National Assembly · Afternoon Sitting

Hon. Speaker, I rise to present a public

THAT, despite the constitutional requirement under Article 10(2) of the Constitution, which lists public participation as a national value and principle of governance binding all state organs, state officers and public officers when making or implementing policy, the licensed ministers of faith were never consulted on the new policy directive; THAT, the implementation of the policy has placed an u…

Thank you. Hon. Karemba, you will bring the findings of your Committee within 60 days. Furnish it to the petitioner and bring it to the House. Next Order.

Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following papers on the Table: Reports of the Auditor-General and Financial Statements for the year ended 30th June 2025 and the certificates therein in respect of:

Hon. Members, before the next order, allow me to acknowledge in the Speaker’s Gallery, Gathuthuma Junior School, from Kirinyaga Central Constituency, Kirinyaga County; Kamuiru Junior School, from Kirinyaga Central Constituency, Kirinyaga County; and Nandi Students Association from Chesumei Constituency, Nandi County. In the Public Gallery, we have Sunrise School from Embakasi Central Constituency,…

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to add my voice in welcoming all the students who are in this House to Parliament. I also want to welcome my own school, Kyulungwa Comprehensive School, from Mwingi Central Constituency. I want to encourage the students here to aspire to one day sit in this House and serve in senior positions in this country in the future. I wish you journey mercies as you go back …

Hon. Gitari. One minute.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this chance. I want to join you in welcoming these students. I welcome students specifically from Kamuiru Primary School, where I studied, and Gathuthuma Junior School, which is a few metres away from Kamuiru Junior School. I want to tell them, as I always tell students, that they must consider themselves very lucky. The first time I came to Parliament was wh…

Hon. Members, we have a Supplementary Order Paper on your gadgets and in the Table Office. I will direct the reorganisation of business as follows: Order No. 7, Questions and Statements, will come after the disposal of Orders No. 8, 9, 10 and 13. Note accordingly. Call out the next Order.

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 33 (1) , I seek leave for the adjournment of the House for purposes of discussing a definite matter of urgent national importance regarding the alarming rise in cases of femicide and gender-based violence in the country. In recent months, there has been a disturbing surge in brutal killings and abuse of women and children. This worrying trend has been evid…

relation to her choice of marriage partner. Similarly, in July 2025, a 16-year-old secondary school student in Kakamega County was defiled by her teacher, highlighting the vulnerability of children within learning institutions. Alarmingly, cases of children being killed by close relatives have also been reported in the recent past. For instance, an 11-year-old child from Bomet County was killed by…

Do you have supporters?

Yes.

[(Several Members stood in their places)]

Thank you. You may take your seats. The support is overwhelming. Hon. Naisula, I will allocate you time to move your Motion either at 6.00 p.m. or after Order No. 14, whichever comes earlier. If Order No. 14 is disposed of at 5.00 p.m., be on standby to move your Motion. But at 6.00 p.m., the House will curtail business to give you an opportunity. The Motion will be debated for one hour. Next Ord…

Hon. Shurie and your colleague, you are disorderly. Next Order.

Who is moving the Motion of Adjournment? Hon. Naisula, proceed. Hon. Mawathe, approach Hon. Temporary Speaker in the meantime. Give Hon. Naisula Lesuuda the microphone.