At least fifteen MPs have not made any contribution on the floor of the House since they were sworn in almost one year ago, a new report by Mzalendo Trust shows.
The scorecard released by the monitoring organisation on Tuesday, August 8, shows that Oscar Sudi (Kapseret), George Aladwa (Makadara), and Samuel Arama (Nakuru Town West) have not contributed in the National Assembly since the 13th Parliament was opened.
Mzalendo Trust, which monitors Parliamentary activity, based its findings on Hansard records from September 29, 2022, to June 30, 2023.
According to the report, eight MPs are yet to deliver their inaugural speeches in the House.
They include; Ronald Karauri (Kasarani), Mohamed Soud (Mvita), Paul Chebor (Rongai) and Ernest Kagesi (Vihiga).
Joseph Iraya (Nominated), Teresia Wanjiru (Nominated), Elizabeth Kailemia (Meru Woman Rep), and Muthoni Marubu (Lamu Woman Rep) are also yet to make their maiden speech as well.
The Mzalendo Trust report also shows that Charles Gimose (Hamisi), Feisal Bader (Msambweni), Innocent Momanyi (Bobasi) and Mohamed Soud (Mvita) and Fred Kapondi (Mt Elgon) are yet to speak on the floor of the House.
Overall, the most active MPs were Makali Mulu (Kitui Central), Beatrice Elachi (Dagoretti North), James Nyikal (Seme) and Ken Chonga (Kilifi South).
Among the youthful MPs, Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta) of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) stood out as the most active, having contributed a noteworthy twenty-one times.
Mukunji's engagement was followed, though at a distance, by Nominated MP Irene Maka, who also made a respectable twelve contributions. Jesses Lelmengit of Emghwen made eleven valuable contributions.
Additional youthful MPs who left their mark with substantial contributions included; Robert Ngui Basil (Yatta), Jushua Kimilu (Kaiti), and Amos Mwago (Starehe).
Over at the Senate, Samson Cherargei (Nandi) from the United Democratic Alliance made his presence felt as the most vocal member, closely trailed by Eddy Oketch (Migori), John Kinyua (Laikipia), and Mohamed Faki (Mombasa).
On the opposite end of the spectrum, the least active Senators were Mirah Abdullahi, Joyce Korir, and Shakilla Abdalla, all of whom are nominated. Also included among the less active were George Mbugua (Nominated) and Issa Boy Juma (Kwale).
Mzalendo Trust noted that the report covers only plenary proceedings, whose information is readily available to the public, and not committee sittings.
“Information on committees’ proceedings is not as readily available. The limited access thus makes it hard to incorporate them into the rankings,” Mzalendo Trust stated in its report.
