urge the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports to do, is that we need to have a culture o…

Hon. Irene Mayaka.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to take this opportunity on behalf of the young people of Kenya to express my sincere condolences to the family of Kelvin Kiptum and to his Rwandese Coach who also perished in the same road accident. I just want to join my colleagues… Even as we say pole to the family having lost a dependant… This goes back to the question Hon. Martha Wangari raised. We raise questi…

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to also pass my condolences to the family of Kelvin Kiptum. That young man was on top of the world, having worked his way through. He also encouraged many Kenyans when he flew our flag in the countries where he won those marathons. This made Kenyans proud because he put our country on the map. As we mourn that young man and great leader of ma…

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Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First, I take this opportunity to say happy new year to all Members and welcome them back to the House this good year, 2024. As you indicated, I pray that the House will always quorate just like this afternoon. As you noted today, even Hon. Junet was right on time unlike last year. I want to believe this year he is a changed man. Hon. Speaker, allow me to congratulate you…

Clerk of the Senate, who is the Secretary to PSC, will endeavour to maintain these standards. Even as these facilities age, repairs and maintenance should be done occasionally when the House is not sitting. Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 171(1)(f), this House approves the appointment of the following Members to the House Busin…

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Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. As I second the Motion, I take this opportunity to welcome my fellow Members back to the House after a fairly long recess. It has enabled us to interact with our constituents and Kenyans in general. Hon. Speaker, this past recess enabled me to visit your constituency. I was hosted by Hon. Tim Wanyonyi in Kanduyi Constituency. I am sure this is an indication that…

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The recess also gave us an opportunity to know ourselves and colleagues better. I must acknowledge that during the recess Hon. Wanami Wamboka, Member for Bumula Constituency, struck me as a very fearless defender of the people.

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remaining steadfast. We need to approve this list of nominees to the House Business Committee so as to embark on our business in earnest. Especially, the business of the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF). Hon. Speaker, I heard your counsel and advice to Hon. Junet a while back. If I take cue from what you said, the matter of NG-CDF and the National Government Affirmative …

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Yes. Hon. Okello, when the Speaker is making a communication, you are duty-bound to remain silent.

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It is the end of our business today. All the Members who have been approved by the House as Members of the House Business Committee should meet in Committee Room No. 9 in the next 10 minutes to program the business of the House. Hon. Members, we now stand adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, 14th February 2024 at 9:30 a.m. The House rose at 3:28 p.m.

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