National Assembly · Afternoon Sitting

Hon. Deputy 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 Finance and National Planning regarding the acquisition of Spire Bank Limited, Kenya. It is a locally owned bank whose majority shareholding is Mwalimu National Sacco. It was initially operated as Equatorial Commercial Bank, prior to…

Member for Awendo.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. This is a request for a Statement regarding insecurity in Awendo Constituency. Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I would like to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs regarding the unexplained wanton killings of the constituents of Awendo. I have …

On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

What is your point of order, Leader of the Majority Party?

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to support the request for Statement by the Member for Awendo. Insecurity issues are indeed on the rise. They are not only in Awendo constituency but also across the nation. We have seen very unfortunate incidents, including the stabbing of a 24 year old right here in Ridgeways, Nairobi. I express my sympathies to the family and many other Kenyan families who have lost…

Hon. Members, as regards to the Statement by Hon. Member for Mukurweini on the Acquisition of Spire Bank, do we have a response from the Chairperson? The next Statement is by the Hon. Member for Awendo. It is on killings in Awendo Constituency. The Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs can respond to it. Do you need more time?

I have keenly heard what the Hon. Member has said. We will look into that now that we are soon going to have the Inspector- General of Police. I hope this House will approve him. Maybe we can respond to it in two weeks. More importantly as the Leader of the Majority Party has said that we look at the possibility of amending our Standing Orders so that we allow CSs to be in this House to address su…

Hon. Chairperson, you also had a Notice of Motion.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House: The Report on the Joint Committee of the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs and the Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Affairs of the vetting of Engineer Japheth Koome Nchebere for approval as the Inspector-General of the Nationa…

You may proceed with your Notice of Motion.

Thank you once again, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I beg to give notice of the following Motion: That, this House adopts the Report of the Joint Committee of the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs and the Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations on the Vetting of the Eng. Japheth Koome Nchebere for the approval as Inspector…

THAT, aware that there are many talents amongst the youth of this country; noting that these talents have been severally displayed through various inventions and also innovations by the artisans in platforms such as the Annual Youth Innovation Week and profiled on social media; concerned, that most of these innovations and artworks do not go beyond making sensational stories in their localities, l…

Hon. Members, debate on this Motion was concluded. What remains is putting the question. I now proceed to do so.

[(Question put and agreed to)]

This matter had also been concluded. What remained was for the Mover to reply.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I beg to reply that this House adopts Sessional Paper No.3 of 2021 on the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights that was laid on the Table of the House on 21st September 2021. Let me just thank all Members who contributed to this Motion. The huge interest Members had in this Motion was evidence many of us here appreciate the role of respecting human rig…

This matter has been concluded. I now proceed to put the question.

[(Question put and agreed to)]

Hon. Deputy Speaker, allow me to move this Motion under Standing Order 148, in an amended form: THAT, further to the resolution of the House of Thursday, 27th October 2022 appointing Members into various committees and pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 173, this House further approves the appointment of the following Members to the respective Committees as specified hereunder – Since t…

Hon. Maalim Farah, MP to replace Hon. Yakub Adow Kuno, MP

If you are lucky to find yourself in a committee, either one you wished or never wished to be in, your active participation in that committee will determine whether you continue to sit there. Once every few weeks the Committee on Selection will be sitting to review minutes of committee sittings to ensure no Member appears to simply sign the register and walk out. We shall review minutes to determ…

Sorry, Hon. Deputy Speaker, I indicated I am moving this Motion under Standing Order 148 in an amended form. The amendment is on Page 163 on the Procedure and House Rules Committee where we are deleting the provision that Hon. Farah Maalim Farah be replaced by Hon. Yukub Adow, Member for Fafi. At the time the minority side was making this decision it had not come to their attention that Hon. Farah…

Seconder!

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to second this Motion on changes in committee membership. I want to agree with the Leader of the Majority Party this is meant to rationalise membership of different committees. This will be an ongoing process and every Member will as much as possible be given opportunity to serve and represent his or her people as expected. I want to make two comments on my…

ensure that whatever makes them attractive is also provided in all other committees. So, the business of Members fighting for two committees ends. We requested the House Business Committee that we be doing an audit of all Members and the number of committees they serve so that we can ensure that every Member gets a fair share of committee membership. In so doing the little dissenting voices will …

Hon. Member for Ruaraka, what is your intervention?

Hon. Deputy Speaker, probably the Question should be proposed first before I make my comments.

[(Question proposed)]

Put the Question!

Do I proceed to put the Question?

(Spoke off-record)

Let me allow you to make a brief comment.

Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you very much for allowing me to add my voice to the Motion despite Dr. Pukose who always wants Questions to be put because he has nothing to debate when he comes to the House.

[(Laughter)]

He is serving as a Member of Parliament for a third term and he has been put in the

Leader of the Majority Party, do you have an intervention?

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I appreciate the issue raised by Hon. TJ Kajwang’ in respect to the Member for Westlands. I confirm that the issue of Hon. Tim Wanyonyi was raised in the House Business Committee yesterday under the Chairmanship of the Speaker. The Whip of the Minority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party, who were in that Committee, confirmed on behalf of the Minority Party t…

I will now proceed to put the Question without any further interference.

[(Question put and agreed to)]

Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations, you have the Floor.

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of a Message from the National Executive requesting approval of deployment of Kenya Defence Forces to the East Africa Community Regional Force to the Democratic Republic of Congo, laid on the Table of the Hous…

Hon. Chairperson, move the Motion as per the Order Paper.

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the recommendations of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations in its