Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Speaker. I apologise. It was an emergency, so I picked it. I am sorry.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Speaker. I apologise. It was an emergency, so I picked it. I am sorry.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I start by saying that behind every successful man, there is a woman. 25th February 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 10 Hon. SpeakerAnd behind every failure?(Laughter) Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Behind every successful man, there is a woman. That is what...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I start by saying that behind every successful man, there is a woman. 25th February 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 10 Hon. SpeakerAnd behind every failure?(Laughter) Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Behind every successful man, there is a woman. That is what...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) On a point of order. Hon. Speaker Hon. Wanjala, what is your point of order? Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The issue raised by the Member is a very serious one, that of someone trying to disparage the Parliament in which...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Fifth Report of the Committee on Implementation on the Implementation Status of the Report on Petitions and Resolutions Passed by the House. Thank you.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Fifth Report of the Select Committee on Implementation on the Implementation status of Reports on Petitions and Resolutions passed by the House, laid on the Table of...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Fifth Report of the Select Committee on Implementation on the Implementation status of Reports on Petitions and Resolutions passed by the House, laid on the Table of...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) I did not suggest that it was wrong. I appreciate it, but I would like to emphasise that businesspeople have incapacitated this country, which is why we are lagging. They take a lot of money from the Government. If we procure more equipment and employ...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance. While I thank His Excellency the President for his speech, I did enjoy it as a musical instrument. (Laughter)

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am not against what is happening in Eldoret. At paragraph 16 on page 4 of the President’s Address, he said, “I have often spoken of the Asian tigers—South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia— countries that at independence were our peers...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, as I was saying, we can then allocate the President more money to distribute as he sees fit. But each constituency 26th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 33 Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM)should get at least Ksh1 billion for the roads. The...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am clear. It is not that we cannot grow crops without rain, but we can irrigate. I am saying that for you to get water for irrigation, you must get the water from rain.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, “others” come later in terms of priorities.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Equity is the most important issue. Budalangi and Nyando have suffered. The Government has watched our houses being washed away and people suffering, yet to date, no action has been taken. I can confirm to you that we are a bit relieved because President William...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Oh, sorry, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I was reading. I did not know there was a change of Chair. Hon. Temporary Speaker, what I meant is that we all deserve the best. We already have a large hospital serving us, and I am not denying that...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Yes. That is where I am.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to agree with him that Uasin Gishu, like any other county, deserves development. However, how does he envision someone from Western, Budalangi, travelling to Eldoret for a simple thing, when it would have been done in Busia or Kakamega? This...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) The past has a bearing on the future.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Thank you. The President is ambitious about the dams, and this is a good idea. However, how shall we implement this? We do not have sufficient funds, and resources are limited. We must deliberately decide whether to use the Kenyan Army or recruit more individuals...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to tell the Hon. Member that it is only the Senate that is mandated to deal with county functions. I am dealing with an issue in which the National Government has released funds to the county government to build that...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Responsible people in various offices should ensure that areas like Busia and Garissa, which did not previously benefit, now do. 26th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 32

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) No! I have had enough advice. I am not opposed to MRTH in Eldoret. However, the hospitals in the majority of our counties cannot do anything. They are dilapidated, yet we are using Ksh50 billion in a hospital that already exists and only needs expansion....

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I agree with her. However, it is not the Army that will be manufacturing cement, tarmac, metal, timber, boots or the clothes they wear; what I am talking about is the manpower to do the work. She has even mentioned the progress...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) The Bible says that those who have more, more will be added unto them. They are content because they have more, and more is being granted to them.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Hon. Member is misleading the House and Kenyans that you can grow food without rain. Further, he went on to say that they have water in a reservoir. That means the water came from rain. So, we need rain to have...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) I have not mentioned the name.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I agree with you, but the Hon. Member said that they have not had tarmac roads since independence. It has now been 60 years since independence. That means that for 60 years, that area has not had a tarmac road. Even the...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM)There were several interjections.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Of course. For Instance, in the United States, the Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins Clinic, and Cleveland Clinic. Those are the three top ranges there. The same thing is in the United Kingdom (UK) and many other countries. So, having a few exceptional top referral and...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) I did not suggest that it was wrong. I appreciate it, but I would like to emphasise that businesspeople have incapacitated this country, which is why we are lagging. They take a lot of money from the Government. If we procure more equipment and employ...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance. While I thank His Excellency the President for his speech, I did enjoy it as a musical instrument. (Laughter)

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am not against what is happening in Eldoret. At paragraph 16 on page 4 of the President’s Address, he said, “I have often spoken of the Asian tigers—South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia— countries that at independence were our peers...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, as I was saying, we can then allocate the President more money to distribute as he sees fit. But each constituency 26th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 33 Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM)should get at least Ksh1 billion for the roads. The...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am clear. It is not that we cannot grow crops without rain, but we can irrigate. I am saying that for you to get water for irrigation, you must get the water from rain.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, “others” come later in terms of priorities.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Equity is the most important issue. Budalangi and Nyando have suffered. The Government has watched our houses being washed away and people suffering, yet to date, no action has been taken. I can confirm to you that we are a bit relieved because President William...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Oh, sorry, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I was reading. I did not know there was a change of Chair. Hon. Temporary Speaker, what I meant is that we all deserve the best. We already have a large hospital serving us, and I am not denying that...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Yes. That is where I am.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to agree with him that Uasin Gishu, like any other county, deserves development. However, how does he envision someone from Western, Budalangi, travelling to Eldoret for a simple thing, when it would have been done in Busia or Kakamega? This...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) The past has a bearing on the future.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Thank you. The President is ambitious about the dams, and this is a good idea. However, how shall we implement this? We do not have sufficient funds, and resources are limited. We must deliberately decide whether to use the Kenyan Army or recruit more individuals...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to tell the Hon. Member that it is only the Senate that is mandated to deal with county functions. I am dealing with an issue in which the National Government has released funds to the county government to build that...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Responsible people in various offices should ensure that areas like Busia and Garissa, which did not previously benefit, now do. 26th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 32

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) No! I have had enough advice. I am not opposed to MRTH in Eldoret. However, the hospitals in the majority of our counties cannot do anything. They are dilapidated, yet we are using Ksh50 billion in a hospital that already exists and only needs expansion....

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I agree with her. However, it is not the Army that will be manufacturing cement, tarmac, metal, timber, boots or the clothes they wear; what I am talking about is the manpower to do the work. She has even mentioned the progress...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) The Bible says that those who have more, more will be added unto them. They are content because they have more, and more is being granted to them.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Hon. Member is misleading the House and Kenyans that you can grow food without rain. Further, he went on to say that they have water in a reservoir. That means the water came from rain. So, we need rain to have...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) I have not mentioned the name.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I agree with you, but the Hon. Member said that they have not had tarmac roads since independence. It has now been 60 years since independence. That means that for 60 years, that area has not had a tarmac road. Even the...

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM)There were several interjections.

Hon. Raphael Wanjala (Budalangi, ODM) Of course. For Instance, in the United States, the Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins Clinic, and Cleveland Clinic. Those are the three top ranges there. The same thing is in the United Kingdom (UK) and many other countries. So, having a few exceptional top referral and...