An overview of National Assembly performance 1 INTRODUCTION Year Bills Petitions Motions Statements

The Constitution of 2010 establishes government at two levels, National and 2013 Report not Report not Report not Report not County. Article 6(1) divides the territory of Kenya into 47 Counties The national govern- available available available available ment comprises of the National Executive, the Parliament of Kenya and the Judiciary. The National Executive comprises of the President, Deputy President and the Cabinet. The 2014 69 74 73 Report not Cabinet consists of the President, the Deputy President, the Attorney-General and, not available fewer than fourteen and not more than twenty-two Cabinet Secretaries. The Parliament comprise of two houses: The National Assembly and the Senate. The National Assembly 2015 84 144 197 159 represents the constituencies while the Senate represents the counties in Parliament. 2016 141 258 212 149 County governments are composed of the county executive and county assemblies. The county executive is known as the County Executive Committee (CEC) and comprises of 2017 110 289 77 21 the Governor and County Executive Committee members appointed by the Governor, who may not exceed 10 in number. The County Assembly is the legislative arm of county An overview of activeness of various members of the National Assembly from 1 governments. City County.. Name Bills Petitions Motions Appearances Kenya’s devolved system of governance presents County Governments with the oppor- tunity to enhance service delivery at the local level, and the citizen in the devolved units Timothy Wanyonyi No information 3 0 346 with numerous opportunities to engage in governance processes 1. Article 1 of the Con- stitution states that all sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya 2. It further states Kenneth Okoth Odhiambo No information 0 1 962 that the people may exercise this sovereign power either directly or indirectly through their democratically elected representatives. John Ogutu Omondi No information 0 0 7 Irshadali Mohamed Sumra No information 1 1 99 This report therefore examines the level of activeness and performance of members of parliament representing various Constituencies in Nairobi County and Members of the Paul Arati Simba No information 1 1 273 Nairobi City County Assembly. Their participation and performance was pegged on the number of appearances, bills, motions, statements and petitions contributed since they Dennis Kariuki Waweru No information 0 0 144 were elected to date in the plenary and the various committees of the Assembly. John Ndirangu Kariuki No information 0 1 42 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY James Mwangi Gakuya No information 2 1 549

Article 95 of the Constitution establishes the National Assembly as the legislative arm of George Theuri No information 1 0 35 the National Government. It consists of two hundred and ninety members, each elect- Yusuf Abdi No information 1 0 319 ed by the registered voters of single member constituencies; forty-seven women, each elected by the registered voters of the counties, each county constituting a single mem- John Njoroge Chege No information 0 0 35 ber constituency; twelve members nominated by parliamentary political parties accord- ing to their proportion of members of the National Assembly in accordance with Article Joash Odhiambo Olum No information 0 0 3 90, to represent special interests including the youth, persons with disabilities and work- ers; and the speaker who is an ex officio member. Benson Mutura Kangara No information 0 0 106 Steven Kariuki No information 0 0 9

Isaac Waihenya Ndirangu No information 0 0 27 1 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=r- ja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiR5tC0s5fUAhVLI8AKHbg0Ak8QFgg3MAM&url=http%3A%2F%2Furaia. Tom Joseph Kajwang No information 0 1 9192* or.ke%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F06%2FSocial-accountability.pdf&usg=AFQjCNGbOz4Lx_ MUgCgoyH7Nz5E7F5h2HQ&sig2=sAUzCmx75VWfMlYGeRkJjg William Maina Kamanda No information 0 5 377 2 http://www.kenyalaw.org/lex/actview.xql?actid=Const2010#KE/CON/Const2010/chap_1/sec_1 1 http://info.mzalendo.com/position/member-national-assembly/?place_slug= * http://info.mzalendo.com/search/?q=tom+joseph+kajwang§ion=global&order=relevance 2 3 AN OVERVIEW OF COMMITTEES 1 mental Committees operations; NAME CONSTITUENCY COMMITTEE POSITION vii) Powers and Privileges Committee - han- COMMITTEES OF THE WHOLE HOUSE . dles issues regarding privileges. The Public Accounts and Public Investments commit- Timothy Wanyonyi Westlands Committee On Delegated Leg- Member islation as at 25/10/2016 These committees usually involve all MPs tees together with the Local Authorities and Administration and National and take three forms: Funds Accounts committee also fall under Security as at 25/10/2016 a) A committee of the whole house sits to the investigatory committees sub-set and discuss bills after their second reading un- are usually very powerful. Kenneth Okoth Kibra Committee on Education, Re- Member less it is assigned to an ad-hoc Select Com- Odhiambo search and Technology mittee of the Whole House on the Budget. AD-HOC SELECT COMMITTEES Budgets and Appropriations b) A committee of ways and means; and Committee c) A committee of supply Traditionally, the Ad-hoc committees are set up whenever committees of ways and means and com- necessary to investigate, study and make John Ogutu Omon- Embakasi East Labour and Social Welfare Member mittee of supply sit in sequence to discuss recommendations on matters needing di Public Investment Committee the Minister of Finance’s budget speech. special consideration from the House. Oth- er House Keeping and Select Committees Irshadali Mohamed Embakasi South Finance Planning and Trade Member STANDING OR SESSIONAL COMMITTEES include: Sumra Labour and Social Welfrare a) The Budget Committee Paul Arati Simba Dagoretti North Agriculture Livestock and Co- Member These are a group of 7 committees - each b) Committee on Delegated Legislation operatives consisting of between 5 and 20 members c) Committee on Equal Opportunity Committee On Delegated Leg- - nominated by the House Business Com- d) Committee on Implementation islation mittee on a motion moved by the Leader e) House Broadcasting Committee of House Business to carry out either rou- f) Library Committee Dennis Kariuki Dagoretti South Departmental Committee on Member tine or in-house business. The lifespan of g) Catering Committee Waweru Finance, Planning and Trade the committee membership is linked to the h) Constituencies Development Fund Session. i) Procedures and House Rules Committee John Ndirangu Embakasi Mayor of Nairobi City Commis- Committees grouped under this category Departmental committees –These are 12 Kariuki Central sion are as follows: committees tasked to review matters re- James Mwangi Embakasi North No information i) The House Business Committee - pre- lating to the various ministerial dockets in Gakuya pares the weekly programme of the House; government. These include: ii) Public Accounts Committee – reviews i) Administration and National Security; George Theuri Embakasi West Departmental Committee on Member the Controller and Auditor General reports ii) Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives; Administration and National on government expenditure; iii) Defence and Foreign Relations; Security iii) Public Investments Committee – reviews iv) Education Research and Technology; Yusuf Hassan Abdi Kamukunji Departmental Committee on Member the Auditor General (Corporations) reports v) Energy, Communications and Informa- Defence and Foreign Relations on State Corporations accounts; tion; iv) Speaker’s Committee: - oversees wel- vi) Finance Planning and Trade; JohnNjoroge Kasarani Catering and Health Club Member fare of Members and the staff of the Na- vii) Health; Chege Committee tional Assembly; viii) Justice and Legal Affairs; v) Standing Orders Committee – checks ix) Labour and Social Welfare; Departmental Committee on matters relating to adherence to standing x) Lands and Natural Resources; Justice and Legal Affairs orders and the reviews them too; xi) Local Authorities; plus vi) Liaison Committee: - oversees Depart- xii) Transport, Public Works and Housing. Deputy town mayor of City Council of Nairobi All chairpersons of departmental committee are also members of the Budget Commit- tee. Below is a summary of highlighting members of parliament from Nairobi County and Joash Odhiambo Langata House of Business Committee Member their respective committees 2 Olum Departmental Committee on 1 http://info.mzalendo.com/info/committee-overview 2 http://info.mzalendo.com/position/member-national-assembly/ Finance, Planning and Trade 4 5 NAME CONSTITUENCY COMMITTEE POSITION BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NAIROBI CITY COUNTY ASSEMBLY 1 Benson Mutura Makadara Departmental Committee on Member YEAR BILLS PETITIONS MOTIONS STATEMENTS Kangara Justice and Legal Affairs

Steven Kariuki Mathare Departmental Committee Member 2013 Report not Report not Report not Report not on Education, Research and available available available available Technology Isaac Waihenya Roysambu Roysambu Joint Committee Member 2014 10 bills spon- 6 petitions were Report not 109 Statements Ndirangu on Parliamentary Broadcasting sored of which filed of which 5 available made and Library 5 passed were conclud- ed Departmental Committee on 2015 15 Bills spon- 3 petitions were 72 motions 123 Statements Justice and Legal Affairs sored of which filed of which all were tabled of made Tom Joseph Ka- Ruaraka Departmental Committee on Member 12 passed were conclud- which 53 were jwang Justice and Legal Affairs ed adopted 2016 10 Bills were 7 petitions were 85 motions 84 Statements William Maina Ka- Starehe No information sponsored of filed of which 6 were tabled of made manda which 6 passed. were conclud- which 63 were ed. adopted THE NAIROBI CITY COUNTY ASSEMBLY 2017 7 Bills spon- Report not 31 motions 12 Statements NCCA is the legislative arm of the County which is responsible for legislation, oversight sored of which available tabled of which made and representation. The legislature comprises of elected and nominated Members of 2 passed 22 were adopt- the County Assembly who perform their legislative, oversight and representation func- ed tion through the organs of the County Assembly namely the plenary and the various 1 Below is a summary of contributions made by 25 Members of the County Assembly from committees of the Assembly. These committees carry out the following functions. Laini Saba, Sarangombe, Woodley, Makina, Lindi (Kibra Sub County); Kitisuru, Mt. View, 1) LEGISLATIVE FUNCTION • Summon the Executive from time to Karura, Kangemi and Parklands (Westlands Sub County); Imara Daima, Kwa Njenga, Kwa • Most important role is to Make Laws time Reuben, Pipeline and Kware (Embakasi South Sub County); Kilimani, Gatina, Kawang- • Understanding the Bills brought by Ex- • Ensure absorption rate capability by the ware, Kabiro and Kileleshwa (Dagoretti North Sub County); Utawala, Upper Savannah, ecutive and Individuals Sector Lower Savannah, Mihango and Embakasi (Embakasi East Sub County) • Scrutinize Bills and ensure Public Par- ticipation 3) OVERSIGHT ROLE • Develop Bills as a Committee • Ensure Efficiency and Effectiveness of • Process the Bills (1st, 2nd Reading and sectors Committee of the whole House) • Check progress as often as possible • Ensure success in the Sectors 2) BUDGET MAKING PROCESS • Make reports and recommendations • Scrutinize Budgets from time to time • Table a Report for Members consump- tion 4) REPRESENTATION ROLE • Present resolutions before the Budget • Ensure public Participation- especially Committee in legislations 1. http://www.parliament.go.ke/houses-of-parliament/the-national-assembly • Monitor expenditure on the projects Ap- • Always be the people’s representatives http://nairobiassembly.go.ke/bill-tracker_doc/ proved • Take petitions serious http://nairobiassembly.go.ke/petition-tracker/ http://nairobiassembly.go.ke/motion-tracker/ 1. http://nairobiassembly.go.ke/about-committees/ http://nairobiassembly.go.ke/statements-tracker

6 7 WESTLAND SUB-COUNTY DAGORETTI NORTH SUB COUNTY

YEAR REPRESENTATIVE BILL MOTION PETITION STATEMENT YEAR REPRESENTATIVE BILL MOTION PETITION STATEMENT

2013 Beatrice Kwamboka 0 0 0 0 2013 Moses Ogeto Nyangaresi 0 0 0 0

Peter Isuha Vukindu 0 0 0 0 Fredrick Njogu Njoroge 0 0 0 0

Stephen Kamau Thuo 0 0 0 0 Obonyo Mike Guoro 0 0 0 0

Alvin Olando Palapala 0 0 0 0 Elias Otieno Okumu 0 0 0 0

Jeffer Abdulahab Kassam 0 0 0 0 Clarence Kipkemboi Munga 0 0 0 0

2014 Beatrice Kwamboka 0 0 0 0 2014 Moses Ogeto Nyangaresi 0 0 0 0

Peter Isuha Vukindu 0 0 0 0 Fredrick Njogu Njoroge 0 0 0 0

Stephen Kamau Thuo 0 0 2 0 Obonyo Mike Guoro 0 0 0 0

Alvin Olando Palapala 0 0 0 0 Elias Otieno Okumu 0 0 0 0

Jeffer Abdulahab Kassam 0 0 0 0 Clarence Kipkemboi Munga 0 0 0 0

2015 Beatrice Kwamboka 0 0 0 0 2015 Moses Ogeto Nyangaresi 0 2 7 0

Peter Isuha Vukindu 0 1 0 0 Fredrick Njogu Njoroge 0 0 0 0

Stephen Kamau Thuo 0 3 0 0 Obonyo Mike Guoro 0 0 0 0

Alvin Olando Palapala 0 0 0 0 Elias Otieno Okumu 0 8 0 0

Jeffer Abdulahab Kassam 0 2 0 0 Clarence Kipkemboi Munga 0 1 0 0

2016 Beatrice Kwamboka 0 1 0 0 2016 Moses Ogeto Nyangaresi 0 4 3 0

Peter Isuha Vukindu 0 1 0 0 Fredrick Njogu Njoroge 0 0 0 0

Stephen Kamau Thuo 0 0 0 0 Obonyo Mike Guoro 0 0 2 0

Alvin Olando Palapala 0 0 0 0 Elias Otieno Okumu 0 13 0 0

Jeffer Abdulahab Kassam 0 3 0 0 Clarence Kipkemboi Munga 0 1 1 0

2017 Beatrice Kwamboka 0 0 0 0 2017 Moses Ogeto Nyangaresi 0 2 0 0

Peter Isuha Vukindu 0 0 0 0 Fredrick Njogu Njoroge 0 0 0 0

Stephen Kamau Thuo 0 0 0 0 Obonyo Mike Guoro 0 0 0 0

Alvin Olando Palapala 0 0 0 0 Elias Otieno Okumu 0 5 0 0

Jeffer Abdulahab Kassam 1 7 0 0 Clarence Kipkemboi Munga 0 0 0 0

8 9 KIBRA SUB COUNTY EMBAKASI SOUTH SUB COUNTY

YEAR REPRESENTATIVE BILL MOTION PETITION STATEMENT YEAR REPRESENTATIVE BILL MOTION PETITION STATE- MENT 2013 Boniface Kitayi David 0 0 0 0 2013 Jairo Atenya Asitiba – Imara Daima 0 0 0 0 Fredrick Owino Obenge 0 0 0 0 Alexander Mutisya Mulatya – Kwa 0 0 0 0 Alhad Ahmed Adam 0 0 0 0 Njenga Elkana Omoga Mauti 0 0 0 0 David Njoroge Kairu 0 0 0 0 Samuel Kagiri Mwangi - Pipeline 0 0 0 0 Piu Owino Otieno 0 0 0 0 Kennedy Okeyo Ngondi 0 0 0 0 2014 Boniface Kitayi David 0 0 0 1 2014 Jairo Atenya Asitiba – Imara Daima 0 0 0 0 Fredrick Owino Obenge 0 0 0 0 Alexander Mutisya Mulatya – Kwa 0 0 0 4 Alhad Ahmed Adam 0 0 0 0 Njenga Elkana Omoga Mauti 0 0 0 1 David Njoroge Kairu 0 0 0 1 Samuel Kagiri Mwangi - Pipeline 0 0 0 6 Piu Owino Otieno 0 0 0 0 Kennedy Okeyo Ngondi 0 0 0 0 2015 Boniface Kitayi David 0 2 1 1 2015 Jairo Atenya Asitiba – Imara Daima 1 1 0 0 Fredrick Owino Obenge 0 0 0 0 Alexander Mutisya Mulatya – Kwa 0 0 0 2 Njenga Alhad Ahmed Adam 0 0 0 0 Elkana Omoga Mauti 0 0 0 1 David Njoroge Kairu 0 2 0 0 Samuel Kagiri Mwangi - Pipeline 0 0 0 5 Kennedy Okeyo Ngondi 0 3 0 1 Piu Owino Otieno 1 1 0 0 2016 Jairo Atenya Asitiba – Imara Daima 0 0 0 0 2016 Boniface Kitayi David 0 0 0 0 Alexander Mutisya Mulatya – Kwa 0 1 0 4 Fredrick Owino Obenge 0 0 0 0 Njenga Elkana Omoga Mauti 0 0 0 5 Alhad Ahmed Adam 0 0 0 0 Samuel Kagiri Mwangi - Pipeline 0 0 0 1 David Njoroge Kairu 0 0 0 0 Kennedy Okeyo Ngondi 0 0 0 0 Piu Owino Otieno 0 4 0 0 2017 Jairo Atenya Asitiba – Imara Daima 0 0 0 0

2017 Boniface Kitayi David 0 1 0 0 Alexander Mutisya Mulatya – Kwa 0 0 0 0 Njenga Fredrick Owino Obenge 0 0 0 0 Elkana Omoga Mauti 0 0 0 0 Alhad Ahmed Adam 0 0 0 0 Samuel Kagiri Mwangi - Pipeline 2 0 0 0 David Njoroge Kairu 0 0 0 0 Kennedy Okeyo Ngondi 0 0 0 0 Piu Owino Otieno 0 2 0 0

10 11 EMBAKASI SOUTH SUB COUNTY SELECTED COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS’ PERFORMANCE YEAR REPRESENTATIVE BILL MOTION PETITION STATE- FROM 2013 – 2015 MENT 2013 Benson Ligavoh Amutavi - Upper Sa- 0 0 0 0 The tabulated data below indicates the performance of county executive committee vannah members in charge of 5 sectors of the Nairobi City County Government. The sectors Are Education, Children, Youth Affairs, Social Services, Sports And Culture; Water, Energy, Alfred Ambani Muhindi – Lower Savan- 0 0 0 0 Forestry, Environment and Natural Resources; Health Services; Public Works, Roads and nah Transport and; Physical Planning, Lands and Housing. The data examines the recurrent Michael Ogada Okumu – Embakasi 0 0 0 0 and development expenditure of the sectors against the amounts allocated for the same (absorption rate). Joash Omwenga M. Kengere - Utawala 0 0 0 0

Kados Paul Muiruri Kiguathi - Mihango 0 0 0 0 CIDP FY 2013/14 (Kshs. Million) 2014 Benson Ligavoh Amutavi - Upper Sa- 1 0 0 0 Sector vannah Allocation Actual Expenditure Alfred Ambani Muhindi – Lower Savan- 0 0 0 0 nah Rec Dev Totals Rec Dev Totals Michael Ogada Okumu – Embakasi 4 0 0 0 Joash Omwenga M. Kengere - Utawala 0 0 0 0 Education, 1,258.78 110.00 1,368.78 1,082.55 46.20 1,128.75 Kados Paul Muiruri Kiguathi - Mihango 0 0 0 0 Environment 2,701.11 336.00 3,037.11 2,620.07 262.08 2,882.15 2015 Benson Ligavoh Amutavi - Upper Sa- 1 0 0 0 vannah Health 1,787.27 869.50 2,656.77 1,429.82 382.58 1,812.40 Alfred Ambani Muhindi – Lower Savan- 0 0 0 0 nah Physical Planning 710.09 760.09 596.48 35.50 631.98 Michael Ogada Okumu – Embakasi 3 6 1 1 50.00 Joash Omwenga M. Kengere - Utawala 0 0 0 0 Public Works, 110.07 2,994.50 3,104.57 48.01 1,109.91 1,157.92 Kados Paul Muiruri Kiguathi - Mihango 0 0 0 0 Roads 2016 Benson Ligavoh Amutavi - Upper Sa- 0 0 0 0 vannah Alfred Ambani Muhindi – Lower Savan- 0 0 0 0 nah Michael Ogada Okumu – Embakasi 3 0 0 0 Joash Omwenga M. Kengere - Utawala 0 6 0 0 Kados Paul Muiruri Kiguathi - Mihango 0 0 0 0 2017 Benson Ligavoh Amutavi - Upper Sa- 0 0 0 0 vannah Alfred Ambani Muhindi – Lower Savan- 0 0 0 0 nah Michael Ogada Okumu – Embakasi 2 2 0 0

Joash Omwenga M. Kengere - Utawala 0 0 0 0 Kados Paul Muiruri Kiguathi - Mihango 0 0 0 0

12 13 CIDP FY 2014/15 (Kshs. Million) Sector Allocation Actual Expenditure

Rec Dev Totals Rec Dev Totals

Education, 1,484.37 202.00 1,686.37 1242 77.5 1,319.50

Environment 870.23 135.60 1,005.83 1071.24 103.51 1,174.75

Health 4,327.66 594.00 4,921.66 4686.27 560.38 5,246.65

Physical Planning 339.76 157.00 496.76 322.86 - 322.86

Public Works, 1,416.78 4,289.19 5,705.97 1185.73 1156.15 2,341.88 Roads

CIDP FY 2015/16 (Kshs. Million) Sector Allocation Actual Expenditure

Rec Dev Totals Rec Dev Totals

Education, 1,567.48 311.00 1,878.48 1,521.82 233.76 1,755.58

Environment 1,412.03 1,866.95 1,395.06 218.57 1,613.63 454.92 Health 5,068.15 6,305.95 4,375.57 529.31 4,904.88 1,237.80 Physical Planning 381.29 553.29 351.52 137.59 489.11 172.00 Public Works, 1,286.86 4,317.50 5,604.36 1,194.69 1,816.63 3,011.32 Roads

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