“Kenya Is NOT a Dumping Site!” John Mukunji Blasts Trump’s Alleged Ebola Proposal!

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]As I do my contribution, I also take this opportunity to actually say my condolences to the families that have lost their very young ones and in to be to Mishy Academy and Junior School. Honorable Speaker and also Honorable Speaker, I wish quick recovery to the kids that are in hospitals and in this very difficult day, Honorable Speaker I want to give my police to those families that are facing quite a difficult time.

[00:00:40]Uh it is incomprehensible, Honorable Speaker to imagine losing a loved a loved one and a young one who is in school.

[00:00:50]Honorable Speaker on the same breath I also want to call upon this house to expedite and see the finality of the National Disaster Risk Management Bill that is currently in mediation a bill that is looking at ensuring that we have equipments and VAT free of charge, Honorable Speaker, without taxation and putting Honorable Speaker >> Honorable Tongaren >> Yes, I can hear you, Honorable Speaker.

[00:01:32]>> Proceed, leader.

[00:01:33]>> Thank you, Honorable Speaker. Just to inform the member for Manyatta that the National Disaster Management Bill which is a bill I sponsored way back in 2023 has gone through mediation, is completed, and it will be assented tomorrow morning.

[00:01:48]>> Thank you. Honorable Speaker, it's good to be informed, but I also say that we need to expedite that because uh a national disaster, Honorable speaker, is something that you can't expect. But, the preparedness in it, honorable speaker, is what really this house must look into.

[00:02:06]We need also to actually ensure, just like uh the country we are talking about, Canada, which has uh if you read clearly, honorable speaker, you'll see from 2023 moving forward, they have increased their budgets in terms of disaster risk management. Honorable speaker, to ensure we mitigate whenever such an issue comes in.

[00:02:31]But, honorable speaker, also as we discuss uh Mr. Humphrey, who is a person I knew when he was in KRA.

[00:02:42]And as we congratulate him, honorable speaker, it's good to discuss our very interesting foreign policy, honorable speaker.

[00:02:52]And I agree with the previous uh contributors on the need for Mr. Humphrey to look at how to enhance our trade between Canada and Kenya, honorable speaker.

[00:03:07]And also, honorable speaker, see how we can have even our very produce that uh we have been we have had value uh getting to Canada, honorable speaker, so that our trade can even be better, honorable speaker. And also, ensure that we sign even a free trade agreement uh with this country that I've seen even the population of Canadians in Kenya has been increa- increasing immensely uh in the late uh years, honorable speaker.

[00:03:43]But, honorable speaker, we also need to discuss in a major way, honorable speaker, today uh I woke up to news of some agreement of um uh quarantining Ebola victims Honorable Speaker to from other countries such as the US to Kenya, Honorable Speaker.

[00:04:07]And I was wondering such significant agreement and knowing very well, Honorable Speaker, we are discussing our very weak disaster management and risk management including things as easy as screening of diseases at the airport, Honorable Speaker.

[00:04:25]Uh we are having challenges with them as a country.

[00:04:29]But, Honorable Speaker, when you hear uh voluntarily can Kenya coming in to say we can quarantine uh Ebola victims. And knowing this disease, Honorable Speaker is a disease that can spread like wildfire, Honorable Speaker.

[00:04:44]If you quarantine a patient even at KNH and you have a cleaner who comes from Kibera, Honorable Speaker then this country will lose a big population.

[00:04:58]If you read, you'll know you'll notice, Honorable Speaker, that almost 80% to 90% of Ebola patients uh lose their lives.

[00:05:07]And that is something that this country must completely and this house must refuse in the strongest term possible, Honorable Speaker.

[00:05:16]And this Honorable Speaker also brings a question of how prepared we are.

[00:05:22]Honorable Speaker, uh I know sometimes we we work to ensure that we have good relations with the our Western world uh brothers but we cannot be doing the most.

[00:05:36]We have just had a crisis with uh our police officers going all the way to Haiti.

[00:05:41]We had to foot the bill, uh Honorable Speaker, in a very unfair way.

[00:05:46]And as we enhance our engagement with Canada, one of the things that I like about Canada is the fact that yes, they are superpower, but honorable speaker, you will not find them pushing such and bullying honorable speaker such issues to a country a developing country like ours uh honorable speaker.

[00:06:13]And it's good honorable speaker to say that I wonder uh what would inform even the Ministry of Health or even the president on and on trying to risk uh honorable speaker Kenyans in such a big and a significant way honorable speaker.

[00:06:35]I have read the CV of Mr. Humphrey honorable speaker.

[00:06:40]I believe he's a man that not only he has done good things for KRA, but he should leave with his uh with his book well filled on things that he's supposed to achieve uh as he move to Canada honorable speaker to enhance our relationships. Honorable speaker, I support.

[00:07:04]Move over.

[00:07:10]>> Thank you, honorable speaker. Thank you for the comments from honorable members. Allow me to profusely apologize to my very dependable member honorable Millie for referring to her as a deputy minority, but rather as a uh substantive minority whip. She's a very useful member of my committee.

[00:07:32]And I appreciate her contribution today and always.

[00:07:35]Um honorable speaker, I want to thank the members. Thank also my the members of my committee. We did this exercise during the recess uh the rest of the members were having the recess, we were seated having this process. I want to thank them thank the staff of my committee. Thank the honorable members for useful contribution.

[00:07:55]And I hope that honorable Watanga's name might be approved and be considered by this house. Honorable speaker, I beg to reply.

[00:08:09]>> Very well, honorable members.

[00:08:12]And I'll proceed to put the question that taking into account that taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Defense, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations in its report on the approval hearing of a nominee for appointment as High Commissioner to Ottawa, Canada laid on the table of the house on Tuesday, 26th May 2026 and pursuant to the provisions of Article 132 to e of the Constitution Section 22 of the Foreign Service Act Cap 185e and Sections 3 and 8 of the Public Appointments Parliamentary Approval Act Cap 7f, this house approves the appointment of Mr. Humphrey Mulongo Watanga EBS as the High Commissioner to Ottawa, Canada. Will as many of that opinion say I.

[00:09:07]Will as many of the contrary opinion say nay. The eyes have it.

[00:09:13]Next order.

[00:09:15]>> Order number 13, the Public Finance Management Amendment Bill, National Assembly Bill number 17 of 2025, second reading.

[00:09:25]>> Leader.

[00:09:28]>> Thank you, honorable speaker.

[00:09:30]Honorable speaker, I beg to move that the Public Finance Management Amendment Bill