A report by Mzalendo, a Kenyan non-partisan parliamentary monitoring organisation, has revealed that 19 Members of Parliament did not contribute to any debates in the National Assembly in 2024.
The report, which tracks parliamentary performance, highlighted Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi and Makadara MP George Aladwa among those who remained silent in the House.
Both MPs have previously been flagged for similar inactivity.
According to the findings, the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party accounted for the largest share, with 10 MPs on the list. The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) had four MPs, the Amani National Congress (ANC) two, while Wiper, the Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K), and Jubilee had one each.
The report named several silent MPs, including Rongo MP Paul Abuoro (ODM), Hamisi MP Charles Gumini (ANC), Kuresoi South MP Joseph Tonui (UDA), Kuria West MP Mathia Nyamabe (UDA), Subukia MP Samuel Gachobe (UDA), and Bahati MP Irene Njoki (Jubilee).
Mzalendo noted that the silent MPs failed to fulfil a key parliamentary mandate: representing public and constituency views by debating local and national issues.
The organisation’s rankings are based on speech counts as recorded in the parliamentary Hansard, the official record of Parliament.
“Upon collation of all the Hansards for a particular session year from February to December, the speech counts for each member are generated by Mzalendo’s word-scraper, which captures speech frequencies,” reads the report.
The organisation added that manual verification of Hansard entries is done to ensure accuracy.
“The information is also automatically generated on our website in a cumulative manner,” it states.
However, Mzalendo clarified that the rankings are limited to plenary sessions, as information on committee proceedings is not publicly accessible.
The Parliamentary Scorecard, published annually since 2014, evaluates MPs based solely on their contributions within Parliament and does not include their activities outside the House.
Here is the Full List (Name, constituency and party):
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- Oscar Sudi – Kapseret (UDA)
2. Paul Abuoro – Rongo (ODM)
3. Irene Kasalu – Kitui (Wiper)
4. Charles Gimose Gumini – Hamisi (ANC)
5. Joseph Tonui Kipkosgei – Kuresoi South (UDA)
6. Mathia Nyamabe – Kuria West (UDA)
7. Samuel Kinuthia Gachobe – Sabukia (UDA)
8. Patrick Barasa Simiyu – Cherangany (DAP-k)
9. Paul Chebor Kibet – Rongai (UDA)
10. Dana Joseph Hamisi – Nominated (ANC)
11. Joseph Wanaina – Nominated (UDA)
12. Stephen Karani Wachira – Laikipia West (UDA)
13. Mohamed Soud Machele- Mvita (ODM)
14. Irene Njoki – Bahati (Jubilee Party)
15. Alfred Mutai – Kuresoi North (UDA)
16. Patrick Osero – Borabu (ODM)
17. Clement Sloya – Sabatia (UDA)
18. Barre Hussein Abdi – Tarbaj (UDA)
19. George Aladwa – Makadara (ODM)
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