National Assembly · Afternoon Sitting

Hon. Members, you may recall that on Tuesday, 27th May 2025, I notified the House that, in compliance with the provisions of section 40 of the Public Finance Management Act, Cap. 412A as read together with Standing Order 244C, the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning was scheduled to make a public pronouncement of the Budget highlights and revenue raising measures for …

by Parliament Security Officers and Sergeant-At-Arms to alternative parking spaces within Parliament Square. To this end, I urge Members to clear the parking area at the Parliament Courtyard as from today, 4.00 p.m., to allow arrangements for the reception to be undertaken. The House is accordingly guided. While I am upstanding, allow me to acknowledge, in the Speaker's Gallery, Gakoe Girls' Hig…

Hon. Members, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 41 (1) , I wish to report to the House that I have received a Message from the Senate regarding the appointment of Senators to a Mediation Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 10 of 2025) . The Message conveys that pursuant to the provisions of Article 113 of the ConstMitution, the Speaker of the Senate ha…

Leader of the Majority Party.

Hon. Speaker, I thank you for giving me this opportunity. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table:

Thank you. Hon. Members… Hon. Members, before we go to Order No.7, let us have a short rearrangement so that we dispose of Orders No.8 and 9 before we go to Order No.7. Is Hon. Musa Sirma in the House? Who will be moving the Motion at Order No. 9? That is something you move, you second, and we dispose of. Chief Whip of the Majority Party, where is the leadership of the National Government Constitu…

I saw Hon. Musa here.

Well, he is not.

Hon. Speaker, I think that is a fairly easy thing.

You can move it.

Yes.

Okay, call out Order No.8.

Hon. Members on their feet, take the nearest seats. Hon. Members, I must congratulate those who painstakingly remained in the Chamber yesterday to prosecute the Committee of Supply. I know some of you had retreated elsewhere, but I saw Members like Hon. Kajwang, Hon. Keynan, Hon. Owen, Hon. Bowen, Hon. Oundo and others, who remained here from 2.30 p.m. to the end of the day. We must salute their …

[(Question put and agreed to)]

Yes, Hon. Owen.

THAT, this House adopts the report of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund Committee on its consideration of the 51 constituencies committees laid on the table of the House on Tuesday, 10th June 2025, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 43 (4) of the National Government Development Fund Act, Cap. 414A and Paragraphs 5 (2) and (10) of the National Government Constituencies …

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She is walking out. Look for somebody else.

She is walking out. I request my counterpart on the other side, Hon. Mbui, to second for approval. Thank you.

I second.

[(Hon. Jematiah Sergon stood along the aisle)]

Order, Hon. Jematiah, take the nearest seat, or complete your walkout.

[(Laughter)]

I will start with Hon. Farah Yakub. Is he in the House? Member for Fafi Constituency. The request dropped.

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 Health regarding the shortage of Polio and Bacillus Calmette- Guérin (BCG) vaccines in the Country. Vaccination of newborns is essential for development of immunity and elimination of infant mortality by protecting infants against severe a…

Thank you, Hon. Mwenje. Hon. (Dr) Nyikal, before you tell us when you can bring the statement, when this statement was brought to me yesterday, I felt alarmed; BCG vaccinations are as old as all of you here. There is none of you who does not have a mark on your arms of BCG vaccinations. I picked up the phone and called the Principal Secretary for Health, Dr. Oluga. He confirmed that there was a sh…

Yes, Hon. Speaker. I am also aware of this. I made the same inquiry. We will get it on Tuesday. I will make an effort to contact the Cabinet Secretary and get the report on Tuesday.

Go beyond telling us the vaccines have arrived and tell us about the manner and efficacy of distribution to all areas of need.

Understood.

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Thank you. Yes, Hon. Oundo, is it on the same?

Is it also possible, Hon. Speaker, if the chairman can get reassurance from the State Department that such shortage and lack of vaccine is not going to happen in this country in the foreseeable future to avoid putting our children under peril? Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Yes, Hon. Kaguchia, is it on the same?

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would like to request that as the Chairman gives us that statement he also addresses the statement on the issue of the shortage of blood banks and reagents. It has been causing issue of blood shortage in the country. It has taken a bit of time to give us that feedback.

Did you request for…

Yes, I did and you directed that it be provided for in the House but the chairman has not done so as per your direction. There is also another issue on the same. It is the issue of ICU payment boosting from Ksh4,000 to Ksh28,000 on SHA which was raised here by the Cabinet Secretary when he was here. He was also directed to give us feedback on the same. Those two issues remain unanswered.

So that we do not convolute this, Chairman, I am sure you gave undertakings to deliver statements on those two issues on blood bank and the ICU payments. Go and dust out those statements. You can give them on Wednesday, but Tuesday is about BCG. Thank you. The next is Hon. Titus Khamala, Lurambi.

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 Transport and Infrastructure regarding the expansion of the Kakamega–Mumias Road and the adjoining feeder roads.

The Kakamega–Mumias Road is a vital transport network in Western Kenya, connecting Kakamega County to Vihiga County, Nandi County, Kisumu County, Bungoma County and Busia County, through which the road ultimately links to the Busia border. The Road also contributes to local economies, facilitating regional trade, connecting key commercial towns in the region, and facilitating transportation of far…

Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, Hon. GK, when can you bring a response?

In two weeks, Hon. Speaker, we will provide a response.

Thank you. Hon. Joseph Gitari, Member for Kirinyaga Central, go ahead.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to 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 rehabilitation of roads in Kagumo town in Kirinyaga Central. The roads in the town, especially in Gitwe and Trojan areas, experience high volumes of traffic due to transportation o…

It is against this background that I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure on measures being put in place to rehabilitate the poor roads and install speed bumps and zebra crossings on the roads around Gitwe and Trojan areas in Kagumo town. I thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. GK, when can you bring a response?

Hon. Speaker, in about two to three weeks, we should be able to respond.

I will give you two weeks.

Thank you.

Hon. Members, allow me to acknowledge, in the Speaker’s Gallery, Njiiri School from Kigumo, Murang’a County. In the Public Gallery, we have Nyabondo Boys’ Junior Secondary School from Nyakach, Kisumu County and Narok High School from Narok North, Narok County. On my behalf and that of the House, I welcome the students, their teachers and those accompanying them to the House of Parliament.

[(Applause)]

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to welcome Njiiri School. That school was named after the Senior Chief Njiiri wa Karanja. That is why the school was renamed to Njiiri; that was his actual name. I welcome them and all other students attending this session. I would like them to be inspired to be Members of Parliament and great people in this country. I also wish them well as they tr…

Thank you, Hon. Munyoro.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. We have a response to the request that was made by Hon. Mbui, who actually attended the meeting where the Cabinet Secretary was summoned. The question was on the status of disbursement of capitation funds to schools. The question had four components, which we wish to report to as follows. This is a report on the status of disbursement of capitation funds to public schools…

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. A request for the funding of the Olenguruone Stadium was made in the year 2011. The procurement process was completed. On 12th November 2012, a contract was executed between the then office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government, and Twin Construction Company at the quoted tender sum of Ksh290,643,668.93 for a period of 24 months, with the intended …

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

[[The Deputy Speaker (Hon. Gladys Boss) took the Chair]]

Hon. Joseph Tonui, are you satisfied with the response?

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am satisfied with the response. I have information from reliable sources that the construction of the Olenguruone Stadium will start very soon. Thank you so much.

Next is a response for a Statement requested by Hon. Abdul Haro, Member for Mandera South. Chairperson of the Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity, Hon. Adan, are you ready with your Statement?

Yes.

Okay, you can proceed.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I have a response which is very voluminous. However, I have shortened it, without interfering with its content, to save time. The Clerk of the National Assembly vide letter NADABC-2503 of 19th May 2025 wrote to the Public Service Commission conveying a request from Hon. Abdul Haro, Member for Mandera South Constituency, through the Chair of the Committee on Nationa…

Hon. Chairperson, how much longer is your report? If you have an executive summary, you may go through it so that Members can be given copies.

On the matter of new appointments and promotions made in Ministries and Departments for the Financial Year 2022/2023, a total of 12,992 officers were appointed, comprising 5,484 females and 7,508 males. The list is as indicated below in terms of ranks and ethnicity. Finally, with regard to promotions in Ministries and Departments for the same period, a total of 22,754 officers were promoted acros…

Hon. Chairperson, allow me to recognise the schools that are seated in the Public Gallery, as they may leave before we conclude. I wish to recognise the presence of the following schools: Chogoria Boys High School, Maara Constituency, Tharaka Nithi County and Narok High School, Narok North Constituency, Narok County. On behalf of the substantive Speaker and the Members of Parliament, we welcome yo…

The full list is as shown and copies will be shared on ethnicity. On the status of the Draft Public Service Commission Affirmative Action Regulations, 2024, the Commission concluded the Draft Public Service Commission Affirmative Action Regulations, 2024 and sought views from the general public and specific targeted stakeholders. A one-month period was given for receipt of these views, which lapse…

Next is the response to the Question by Hon. Mark Mwenje, Member for Embakasi, by the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure. Who is representing the Chairman?

On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

What is your point of order, Hon. Raso?

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The person who sought this statement is seated there comfortably. I am not sure whether he is satisfied with the response. But for those who were listening, we are genuinely worried that we live in Kenya. Maybe you could give Hon. Adbul Haro some time.

Yes, Hon. Bowen.

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I listened to the response by the Chairperson of the Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity as he gave statistics on how communities have been employed in the civil service, how some tribes received their fair share and others did not. Even as he comes up with that report, as a Committee, there are so many things to check before you come up with it. If we ask for…

In this debate, the most important thing is that the report will be circulated, and Members can always raise the issue. Again, once they have read… They need to have read the report. No. He needs to look at the report and read the percentages. I know he is talking about pro rata population, but that has to be something that can only be determined if we interrogate the report in depth. We have agr…

[(Hon. Silvanus Osoro spoke off the record.)]

[(Hon. Silvanus Osoro spoke off the record.)]

The Member has been stopped from contributing because he was sitting next to the Chairman. He forfeited his opportunity and was taken up by Hon. Raso and others. Let us proceed. Hon. GK.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Although I am on my feet to read the response to the statement requested by Hon. Mwenje, I want to agree with Hon. Kangogo that we should base employment at all times on merit and not tribalism. If we continue this way, we will be perpetuating tribalism. Let us base employment on merit.

Hon. GK, we are not debating the statement. We said that it will be for a later time. The report will be given to Members.

Now I can respond to the statement. Hon. Mark Mwenje requested a statement from the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding the status of a 2024/25 work plan for the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) and the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) . Hon. Mwenje sought to, among other things:

Order, Hon. Murugara and Hon. Bowen. You can do the shouting match outside the Chambers. Proceed.

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I request Hon. Mwenje to allow that I give a more current response next week, Wednesday or Thursday, because what I have here has been overtaken by the events of last week. Thank you.

Thank you. Is Hon. Suzanne Kiamba, Member for Makueni County, here? He has already said that the report that he has is overtaken by events. You will only be speculating. You are having another chance next week when he comes. Yes. Member for Makueni, are you present?

[(Hon. Mark Mwenje spoke off the record)]

[(Hon. Suzanne Kiamba spoke off the record)]

Okay, so we can proceed. Can the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure respond to that? We only respond if you are present.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The Member for Makueni County, Hon. Suzanne Kiamba, requested a statement from the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding the status of the Emali- Ukia Road. Hon. Kiamba sought to, among other things, establish:

Member of Makueni, are you happy?

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I think I am satisfied with the input on the first bit. However, I am wondering whether the Chairman is unaware of the advertisement in today's paper that the road is going to be

tarmacked and that we are in the procurement process. Is this a hoax? Are you aware how far this process has reached? Is the money you have talked about available?

Yes, Hon. GK, you can just...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you for that information. Unfortunately, I do not read newspapers but, I am happy that you have informed us. Thank you.

Let us move to the next one, which is a Question.

On a point of order.

What is your point of order, Hon. Makau?

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. That is very worrying from the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure. It is true that the same road has been advertised for upgrade to bitumen yet when you listen to his answer, he says there are no funds. Why am I worried? We allocated money to roads in the Supplementary Estimates I. I am wondering whether the Chairman is not aware,…

The assumption is that the Chair gets information from the ministry then conveys it to Parliament. There seems to be conflicting facts. Maybe we should allow the Chairman to get back to the ministry and give another update next week. That way, we can make progress. Thereafter, he can explain the advertisement and what exactly is being done. Hon. GK, it will therefore be your duty to get that infor…

Thank you for your guidance.

Member of Msambweni. Hon. Feisal Bader, are you here? Okay. Chair of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, you can proceed to respond to that issue. Hon. Kareke, you are distracting the Chairperson. He has to give a response to the House, to a Request of Statement by the Member of Msambweni, regarding the frequency of road accidents along Likoni-Lungalunga Highway.

[(Hon. Feisal Bader spoke off the record)]

[(Hon. Kareke Mbiuki consulted with Hon. George Kariuki)]

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The Member for Msambweni, Hon. Feisal Bader, requested a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure on Wednesday 9th April 2025. Regarding the high frequency of road accidents along the Likoni-Lungalunga Highway. Among other things, the Member sought to establish:

Hon. Feisal, are you satisfied?

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The response is satisfactory although I request the Chair at least to give timelines on the short-term interventions by KeNHA.

I think the Chairperson has noted that. He shall endeavour to give you short-term interventions. Hon. Members, we will now return to Order No. 10r by the Chair of the Public Debt and Privatisation Committee.

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion:

THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Public Debt and Privatization

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Culture Bill (National Assembly Bill No.12 of 2024) and approved the same with amendments.

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said Report. I request Hon. Murugara to second the Motion for agreement with the Report of the Committee of the whole House.

Hon. Murugara.

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to second.

[(Question proposed)]

We shall put the Question at a later time. Next Order.

[(Putting of the Question deferred)]

Who is the Mover of the Bill? Is the Chairperson of the National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity Committee in the House? He seems not. We will then re-order the Business, but I think it is time for adjournment for the House. Thank you for the correction. We will re-order the Business. Let us go to Order 11 Second Reading

[(Several Members spoke off the record)]

Where is the Mover? The Committee Chair is not around. Next Order. Second Reading

(Senate Bill No. 39 of 2023)

Where is the Chair of the Committee? The Chair is not in the Chambers to move Second Reading. Next Order by the Chairman of the Public Investments Committee on Social Services, Administration and Agriculture.

The Chairperson of the Public Investments Committee on Social Services, Administration and Agriculture.

Is the Chairperson of the Public Investments Committee on Social Services, Administration and Agriculture in the House to move this Motion? This Motion is also deferred. Hon. Members, that is the last matter on the Order Paper today.