National Assembly · Afternoon Sitting

I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, pursuant to provisions of Standing Order 49 (2) (a) , this House resolves to rescind its decision of Thursday, 24th July 2025, with respect to the Second Reading of the Election Offences (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, (Senate Bill No.28 of 2024) .

As you aptly put it, this regards the Motion on election offences. A Question was put and its decision was supposed to be made. As you said, someone misled the House to make a decision that Members did not actually intend. Since Standing Order 49(2)(a) allows us to actually rescind a decision, we come before you and before this House to request Members to agree to this procedural Motion that we re…

Thank you for giving me this opportunity. I second the Motion and indicate that we have multiple roles. When we are overwhelmed, sometimes it becomes very difficult to stay focused. The Motion gives Members an opportunity to relook at the issues we did. These issues relate to the NADCO Report that the country has been challenging us on, especially those who are working around issues in the broad-…

Thank you.

[(Hon. Patrick Makau stood in his place)]

Hon. Patrick Makau, Commissioner, take your seat. Hon. Caroli Omondi, what is it?

Hon. Speaker, I am hearing much talk about the NADCO Report and that we are supposed to adopt it. The reality is that the Report has many constitutional illegalities that we need to debate. We cannot just be shepherded to adopt it.

Order, Hon. Caroli Omondi. In fact, that is the more reason you should support this Motion so that the Bill comes back and then you debate it.

It had been rejected.

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Yes, Hon. Millie.

I very reluctantly wish to educate my classmate from primary school to university. He is my neighbour in Suba South. He is talking broadly about a Report. The Report was looking at various amendments. We are not talking about the Report in overall. We are talking about specific issues regarding the Report. You will be given an opportunity to look at each issue in the NADCO Report as it arises so …

You have made your point.

Hon. Speaker, I want to inform Hon. Caroli to be vigilant. It is good that the Standing Orders gives us an opportunity to relook. Be keen, vigilant and as smart as I am.

I have not proposed the question. Let me do so. Hon. Millie, I can confirm that you also danced before me at a funeral.

[(Laughter)]

Hon. Speaker, allow me to make a small contribution on this matter. I thank the Whip of the Minority Party for informing her neighbour and classmate, Hon. Caroli Omondi. First, we are not voting on the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) Report. We voted on it last year and it was adopted by both Houses. Consequent to that adoption, certain legislative proposals were made in this House and in the …

That having been a contribution, I invite the Mover to reply.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In replying, I urge Members to pass this because it is a Procedural Motion that is meant to address a very important and fundamental matter that is before this House. I urge Members to vote for it so that we can proceed to Order No. 9. I thank you, Hon. Speaker.

[(Several Members stood up in their places)]

[(Hon. Julius Mawathe stood up in his place)]

Order. Members on their feet, take your seats. I will now put the question. Order, Hon. Mawathe. Freeze! Next Order.

[(Question put and agreed to)]

Members on their feet, take the nearest seats. Hon. Gisairo, where is your nearest seat? Hon. Members, consequent to your decision at Order No. 8, we now revisit the Election Offences Bill at Order No.9. Next Order.

[(Hon. Clive Gisairo spoke off the record)]

[(Question put and agreed to)]

[(The Bill was read a Second Time and committed to Committee of the Whole House)]

Order, Hon. Members. Order. Major, take your seat. Freeze where you are. Hon. Members, I now put the question at Order No.10… Sorry, Members. These Clerks-at-the-Table are misleading the Speaker. They told me to put the question, but I am told it is for debate. I, therefore, rescind that and revert to Order No.6. I invite the Member for Kisumu East to give his Notice of Motion.

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

Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware that among the rights enshrined in the United Nations Charter on Human Rights is the right to life and self-determination by the people; cognisant of the fact that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory in Gaza and the West Bank has been characterised by disproportionate and indiscriminate use of force; concerned tha…

by the Israeli Army; noting that, those grave breaches amount to war crimes, flagrant violations of international humanitarian law and crimes against humanity; concerned that, the recent escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran, including cross-border strikes and retaliatory attacks, threatens to engulf the wider Middle East region in conflict; recalling that, Kenya has previously suffere…

Thank you, Hon. Shakeel. We will now go to Order No.7. Hon. Members, before we go to statements, allow me to acknowledge the following schools. Because of the large volume of students visiting Parliament, I may call out some schools that have already left. In the Speaker’s Gallery, we have Keringet Primary School from Kuresoi South, Nakuru and in the Public Gallery, Father Toblino Academy from No…

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to welcome pupils from Lwak Primary and Comprehensive School as well as other schools that have been mentioned in this august House. I want the pupils to know that this House is the premier entity that shapes this country. I want them to know that life is defined by respect, hard work and the fear of God. As long as they inculcate all the three aspe…

that has produced many people who have shaped this nation. In the last year’s national exam, they emerged as the number one school in Siaya County, despite the tragedy that befell them.

[(Applause)]

The Member for Siaya, Hon. Christine Ombaka, I will give you one minute.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to greet the students from Lwak Girls…

You do not greet them. You acknowledge them.

I acknowledge their presence and I want to encourage them by telling them that the sky is the limit. Anybody can reach anywhere. Just as I am in Parliament today, in future, they can also be in Parliament. I know Lwak Girls has a good name as a school. It is one of the best national schools that we have. Their results are always very good. Apart from being in other professions in future, some of t…

Thank you.

On Statements, the first one will be the Member for Suna West, Hon. Peter Masara, with a Personal Statement regarding the demise of his son. Like we did, we give you our collective condolences.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (e) , I wish to make a Personal Statement regarding the untimely passing of my beloved son, Hillary Masese. No parent is ever truly prepared to bury their child. The death of a son unsettles a sacred order of life, leaving behind a gap that no words can truly fill. Hillary Masese was not only my dear son, but a friend to …

Hospital and the people whom I have the honour of serving, the great people of Suna West. Even as we continue to mourn Hillary’s passing, we also celebrate his life. I take solace in knowing that he now rests in eternal peace. I take this opportunity to sincerely thank each one of you who stood with me and my family, those who visited, called and contributed in one way or another towards the dign…

Thank you, Hon. Peter Masara. Next is Hon. Ibrahim Saney.

It is a long one, but I will try to rush through. Hon. Speaker, the Member for Kirinyaga County, Hon. Jane Njeri, had sought a statement regarding incidences of human trafficking in the country. In particular, she wanted to know the measures that have been put in place by the Government to strengthen the enforcement and operationalisation of the Counter-Trafficking in Persons Act, including plan…

Hon. Njeri Maina.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. My apologies. When you called me, I was on the other side of the aisle. Hon. Otiende mentioned that there was someone who needed to be disciplined by the Committee on Powers and Privileges, which is apparently my new committee since yesterday. I was soliciting for future suspects and attendees before that Committee.

[(Laughter)]

Hon. Tongoyo, that is a compliment to your Committee.

Yes, it is, Hon. Speaker, although in the questions, it was not included. But I think it is also not a bad thing to consider.

Can you now respond to Hon. Umulkher Harun?

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. With regard to the response to the Statement...

Is Umulkher in the House? Yes, go ahead.

The statement was sought by the nominated Member, Hon. Harun, regarding the disappearance of one, Mr Abdirizak Mohamed Yale. In particular, she wanted to know the status of investigations into the disappearance of the said person, measures that the Ministry is taking to ensure that the missing person is found and reunited with his family and, generally, the measures that are being taken to apprehe…

On 13th September, 2023, Mr Aden Ali reported the disappearance of his cousin, Mr Abdirizak Mohamed Yale, who indicated that he resided in South C Estate in Nairobi County, together with his two cousins. On 29th September the same year, he left for work in the morning, leaving behind his cousins who were still asleep. Upon returning home later that day, he found out that they were not present. He …

Hon. Harun.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also want to thank the Chair of the Committee and on behalf of the Committee, I appreciate that detailed report. But I am a bit concerned because I have sat down with the families of Mr Abdirizak Yale. I was actually with the father yesterday. Mr Ahmed was abducted alongside his brother in 2023 as the report has indicated and it is accurate. Mr Ahmed detailed his story b…

Hon. Speaker, I was with that family yesterday and the father is very distressed. We will really appreciate if the security personnel can give us quick feedback on this matter. Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Tongoyo.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As I stated in the last paragraph of the Statement, it is true that the investigation is still ongoing. I understand the pain and frustration of the Member and, of course, the family. I want to promise that the police are going to do anything possible to locate the missing person and continuously give update reports to the family and the concerned Member.

Thank you. Hon. Members, allow me to acknowledge, in the Hon. Speaker's Gallery, Siena Girls High School from Narok West, Narok County, Mariani Primary School from Igamba-ng’ombe Tharaka Nithi County and Nyekini Primary School from Kitui Central in Kitui County. On my behalf and on behalf of the House, I welcome the students, their teachers, and those who are accompanying them to the House of Parl…

I beg to move: THAT, the Schedule be amended with respect to Kitui County by deleting the word “Kisumu” appearing in column B and substituting thereof with the word “Kitui”. Hon. Temporary Chairlady, in the Schedule in Column B, which outlines the counties and constituencies that are supposed to benefit from the Equalisation Fund, the word ‘‘Kisumu’’ appears in the column for Kitui County. We are …

[(Question of the amendment proposed)]

I want to get clarification from the Mover. If Kisumu was initially there and has now been removed, what does that mean? Was it a repetition, implying that Kisumu is still there and Kitui is simply being added? Does this mean that the money for Kisumu is gone? Can we have an explanation on that? The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) : Hon. (Dr) Nyikal, it is a typographical error whe…

Thank you very much for that clarification. What we are correcting is basically a clean-up. However, for the benefit of Hon. Nyikal, I would like to inform him that Kisumu County is also a beneficiary of the Equalisation Fund. In Kisumu County, the sub-counties that will benefit are Muhuroni and Nyando, not Seme. So, Kisumu will still benefit, but in this particular amendment, we do not want the w…

[(Question, that the word to be left out be left out, put and agreed to)]

[(Question, that the word to be inserted in place thereof be inserted, put and agreed to)]

[(The Schedule as amended agreed to)]

[(Clause 2 agreed to)]

[(Clause 1 agreed to)]

The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai): Mover of the Bill, the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, proceed.

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the House its consideration of the Equalisation Fund Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.21 of 2025) and its approval thereof with amendments. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman.

[(Question proposed)]

[(Question put and agreed to)]

[(The House resumed)]

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that a Committee of the whole House has considered the Equalisation Fund Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.21 of 2025) and approved the same with amendments.

Mover of the Bill.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. I request Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal to second the Motion for agreement with the report of the Committee of the whole House.

Hon. Nyikal.

I second.

[(Question proposed)]

[(Question put and agreed to)]

Mover of the Bill, move Third Reading.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Equalisation Fund Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.21 of 2025) be now read a Third Time. I request Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal to second.

Hon. Nyikal.

I second.

[(Question proposed)]

[(Question put and agreed to)]

[(The Bill was accordingly read a Third Time and passed)]

Hon. Members, this Motion was on the Floor yesterday. We shall now resume debate. Let us start with the Leader of the Majority Party.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise to support the Motion on consideration of the Public Investments Committee on Commercial Affairs and Energy's report. I first commend the Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Pkosing, and the Members of the Committee for the diligence they have put in to ensure that they review the audited accounts of our State corporations in the energy sector and those that are engaged…

We talk about corruption every day in this country, but we hardly ever act on it. I must commend the Public Investments Committee because it remains an integral part of the fight against corruption. A few years back, when I served as the Vice-Chairman of the Public Investments Committee, we looked into the then Youth Enterprise Development Fund heist, where in one afternoon, people scuttled away K…

Committee largely deals with post-audit issues, but nothing stops them from dealing with current affairs in State corporations if it is in the interest of protecting the public. I want to ask Hon. Pkosing and his Committee to ensure that all the players in the energy sector and those engaged in commercial activities are doing the right thing. We had the edible oils scandal two years ago because s…

duty. We must go beyond the Auditor-General’s reports. We have our departmental committees, such as the one on Energy, which oversees many of these parastatals. They must ensure that we prevent theft before it happens. It is not enough to point out where money has been lost. It is better to catch the thieves before they take off with the money, and there are many thieves in this country, especiall…

Very well. I do not see any further interest in this Motion. Therefore, I call upon the Mover to reply.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to reply. I also thank God that you presided over this debate yesterday and are presiding over it again today. That gives you the content and flow. As I reply, let me begin with what the Leader of the Majority Party raised. I want to assure you, because a matter raised by the Leader of the Majority Party is not just any matter, that…

now learn. As I said yesterday, in accordance with Article 221, we are doing these things not for ourselves, but for the people of Kenya. Parliament has been treated as a talking House. That must change, it is going to be an action House. I want to assure the Hon. Leader of the Majority Party, again. Thirdly, related to this is the issue of mini-grids, implemented by some of these agencies. It ca…

Hon. Pkosing, we shall defer the putting of the Question to the next appointed time. Next Order.

[(Putting of the Question deferred)]

Leader of the Majority Party. Hon. Member, you are disrupting the Leader of the Majority. He is supposed to move the Meteorology Bill.

[(Hon. Owen Baya consulted Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah)]

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I had asked my deputy to help me move it. I allow him to move.

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker and Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, the leader. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Meteorology Bill (Senate Bill No.45 of 2023) be now read a Second Time. As Members recall, the Meteorology Bill was read a First Time on 3rd December 2024. It was thereafter committed to the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining for consideration…

international air navigation in line with Annex 3 to the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation; provision of timely meteorological information for search and rescue services and accident investigation; and collaboration with relevant Government agencies in the development, implementation and operation of national multi-hazard early warning systems. Secondly, the Bill provides for the…

Hon. Musyoka.

Is that the three terms? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, and Deputy Leader of the Majority Party, for ably moving this overdue Bill. I want to touch on a couple of things. First, the Bill creates two very important institutions. The Deputy Leader of the Majority Party has already mentioned one - the Kenya Meteorological Services Authority, a

corporate body with a board of directors. We also have the Meteorology Training and Research Directorate. This training institution will be responsible for training and research. It will be the World Meteorological Organisation Regional Centre providing both certificate and diploma professional courses in meteorology, operational hydrology, and related sciences. Importantly, we should understand …

We also observed that the traditional indigenous knowledge that I have mentioned in weather forecasting is not only significantly valuable, but also culturally significant. It should be integrated into modern meteorological systems to improve the accuracy and relevance of weather forecasts. The Kenya Meteorological Services Authority ought to collaborate with relevant Government agencies, includi…

I am not sure whether these schools are still here. Hon. Members, before I indulge you, join me in welcoming students seated in the galleries. In the Public Gallery, we have Kamaruso School from Eldama Ravine, Baringo County, and St. Joan’s Academy from Keiyo South, Elgeyo Marakwet County. On behalf of the House, I take this opportunity to welcome them to observe the proceedings. Let us have Hon.…

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support this Bill. It is very important to have an Authority that will be looking into the weather and the climate of this country. To correct a number of things, I begin by stating that meteorology is a science. It studies the relationships between the atmosphere and the geosphere, the atmosphere and the hydrosphere, and the atmosphere and the biosphere. I wa…

make it rain earlier instead. This technique is called cloud seeding. I wish to give credit to the Department of Meteorology because their weather predictions have become increasingly accurate. However, as a country, we still need to invest more in this area because, first, we are an agricultural country that needs to know what to tell our farmers. Right now, weather prediction on whether it is g…

Very well. It has been mentioned that the people of Turkana are able to predict weather through their intestines.

[(Laughter)]

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute to the Bill. I am a Member of the Departmental Committee on Environment, Forestry and Mining. I thank my Chairperson for expediting the production of this Bill because it is one of the Bills that we have been able to generate. The first one was an amendment Bill. Hon. Temporary Speaker, this is a Senate Bill, but when…

Mover to reply.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is a very important Bill that we must enact as a Parliament to legalise our meteorological services in this country. I want to quote my area chief, Dixon Kitona. He was watching this debate and has contributed to it saying, “Yes Mhesh, the Act that you have supported will help a lot in disaster preparedness and farming, and it will cut off fake weather forec…

It shall be so. The Question will be put at the next appointed time. Next Order.

Hon. Gideon Mulyungi, Chairman of the Decentralised Funds Accounts Committee.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Sixth Report of the Decentralised Funds Accounts Committee on its consideration of the Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements for the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) for Webuye East, Dagoretti North and Matuga

constituencies for financial years 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and 2021/2022, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 10th April

notice for insubordination and for taking Parliament for granted over such frivolous and petty issues. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Committee recommended to summon her in due course to shed more light on allegations and insubordination of Parliament. Upon examination of the Auditor-General's Report for the three constituencies, the Committee made the following observations and recommendations:

Member for Samburu East.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move the Motion as read by the…

The Motion has been moved.

I second the Motion as read by my able Chairman.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, our Committee looked at the various reports, specifically relating to these three constituencies. Just as the Chairman mentioned, there are cross-cutting issues in almost all the constituencies, especially the delay of the exchequer from the National Treasury. When funds are not released at the right time, citizens are affected negatively. There are a lot of delays in the i…

The Member for Karachuonyo.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me...

Hold on! I did not propose the Question. You will hold on so that I propose the Question first. We have had so many back-to- back Motions. Member for Karachuonyo, you can have your take.

[(Question proposed)]

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity. First, I must say that the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) is a Fund that normally does not have pending bills. It is very unique. Elsewhere, in the national Government and the counties, you always find pending bills which get to a point of interfering with our budgeting. I congratulate my colleagues. They are doi…

I am proud of this Fund, and I feel that my colleagues have done well in implementing the projects for which the Fund is meant. Additionally, you can for sure say that a much larger percentage goes into development and not recurrent expenditure. In most cases, you talk about 30 per cent recurrent expenditure in the national Government and county governments' spending, but in the NG-CDF, the recur…

Thank you very much. Member for Migori.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support the NG-CDF. I would have added the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) in Kenya to my contribution though the Report tabled is solely on the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG- CDF) . First, I want to congratulate the Chairman of the Decentralised Funds Accounts Committee and the entire Committee for a job w…

Mover to reply.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to thank the Members who have contributed to this Motion, particularly the Member for Karachuonyo, Member for Migori County and the Member for Kajiado. I assure them that their contributions will go a long way in enriching our future reports. Hon. Temporary Speaker, allow me before I reply, to say that there is a notion out there that Members are in cha…

Auditor-General, they always state that Members of Parliament have misappropriated the NG- CDF. That is not true and I would like to make it clear. Hon. Temporary Speaker, with those few remarks, I beg to reply. In accordance with Standing Order 53(3), I request that putting of the Question be deferred.

You are right on track. The Question will be put at the next appointed time. Next Order.

[(Putting of the Question deferred)]

Hon. Deputy Leader of the Majority Party.

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move: THAT, the Pyrethrum (Repeal) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.40 of 2024) be now read a Second Time. By way of introduction, I want to make a few introductory remarks. Pyrethrum was introduced in Kenya in 1928 and quickly grew up into a major cash crop. By 1935, production had reached commercial levels leading to export market developmen…

Are you having doubts on the capacity of the good Bishop.

No, the good Bishop is ready. I am just alerting him that when I am done in a few minutes, he will be up to second this Bill. As part of the wider agricultural sector reforms , three key laws were enacted and assented to on 14th January 2014, which include the Crops Act No.16 of 2013, the Agricultural and Food Authority (AFA) Act No.13 of 2013, and the Pyrethrum Act No.22 of 2013. I want to ex…

[(this is where the rubber meets the road)]

Hon. (Dr) Bishop Jackson Kosgei.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I second this Bill which proposes a repeal of the Pyrethrum Act, Chapter 340, as read and explained in depth by the Deputy Leader of the Majority. The intent and the reason is to remove ambiguity in the operation. It makes it easier when laws are clearer and are not in duplication with other laws. It makes it efficient and productive as an entity. It also makes s…

Very well. Hon. Mulyungi.

[(Question proposed)]

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this Bill by the Deputy Leader of the Minority Party of this House. I recall a crop that was called pyrethrum which I do not know where it went. It used to exist a long time ago, among other crops. After Independence, agriculture was a pivotal part of the economy and it grew the economy of this country, but over time, crops like coffee, tea, pyrethrum, co…

Very well. Member for Kiharu.

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support with a few points. One, is to highlight the primacy of agriculture in the Kenyan economy, where over 70 per cent of the rural population is engaged in issues surrounding agriculture, where our GDP has its highest weight, especially in relation to employment. When you talk about pyrethrum, we speak generally about other crops as well, …

bodies formed around pyrethrum, tea, coffee, and other crops, particularly immediately after Independence, were more of extractive institutions rather than institutions aimed at adding value to farmers and stakeholders. However, we have continued to move away from that, which is a very positive development that has been happening in this House. Legislation is now geared more towards aggregation an…

primary production. Manufacturing, including logistics, constitutes around 17 per cent. The rest, that is 65 per cent of our economy, is service. But what is service? What is the paradox around it? I would like to demystify it from technology. Agriculture, which constitutes around 18 per cent, employs 70 per cent of the rural population. Then only one thing can be deduced from there, that if you a…

Hon. Fatuma, do you want to contribute to this Bill?

No.

Okay, I call upon the Mover to reply.

Thank you so much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is also my pleasure to reply. I listened to my friend, Hon. Ndindi Nyoro, who now sounds like a professor in a university giving very good lectures. I think this is the next thing you need to go to; become a professor at a university.

He always sounds like that.

[(Laughter)]

I was there and I enjoyed my time. I can induct you on how to become a good professor. You have good ideas on the economy and agriculture. I appreciate you very much. In replying, it is now time that we repeal the pyrethrum law and ensure that we allow Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority Act and the Crops Act to take precedence and move the pyrethrum sub-sector in this country. I invite Hon…

The Question will be put in the next appointed time. Hon. Members, we have exhausted the business of the day. Be up standing.

[(Putting of the Question deferred)]