Member of Parliament for Mandera East!

We will come back to the Question. Next Question, Member of Parliament for Vihiga!

We will come back to this Question. Next Question, Member of Parliament for Sotik!

We will come back to the Question. Next Question, Member of Parliament for Yatta!

We will come back to the Question! Next Question, Member of Parliament for Cherengany!

We will come back to the Question! Next Question, Member of Parliament for Chepalungu!

We will come back to the Question! Next Question, Member of Parliament for Kuresoi!

We will come back to the Question later. Next Question, Member of Parliament for Ndaragwa!

Hon. Members, as you can see, there is not a single hon. Member to ask a Question. I will go through the list a second time.

Is the Member of Parliament for Mandera East still not here? The Question is dropped!

Next Question, Mr. Yusuf Chanzu!

Mr. Chanzu is still not here. The Question is dropped.

Member of Parliament for Sotik, Dr. Joyce Laboso!

Is Dr. Laboso still not in? The Question is dropped!

Next Question, Member of Parliament for Yatta, Mr. Charles Kilonzo!

Since he is also not here, the Question is dropped.

Next Question, Member of Parliament for Cherengany, Mr. Joshua Kutuny!

Mr. Kutuny is not in and, therefore, the Question is dropped!

Next Question, Member of Parliament for Chepalungu, Mr. Isack Ruto!

Is Mr. Ruto also not in? The Question is dropped!

Next Question, Member of Parliament for Kuresoi, Mr. Zakayo Cheruiyot!

Mr. Cheruiyot is still not here. So, the Question is dropped.

Next Question, Member of Parliament for Ndaragwa, Mr. Jeremiah Kioni!

Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was coming here with hon. Jeremiah Kioni, but he went to consult with the Speaker. So, I am seeking your guidance.

Order! Order! Mr. Jeremiah Kioni is not here. So, the Question is dropped.

Next Order!

Is there anybody with a Statement to issue? Is there anybody with a request for a Ministerial Statement? Next Order!

Hon. Members, I am informed by the Clerk-at-the-Table that the remaining time for this Motion is 20 minutes – ten minutes for the Minister to respond and ten minutes for the Mover to reply. So, the only remaining contributors are the Responder and the Mover. Is there any Minister who wishes to respond to debate? Is the Mover here to respond?

No!

Hon. Members, we will go by the rules we made ourselves! So, I will now put the Question.

THAT, conscious that this country witnessed serious breakdown of law and order as a result of the post election violence of 1992, 1997 and 2007/2008 environmental displacement, tribal clashes and banditry activities; aware of the multiple forced displacement inducing factors and the current status and deplorable plight of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country; considering the obligation of Parliamentarians to the people they represent including those Internally Displaced, through their legislative, oversight and representative role, this House urges the Government to speed up the settlement of IDPs and further constitute a Select Committee on Internally Displaced Persons to look into how the Government has addressed the current plight of IDPs in terms of basic food rations, shelter and compensation; review existing institutions and organs addressing forced displacements; examine policies and laws governing all forms of forced displacement with the aim of promoting protection and improving the well being of forced migrants and make recommendations on the way forward and that the Committee shall comprise the following and shall table its report within six months of its appointment:- 1. The Hon. Ekwee Ethuro, MP 2. The Hon. Martin Ogindo, MP 3. The Hon. Kiema Kilonzo, MP 4. The Hon. David Koech, MP 5. The Hon. Gitobu Imanyara, MP 6. The Hon. Jeremiah Kioni, MP 7. The Hon. Charles Kilonzo, MP 8. The Hon. Hussein Ali, MP

Next Order! ADOPTION OF REPORT ON IDPS IN RIFT VALLEY THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on a fact finding tour to Mai Mahiu, Gilgil and Kurbanyat Internally Displaced Persons camps in the Rift Valley Province undertaken on 3rd and 4th May, 2010, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 4th November, 2010.

Is the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare in the House? Hon. Members, there being no Mover of this Motion, it is dropped with leave to the hon. Member to re-institute it if he so wishes.

Hon. Members, there being no other business, the House stands adjourned until this afternoon at 2.30 p.m. The House rose at 9.15 a.m.