National Assembly · Afternoon Sitting
Tuesday, 31 March 2026
Members expressed condolences for the late Hon. David Kiaraho and for personal losses, while repeatedly urging swift action on the Quality Healthcare and Patient Safety Bill to address misdiagnoses and substandard medical care. The debate highlighted alarming cases of incorrect treatment, calls for regular medical licensing reviews, and frustration over procedural delays in the House. Members debated the National Aviation Policy, emphasizing aviation’s role as an economic enabler and linking it to Kenya’s Vision 2030. The discussion included historical claims about the first commercial and military aircraft landings in the country, a proposal to promote the historic Maktau site as a tourist attraction, and concerns about bird strikes linked to waste dumping sites. Overall, the tone was constructive but featured mild disagreements over historical details. Members contested the authenticity of a purported letter from “Kalonzo Kalonzo,” using the issue to criticize party leadership decisions, committee seat allocations and alleged post‑election gerrymandering. The exchange grew heated with accusations of unsolicited advice and political maneuvering, while the Speaker interjected procedural points and announced a forthcoming requiem mass.
I order the Quorum Bell to be rung for 10 minutes for the House to quorate. Hon. Members, the Quorum Bell will be rung for a further 10 minutes to allow all Members to come into the Chamber. Hon. Members, take your seats. It is now confirmed that we have quorum to transact business. Order, Hon. Members. Hon. Paul Biego and Leader of the Majority Party, take your seats. Let the Members standing …
[(The Quorum Bell was rung)]
[(The Quorum Bell was rung)]
[(Hon. Paul Biego stood along the aisle)]
Hon. Members, I wish to introduce to you a delegation from the House of Commons, Parliament of the United Kingdom. The delegation comprises the following two (2) Members who serve in the United Kingdom All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Disability, who are seated in the Speaker’s Row:
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On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.
Hon. Sarah Polata Korere, what is out of order?
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker.
What is out of order?
Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise on a point of order in regard to a matter that was brought to this House sometime back regarding the conduct of the honourable Member for Kitutu Chache Constituency. I rise pursuant to the provision of Standing Orders 108 (1) of the National Assembly to invite the House to name the honourable Member for Kitutu Chache Constituency for gross disorderly conduct. Hon. T…
Hon. Sarah Polata Korere, the decision on whether or not a Member shall be named is not for the House to decide. It is for me, as the presiding Speaker, to do so. Pursuant to Standing Order 108 (1) , I name Hon. Kibagendi for gross disorderly conduct. Is Hon. Kibagendi in the House? Yeah, I can see Hon. Kibagendi. I so name you. If there is any Member who would like to move under the Standing Ord…
Hon Speaker, I beg to move that pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 108 (2) , notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 110….
On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.
Hon. Caroli Omondi, can you do it the way we normally do? I am not seeing you on intervention. Please do. I am seeing your card on the requests for communication. Can you please make your appropriate interventions? Yes, Hon. Caroli Omondi. Now, you have requested for an intervention. Please, proceed. What is out of order? Could you give Hon. Caroli Omondi the microphone?
[(Several Members spoke off the record)]
[(Hon. Caroli Omondi spoke off the record)]
Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise under Standing Order 89 to enquire whether it is in order for this House to debate a matter that is active in a court of law, and on which the court has already pronounced itself; whether we have the correct interpretation of the Powers and Privileges Act; and whether the powers of the Speaker extend beyond the precincts of this House on utterances made by Members. T…
The Speaker is not aware of the court matter you are speaking about. The Speaker is also not aware of the orders, if any, issued on the matter. The Speaker is not aware of whether or not that matter is active in court. In any event, as per precedence and the rulings given even by the courts before, the courts have no jurisdiction to stop this House from transacting its business. Therefore, we will…
Hon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 108 (2) , I beg to move that notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 110, Hon. Antoney Kibagendi be suspended from the service of the House for a period of 14 days. I move this Motion in the best interest of the dignity of each and every Member of this House. As Hon. Sarah Korere has said, it has become customary for so…
media stations, funerals and elsewhere and make very disparaging remarks about fellow Members or the House. Since I joined this House 13 years ago, I have been a stickler observer of our rules and procedures. We must be the first people to protect the dignity of this House. When you disparage a whole institution because of cheap politics, it is not fair for high-ranking members like Hon. Caroli Om…
Hon. Temporary Speaker, we all agree that the dignity of this House is important for all the 349 Members who sit here, and not for just one Member. However we carry ourselves around out there, we must always consider the dignity and integrity of other Members because they represent the people of Kenya. With those remarks, I second the Motion.
Hon. Members, I beg you to look at the provisions of Standing Order 108. No debate is allowed on such a Motion. It cannot be adjourned. For the benefit of Members who may not have interacted with Standing Order 108, it provides that whenever a Member shall have been named by the Speaker or Chairperson, if the breach has been committed by such a Member in the House, a Motion shall be made by any ot…
[(naming the Member)]
On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.
Hon. Clive Gisairo, it is disorderly conduct to raise unnecessary points of order, more so when the Speaker is on his feet. Hon. Members will decide. This has nothing to do with the removal of Hon. Antoney Kibagendi from his seat as the Member of Parliament for the good people of Kenya he represents. It is strictly a matter of privilege which falls under the provisions of Standing Order 108. Hon.…
[(Question put and agreed to)]
[(Several Members stood on the aisles)]
Hon. Members, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 41 (4) , I wish to report to the House that I have received four Messages from the Senate regarding its consideration of three Senate Bills and one National
Assembly Bill. The Messages convey that on 3rd March 2026, the Senate considered and passed three Senate Bills with amendments. The first Message is on the County Governments Election Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No. 2 of 2024), which seeks to amend the Elections Act (Cap. 7) and the County Governments Act (Cap. 265) to provide for nomination of Members of County Assembly to represent margin…
Order, Hon. Caroli! The third Message is on the Labour Migration and Management (No. 2) Bill (Senate Bill No. 42 of 2024) . It seeks to provide for the regulation of private employment agencies and the recruitment of workers within and outside Kenya, including safeguarding the rights and welfare of job seekers and migrant workers. Hon. Members, having passed the said Bills, the Senate now seeks th…
to the Public Finance Management (Amendment) (No. 4) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 45 of 2024), as consolidated with the other two related Bills. Hon. Members, the decision by the Senate to consolidate the three Bills was informed by an observation that the Bills deal with related matters. In this regard, the leadership of both Houses agreed to consolidate the three Bills for purposes of legis…
Order, Members. Take your seats.
Hon. Members, I have two communications to make. The first one is on the demise of the Member for Ol Kalou, Hon. David Njuguna Kiaraho, and former Senator for Kirinyaga, Hon. Daniel Karaba. Hon. Members, as I welcome you back from the short recess, you may recall that on Sunday, 29th March 2026, I notified you and the general public of the untimely demise of the Member for Ol Kalou, the late Hon.…
the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, and the Procedure and House Rules Committee. As a Member of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, he played a pivotal role in the processing of legislation aimed at safeguarding road reserves as well as in the development of frameworks to facilitate the establishment of pedestrian walkways and infrastructure for non-…
which time he served as the Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Education. The late Sen. Karaba retired from active politics in 2022 but remained a respected elder and source of counsel to many within his community and beyond. The late Sen. Karaba will be laid to rest tomorrow, Wednesday, 1st April 2026, at his home in Kirinyaga. Hon. Members, on another sad note, I wish to inform the…
Hon. Members, we now go back to Order No. 2.
The next one. Do we have the Chairperson for the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives? You also have papers to lay. Proceed, Hon. Marianne.
Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following papers on the Table: Reports of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives on its Consideration of—
The Chairperson of the Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education. Hon. Mwenje, proceed. You have some papers to lay.
Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Eighth Report of the Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education on its Examination of Audited Financial Statements of Institutions of Higher Learning (Eastern Region) for the Financial Years 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023 and 2023/2024. Thank you.
Fair enough. I do not know if the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee is present. Hon. Mishi Mboko, the Order Paper has a matter in which you have to lay some papers. You were the leader of the delegation to the United States of America. But this is a different matter. This may have been put twice. You are excused. Is the Chairperson of the Committee on Delegated Legislation pre…
Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following papers on the Table: Reports of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on its Consideration of—
Fair enough. We have only one Question, and the Member who had filed it has requested for it to be deferred to another date. Next Order. Chairperson, Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education.
Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education on its examination of Audited Financial Statements of Institutions of Higher Learning (Eastern Region) for the Financial Years 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023 and 2023/2024, laid on the Table of the House on …
I can see that the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee has not laid the papers on the Table; and under these circumstances, he cannot give notice of Motion. The same also applies to Hon. Mboko. She is
supposed to give notice of Motion. She has left. I was right when I drew her attention not to leave. I now need the Chairperson of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on the reports.
Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on its consideration of the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Regulations, 2025, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 31st March 2026, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 24 (4) of the Public Finance Management Act (Cap 412A) , th…
[(State Officers and Public Officers Motor Card Loan Scheme Fund)]
[(State Officers and Public Officers Scheme Fund)]
[(published as Legal Notice No. 7 of 2026)]
Is it motor car or motor card? You have a ‘‘d” there. There is a typographical error.
It is motor car. There is this very popular phrase called niko kadi. The person may have been thinking in that manner. That should be corrected. It is motor car.
Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on its consideration of the Public Finance Management Regulations, 2025, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 31st March 2026, and pursuant to the provisions of section 24 (4) of the Public Finance Management Act, Cap 412A, this House approves…
[(Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund)]
[(Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund)]
[(published as Legal Notice No. 190 of 2025)]
Fair enough. Next Order. There is only one Question, and I understand the Questioner did seek the indulgence of the Chair to defer to another date, and it is so directed. Next Order.
Chairperson of the Committee on Delegated Legislation should still take the Floor.
Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Budget and Appropriations
Next Order.
Mwenyekiti, Kamati ya Utangamano wa Kikanda.
Mhe. Spika wa Muda, naomba kutoa Hoja: KWAMBA, Bunge la Taifa liridhie Ripoti ya Kamati ya Utangamano wa Kikanda kuhusu Ziara ya Ukaguzi kwa Taasisi Zisizo Huru Kikamilifu za Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki na Ushoroba wa Kati katika Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, iliyowasilishwa kwenye Meza ya Bunge Jumatano, 9 Aprili 2025. Kwa mujibu wa Kanuni 212 ya Kanuni za Kudumu za Bunge la Taifa, Kamati hii …
Mwafiki.
Asante, Mhe. Spika wa Muda, kwa nafasi nzuri uliyonipa kuunga mkono Ripoti ya Kamati ya Utangamano wa Jumuiya yetu ya Afrika Mashariki iliyoletwa kwetu na mwenyekiti wetu ambaye amezungumza Kiswahili safi sana. Mara nyingi watu wanaogopa kuongea Kiswahili. Naliambia Bunge hili la Kitaifa kuwa Kiswahili kinazungumzwa na watu wasiopungua 300,000,000 hadi 500,000,000 ulimwenguni. Kiswahili pia kina …
Nchi za Afrika Mashariki zinastahili kuendelea kutoa ufadhili wao katika Afrika Mashariki. Nikimaliza, Wakenya walioko Tanzania wanalalamika. Sisi wengine ambao kaunti zetu zinapakana na nchi jirani ya Tanzania, kunakuwa na changamoto. Watu wetu wameenda kufanya kazi Moshi, wameenda kufanya kazi Arusha, wameenda kufanya kazi Dar es Salaam. Watu wetu wale ambao wametoka Busia na Malaba wameenda kuf…
Je, umeafikisha au umeunga mkono? Wewe ni mwafiki. Kwa hivyo, afikisha.
Mhe. Spika wa Muda, asante. Nimeafikisha. Asante.
Mhe. Naomi Waqo.
Asante sana, Mhe. Spika wa Muda, kwa kunipa nafasi hii. Lakini baada ya Mheshimiwa kuongea, naona hiki Kiswahili changu ni duni kiasi.
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Nini? Ni mambo gani yanamsumbua Mheshimiwa wa Kuria Mashariki?
Mhe. Spika wa Muda, itaonekana vibaya sana ikiwa singeweza kuchangia Hoja hii. Ninaelewa kwamba muda umeyoyoma. Lakini wanaonisikiliza wakiwa upande ule wa pili wangependa Hoja hii iweze kusaidia nchi zetu mbili. Kamati hii imefanya kazi ambayo ni muhimu sana. Kwa hivyo, tuweze kuiendeleza hata na zaidi ili kwamba isiwe tu ni mjadala.
Mhe. Kitayama, uko kwenye Hoja ya nidhamu au unajadili?
Ninaunganisha kwa sababu Mhe. Spika...
Unaunganisha?
Ninaunganisha.
Kwa sababu mimi nimekupatia ruhusa uchangie au kujadili Hoja hii.
Naomba Mheshimiwa...
Endelea.
Asante sana. Mhe. Spika wa Muda, nashukuru sana kwa sababu inapendeza wakati ambapo watu wanaotoka katika kanda hii wanaweza kuzungumza kwa kuelewana. Lugha ya Kiswahili ina utamu wake na katika ule utamu kuna kuingiliana kwa masuala ambayo yanaweza kufanya watu kuweza kuelewana kwa urahisi. Yale matatizo ambayo ni ya kukosana kosana yanapungua. Mhe. Spika wa Muda, amesema vizuri sana Mhe. Mwasha…
Order, Hon. Members! Hon. Kitayama, umebakisha dakika tatu. Utamaliza majadiliano yako kuhusu Hoja hii wakati itakaporatibishwa kujadiliwa na ile Kamati inayosimamia mambo hayo wakati ujao.
Order, Hon. Members! The time being
Published by Clerk of the National Assembly