National Assembly · Afternoon Sitting
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Members praised the President's focus on devolution and recent infrastructure projects such as road upgrades and the Lake Victoria Ring Road, while also urging stronger action on corruption, youth unemployment, power costs and education reform. The debate highlighted the need for strategic economic decisions, including nuclear energy and debt management, to boost Kenya's competitiveness. Members praised the President’s State of the Nation address, highlighting reduced fertilizer‑linked food prices, the affordable‑housing programme and progress on road projects, while also raising concerns about unfinished roads in Laikipa, high transport costs, and alleged daily borrowing figures. The debate featured a clash over parliamentary language, with the Temporary Speaker urging correction of a “lie” accusation. Overall, the session combined commendation of government initiatives with calls for further infrastructure development and procedural propriety. Members debated the President’s State of the Nation Address, with some praising the factual basis of his statements and progress on affordable housing and the Big Four agenda, while others highlighted gaps, misinformation and the need for tangible results, especially in ASAL counties. The exchange also featured procedural remarks and calls for clearer accountability on past budgets and development promises.
Serjeant-at-Arms, ring the Quorum Bell for 10 minutes. Serjeant-at-Arms, you may stop the Quorum Bell. We now have quorum. First Order. Hon. Members, you will recall that on Wednesday, 19th November 2025, the House considered and rejected Senate amendments to the Public Service (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 46 of 2022) . The decision of the House remitted the Bill to a mediatio…
[(The Quorum Bell was rung)]
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Leader of the Majority Party.
Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following papers on the Table:
Chairperson for the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations, do we have a report? Hon. Raso, are you standing in for the Chairperson?
Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Leader of Majority could be best positioned to respond to that.
I think I saw the file. I approved the report this morning. Maybe it has not made its way here. We can skip that and then come back to it. We can move to the next order.
Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 24 (6) , the thanks of this House be recorded for the exposition of public policy contained in the address of His Excellency the President delivered on Thursday, 20th November 2025, in Parliament. And further, that this House notes the following reports submitted by His Excellency the Pr…
I am informed that the person holding brief for the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Affairs Relations is here. Hon. Kandie, you may lay the paper and then give the notice of Motion.
Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations regarding its enquiry into the conduct of the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK) .
You may proceed to give the notice of Motion.
Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:
A certified version of this Report THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its enquiry into the conduct of the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK), laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 25th November 2025.
Thank you, Hon. Members, and with your permission, I request that we defer Orders 7 and 8 to a later date so that we can go straight to the next Motion. Next Order.
Hon. Members, we now adjourn the House. This debate on the State of the Nation Address by the President is for four days. So, we still have three more days. The time being 6.40 p.m., this House stands adjourned until Wednesday, 26th November 2025, at 9.30 a.m. The House rose at 6.40 p.m.
A certified version of this Report Published by Clerk of the National Assembly Parliament Buildings Nairobi