Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The interruption has given me the opportunity to consult the Clerks-at-the-Table, who were concerned that I may not have moved the Bill for Second Reading. I did.

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) I need more time because I was just getting to the meat of the matter, but I will be brief. Give me only five minutes, Hon. Deputy Speaker. We want signages so that it is clear whether a road belongs to the county...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move that The Kenya Roads (Amendment) (No.3) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.34 of 2025) be now read a Second Time. This Bill, though appearing in my name, is brought on behalf of the Legislative...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, for the avoidance of doubt, let me just reiterate that I beg to move that The Kenya Roads (Amendment) (No.3) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.34 of 2025) be now read a Second Time. Hon. Owen Baya intervened when I was...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Speaker, this handbag belongs to Hon. Ng’elechei, who was previously sitting here. Men do not touch ladies’ bags in my culture. Could Hon. Ng’elechei come for her bag? (Laughter)

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Speaker, this handbag belongs to Hon. Ng’elechei, who was previously sitting here. Men do not touch ladies’ bags in my culture. Could Hon. Ng’elechei come for her bag? (Laughter)

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Speaker, this handbag belongs to Hon. Ng’elechei, who was previously sitting here. Men do not touch ladies’ bags in my culture. Could Hon. Ng’elechei come for her bag? (Laughter)

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, the response to the matter raised by Hon. TJ Kajwang’ is in Standing Order 207 of the National Assembly Standing Orders. This Standing Order provision, Hon. Deputy Speaker and Members, establishes the Budget and Appropriations Committee, designates its mandate and...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) : What is out of order, Hon. Kaluma? Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, everything is out of order. The Leader of the Majority...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, my only point is to say that the matter being raised by Hon. Makali Mulu was raised by Hon. Kajwang’, and there was a substantive ruling on it. We are now contributing clause by clause based on the information we...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, harmonisation of the amendments was ordered by Hon. Speaker the previous time. We are making good progress and I think we have even agreed that straight from here if Hon. Speaker allows the stepping down of this Motion, we are...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, harmonisation of the amendments was ordered by Hon. Speaker the previous time. We are making good progress and I think we have even agreed that straight from here if Hon. Speaker allows the stepping down of this Motion, we are...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. The proposed amendment may sound good. However, my fear is that it is subject to Article 114 of the Constitution which says that, for such an amendment to be moved, it must have prior approval and the Report of...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am a very happy Member of Parliament today. I have gone through the Votes and also read through the Estimates, and it pleases me that for the first time in the history of this country,...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, the budget for the Judiciary is now stipulated at nearly Ksh27 billion. I want a confirmation from the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee that this includes the development budget for the courts across the country. Hon Temporary Chairman,...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I wanted to propose that a sum of Ksh500 million be deducted from this money. This is money that has been put in this Vote to cater for something called the Senate Oversight Fund. Under Article 240 of the Constitution,...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Sorry? The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : You are saying out of order. What is out of order? Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I have not said anything. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Okay. Go...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I am very happy that the Office of the Auditor-General has been adequately funded before, and even this time. Number one, what we would like to see is not just the implementation of the audit reports, but a situation where...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, Article 249 of the Constitution requires us to adequately fund those commissions. I am concerned that since you and I came to this Parliament… The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : On 28th March 2013. Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay...

Hon. Peter Kaluma (Homa Bay Town, ODM) I thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I serve in the Committee under which IPOA falls. Our police officers have refused the reforms that were brought by the new Constitution. They are still behaving like a force, not a service. Those police officers are...