National Assembly · Afternoon Sitting

Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs in its report on the Approval Hearing of Nominees for Appointment as the Chairperson and Members of the Public Benefit Organisation Dispute Tribunal, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 17th June 2025, and pursuant to the provis…

Next Order. Before that, Hon. Members, allow me to acknowledge the following schools in the Speaker’s Gallery: Kamune Secondary School from Mathioya Constituency, Murang’a County and Gilgil Garrison School from Gilgil Constituency, Nakuru County. In the Public Gallery, we have Lorubae Primary School from Samburu East Constituency, Samburu County; Rubiri Secondary School from Naivasha Constituency…

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to take this opportunity to welcome our students to Parliament of Kenya and specifically Mariaini Secondary School which is in my constituency, Gatundu North. Recently, students from this school informed me that they are planning to produce the next Member of Parliament. Therefore, I welcome them. This is the House where you will represent the people of Gatundu Nort…

Hon. Nguna, you have one minute.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to welcome all the students who have visited Parliament this afternoon specifically, Migwani Boys. Hon. Speaker, you passed by this school when we were conducting the empowerment programme in my constituency. In the last examination, every student from this school qualified to join the university. That is why they deserve to be in this Parliament.

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Thank you, Hon. Members. On behalf of the whole House, we welcome the students, their teachers and those accompanying them to the House of Parliament. Hon. Members, I also wish to welcome four members of staff drawn from the Procurement Department of the Parliament of Ghana. The four officers are on a visit to the National Assembly to engage with their counterparts on enhancing their knowledge an…

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

[(Hon. Michael Muchira spoke off the record)]

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provision of Starting Order 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding the disappearance of identity cards from the National Registration Bureau office in Nyandarua West, Ol Jorok Constituency.

Hon. Speaker, on 29 May 2025, over 2,000 national identity cards that were awaiting collection by applicants, together with the collection register, reportedly disappeared from the National Registration Bureau office in Nyandarua West, Ol Jorok constituency, under unclear circumstances. The matter was reported to the Ol Jorok Police Station under Occurrence Book (OB) No.08/29/5/2025. This incident…

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo, when can you bring a response?

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As I indicated last week, we have invited the Cabinet Secretary to respond to other Statements from Members. He will appear before us on Thursday, 19th June 2025. So, if you approve, I can also put the Member's Statement together with the others.

Hon. Michael Muchiri you can join them on Thursday and interrogate the Cabinet Secretary before the Committee. That notwithstanding, the request is to the Plenary. You will still bring a response to the Plenary. Hon. Joseph Munyoro, Member for Kigumo.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to request for a Statement regarding the review of water tariffs charged by Murang’a South Water and Sanitation Company Limited (MUSWASCO) in Murang'a County. 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 rel…

companies in the region. Notably, following the tariff reduction by WASREB, MUWASCO reduced its charges from Ksh90 to Ksh76 per unit and GATAWASCO reduced its tariff from Ksh120 to Ksh70 per unit. It is also noted that the Gatamathi Water Company charges Ksh60 per unit. Despite repeated complaints from residents about the notably higher tariffs charged by MUSWASCO, WASREB seemed non-committal to …

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

Hon. Speaker, I will bring a Report in two weeks.

Two weeks. Hon. Farah Yakub, Fafi.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health regarding the non-medical use of Tramadol and Benzodiazepine drugs in Northern Kenya. Hon. Speaker, the Northern Kenya region, particularly Garissa, Wajir and Mandera counties, has been experiencing a growing public health and social crisi…

unchecked cross-border smuggling of controlled substances. The situation is not only a public health emergency but also a security and socio-economic threat, with a generation of young people at risk of being lost to addiction. Hon. Speaker, it is against this background that I request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health on the following:

Thank you. The Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health, Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal.

Yes, Hon. Speaker, we will give a response in two weeks.

In two weeks’ time. Thank you.

Yes, Hon. Speaker. This was a request that was sought by Hon. Tom Mboya, Member of Parliament for Nyatike Constituency. The first question, was on the status of replacement and maintenance of dilapidated power transmission and distribution infrastructure including collapsed power poles and hanging live wires in Nyatike Constituency. KPLC carries out continuous maintenance on the medium and low vo…

Hon. Tom Odege, are you satisfied with that?

Thank you, the response is fairly good. The only area of concern is the speed - how Kenya Power is responding to replace the faulty lines. This was also reported at Masaba and they said they will improve power connectivity in Nyatike. If this is completed on time, it will help the business people in my constituency. Regarding, William Onyango who was injured in May, I wish to report that he died a…

Thank you. Let it lie there. Hon. Beatrice Adagala? She is not in the House. That is stayed to tomorrow afternoon.

Is Hon. Mark Mwenje in the House? Proceed, Chairman of the Departmental

Hon. Speaker, I wish to respond to a request for Statement by Hon. Mark Mwenje regarding the shortage of polio and Bacillus Calmette- Guerin (BCG) vaccines in the country. Hon. Mark Mwenje sought to know the immediate measures the Ministry of Health is taking to address the current shortage of polio and BCG vaccines in the country, including specific timelines. The following is the response from …

its immunisation programme. Under the GAVI co-financing framework, the Government of Kenya is required to make an annual financial contribution towards vaccine procurement. This agreement is based on a shared responsibility model and continued compliance is essential for Kenya to remain eligible for this support. In the current financial year, the total amount required by the Government to meet t…

Thank you, Chairman. Hon. Mwenje I think your worries are largely responded to.

Yes, Hon. Speaker. I thank the Chairman and yourself for your intervention on this matter. The only issue I have is that before 11th June when the vaccines were made available, children were born in various hospitals, including in my own constituency, but they did not receive the vaccines. I expected the Chairman to give guidance to Kenyans. What should happen to the children who missed their vacc…

The response is sufficiently comprehensive. Children are given vaccines every month from the time they are born until they are weaned. The Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Health and the Ministry of Health should engage in advocacy across the country. So, that children who were born in hospitals but missed BCG vaccine can go back and get it.

Hon. Speaker, although that is not specifically indicated in the response, I had discussed it with the Ministry and they have done that. If children miss the vaccines, they are encouraged to visit the clinics once the vaccines are available.

Hon. Speaker, I have a brief story. My domestic worker has a child who missed the vaccines. He told me that he travelled to Uganda to get the vaccines. That is how seriously parents take vaccinations.

Getting the vaccines in Nairobi is one thing but getting them in hospitals in far-flung areas like Turkana and Mandera is another. Ensure that each hospital gets its rightful share of the vaccines to administer to children born in our country. Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) : Hon. Speaker, that has been done through the distribution channels.

Next is Hon. Murugara who will respond to a request for a Statement from Hon. Umulkher Harun. Are you ready?

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have not received a response. However, I will make an enquiry so that we can respond to the request for a Statement. It should not take long.

Speak louder. I cannot hear you.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have not received a response. In fact, I was not notified. I will make enquiries so that we can respond to the request for Statement as soon as we can.

Okay. Hon. Umulkher.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

You are listed to get a response to your request for Statement. The Chairman of the Committee has said that he was not aware of that request. Now that he is, we will slot your response for Thursday afternoon.

Okay. Hon. Speaker: Get the response, Hon. Murugara. Is Hon. Beatrice Adagala in the House? Yes, Hon. Gikaria. Do you have a response for Hon. Keynan?

Yes, I do, Hon. Speaker.

Go ahead.

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 Finance and National Planning regarding unlawful occupation of land LR No. 209/10210 belonging to the College of Insurance. In 1992, the Insurance Training and Education Trust (ITET) established the College of Insurance in Nairobi Sout…

[(IR No. 66157)]

piece of land adjacent to the College of Insurance for purposes of future expansion. The land, which is registered as LR No.209/10210 (IR No. 66157) under Deed Plan No.193902), remained known property of ITET, until 2011 when one Rajab Ahmed Karume claimed to have been issued an allotment letter in 1998 for the same parcel of land. Suspiciously, his allotment letter was obtained three years after …

Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, when can we get a response?

Hon. Speaker, bearing the sensitivity of this particular matter, we will endeavour to reply to this House within seven days. Further delay in this matter will mean that the Government will lose a very strategic investment that is made by the College of Insurance and the hotel they own called the Edge Convention Centre. As you may recall, this is where we did the public participation on the Finance…

Okay. Do so. Next Order. Yes, Hon. Owen Baya. You had requested to….

[(Hon. Owen Baya spoke off the record)]

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Yes, Hon. Dekow. What is it?

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to raise a fundamental issue that was raised by Hon. Keynan, on the issue of---

Order! You are out of order. Hiyo tumepita. Take your seat.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise on Standing Order 209 (2) , on a matter of great importance to the people of Kilifi County and the Coast region in general regarding water. The people of Kilifi and Mombasa Counties get water from Baricho Water Works (BWW) . Offtake of this water must be done using electricity and we have to pay electricity bills. However, Kenya Power charges a very high tariff on p…

Thank you. Clerks-at-the-Table, you can pass that concern to the

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 120, this House resolves to reduce the publication period of the following Bills—

Thank you Hon. Speaker. I beg to second. As my able deputy has said, reduction of timelines on these budget-related Bills is important for us to be able to conclude this business before the end of the financial year. Bearing in mind, that we are about to progress on recess. Therefore, I beg to second. Being a Procedural Motion, I request Hon. Members to support so that you can put the question.

[(Hon. Caroli Omondi and other Hon. Members stood in their places)]

Order, Hon. Members on their feet. Take your seats. Hon. Caroli Omondi and group take your seats. Thank you.

[(Question proposed)]

[(Question put and agreed to)]

(The Bills were read a First Time and referred to the relevant Committees)