National Assembly · Morning Sitting

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that the Pensions (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 44 of 2022) , be now read a Third Time. Hon. Temporary Speaker this Bill will ensure that people who retire in this country get their pension in a period of not more than 90 days. That will solve the problems that we have been having with our pensioners. I request Hon. Manduku to Secon…

Hon. Manduku.

I Second the Motion. Thank you.

[(Question proposed)]

Is it the mood of the House that we put the Question? I have confirmed that we have a Quorum present in the House for the purpose of making a decision.

[(Question put and agreed to)]

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

THAT, this House do agree with the Report of the Committee of the Whole House on its consideration of the Cotton Industry Development Bill (Senate Bill No.5 of 2023), up to Clause 48 and seeks leave to sit again.

Next Order.

(The Temporary Chairlady consulted the Clerks-at-the Table) Hon. Members, we are trying to reach out to Hon. Mary Emaase, who is on the Committee on Appointments. In a few minutes, I will be able to guide the House on how to proceed. Deputy Whip of the Majority Party.

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, as Members settle and prepare themselves to participate and debate, I know that we have many things happening this morning. The Committee on Appointments is very busy. They are meeting this morning, and I am sure they will join us a little later. But currently, they are busy, and that carries a number of Members. We have very important matters to discuss or debate on our …

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, Hon. Mary Emaase, is a Member of the Committee on Appointments. We also do not seem to have any Members of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock here. I suggest that we postpone the Committee of the whole House and we report progress. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) : Hon. Charles Nguna.

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, based on what has been explained and the Standing Orders, I suggest that we defer this business and move to the next Order based on the mood of the House. Thank you. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) : Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu.

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I support what the Deputy Whip of the Majority Party has said. Kenyans are aware that vetting the Cabinet Secretaries ended last week. The Committee is in the process of finalising the report so that it is tabled in the House this afternoon. Hon. Emaase, who is the co-sponsor of this important Bill, is part of the Committee on Appointments. On that ba…

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. While I agree with the other Members, this is a very important Bill. It needs to unlock many regions in terms of cotton. We are supposed to start in Clause 49. We have Hon. Mutuse in the House, who has amendments to the same Bill. Since he has interest, I believe he can proceed with the Bill so that we finalise. If the next Motion is read out, we will postpone …

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I support the Deputy Whip of the Majority Party, Hon. Naomi, Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu, and what my other colleagues have said. The owner of the Bill is not around. Hon. Emaase understands her Bill very well. She is in a good position to prosecute it. Now that she is in the Committee on Appointments, I seek that we defer this Bill and proceed to another business, u…

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. First and foremost, I wish to apologise to the House because I arrived a little late when my matter had already been called out. I agree with the wisdom of the House that in the absence of the sponsor of the Bill, and it is warranted absence because she is in another business of the House, it is not in Order that it proceeds. This is also a Bill that the Chairm…

[(Question proposed)]

[(Question put and agreed to)]

[(The House resumed)]

I beg to report that pursuant to Standing Order 96, the Committee of the whole House adjourned its consideration of the Cotton Industry Development Bill (Senate Bill No.5 of 2023) and seeks leave to sit again. Thank you.

[(Question proposed)]

Hon. Members, I can observe the House from where I am sitting. Again, let me sit back and check whether we have a quorum. I see Hon. Mutunga is now here. Hon. Mutunga, this is a House of rules and precedents. You can be sure we do not have a reverse gear. For good reasons, I call the next Order.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Committee on Appointments in its Second Report on the vetting of nominees for appointment to the Offices of Cabinet Secretaries laid on the Table of the House today, Wednesday, 7th August 2024; and pursuant to the provisions of Article 152 (2) of the Constitution and Sections …

Order! Who is that Hon. Member? Please, do the right thing. That is the great Member of Parliament for Nyaribari Chache. Proceed.

[(Hon. Zaheer Jhanda went to the Bar and bowed to the Chair)]

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Zaheer is not in this list.

Thank you very much. Hon. Members, we are going back to Order No.12.

Order No.13 will be stood down to a future date which will be scheduled by the House Business Committee. Next Order.

Hon. Peter Nabulindo to move.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, aware that commercial sugarcane production in Kenya was introduced in the early years of Independence with an aim of eliminating dependence on sugar importation and contributing to economic transformation in the sugar belt and the country at large through agriculture; acknowledging that at its pinnacle, the sugar industr…

development policies to provide that every investor-miller sets aside definite funds for development of sugarcane farming, incentivising farmers to embrace sugarcane growing and to enhance cane production in each of the respective zones. The essence of this Motion is to empower the farmer. In recent years, there have been very many efforts by the Government, the community and various stakeholders …

Order, Hon. Nabulindo. You will have 25 minutes when this matter is next placed on the Order Paper. The time has come for us to rise. Let us be upstanding.