OLUOCH, ANTHONY TOM

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairman. When we were conducting public participation on this matter, one of the key issues that emerged was the need to address governance within the co-operatives themselves. This is one of the key issues that the co-operative commissioner will do, so that we try...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. This was one of the concerns during the public participation on how data can be misused. We, therefore, considered it necessary to insert a provision that the data should be protected. I also want to join Hon. Wamuchomba on the same. We served together in...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I wish to support this amendment. This is a progressive move. The Government is currently undertaking digitisation of all its records. In terms of good governance and the Mwongozo Code of Governance for State Corporations practise, it will be in order that co-operatives not only file good...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, one of the big problems that befell co-operatives - and that is what we are trying to sort out - was the question 2nd December 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 40 of directors refusing to call meetings. That has not only led to the collapse of co-operatives, but...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : What is the point of order, Hon. Anthony Oluoch? Hon. Temporary Chairman, I do not know whether I missed something. Was New Clause 62A moved, or was it moved as part of Clause 62, which...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, one of the things that we grappled with during public participation was to set out boundaries and limits of a county director to the extent that we do not allow arbitrariness where notices are issued without reference to the provisions of Article 47 of the Constitution. This...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, this deletion would save a situation whereby the estates of a deceased person who had no idea about debts or liabilities that they had and have no means by which to meet them are saved from being auctioned and run down. This has happened in many instances...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, we are dealing with different issues here. The proposed amendment seeks to insert the words "in regulations under by the Cabinet Secretary" appearing immediately after the word "prescribe." As per the Order Paper, this word should be the same as in the Bill. In the Bill, Clause...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, a clear reading of this and I hope Hon. Wamuchomba is listening... The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : Hon. Wamuchomba, your attention is needed. 2nd December 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 47 I wanted you to hear this because, first of all, the powers of cancellation belong...

Guarded by none other than yours truly. Hon. Mayaka is my very good friend. Hon. Mayaka, the clause there says five other members, but it has now expanded to six. Remember, there is a chairperson and so, if the tie is broken by one, it becomes seven. My contribution is...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : Hon. Anthony Oluoch. Hon. Temporary Chairman, I support this amendment, but I want to persuade my Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson that a similar provision has been put under clause 154 (2) , that the source of...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I am excited about the excitement. As Hon. Ichung’wah always says, I am a father of girls. When the girls are excited about women being given a seat at the table, I am also very excited. But let me speak for the boys. This provision is progressive...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I support this amendment. We must encourage a situation where directors do not become permanent fixtures at co-operatives. We encourage commissioners in different institutions to find other things to do so that they do not interfere with the day-to-day running of the institutions. Where there are legitimate...

On a point of Order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is your point of Order, Hon. Oluoch? Order, Hon. Passaris. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I stand on a point of order. In her reply, the Mover of the Motion has a duty to be factual. Is it in order for the Member...

Thank you Hon. Speaker. In a related question, the Cabinet Secretary has a duty to let Members know what the general policy of the Ministry is, to ensure that TVETs, which this House allocates money to every year and is supposed to be a bridge between secondary schools and universities,...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Education the following Question: Could the Cabinet Secretary—

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to congratulate the Cabinet Secretary for recognising the existence and role of APBET. The reason is because there are about three million students in the Republic of Kenya who are neither in public nor private schools, and are excluded under the definition...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to begin from the question that you asked the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party, on what specific aspects of this Bill the public will be interested to know that would enhance the principles of taxation and the principle of finances that are...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I was on Clause 5 on waivers and variations. I was bringing to the attention of this House how notoriously the power to issue waivers has been misused, especially on importations. This Bill says that whenever a county government issues any waivers or variations on licences, it...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I support this amendment. However, I have a drafting issue which I would like to bring to the attention of the Chair. The 24 months is appropriate, but I am thinking in terms of legal drafting. I have a concern about how legal terms and...

For the record, I support. I have many community health workers in my Mathare Constituency. My issue on drafting is a technical legal issue. It is fine if you are comfortable with the drafting. I am reading from this that you are proposing that certain people can continue working as...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me make this follow up question to the Cabinet Secretary. What is the legal mechanism by which a ceiling which has already been committed to constituencies, work plans already done and already some activities and advertisements have been undertaken? How can the Roads Levy Fund...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I support the proposed amendments with a rider. And I hope this is subject to provisions of Article 94 (5) of the Constitution relating to the powers of Parliament, that nobody has the power to make laws other than Parliament. My colleague adverted that the...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I support this amendment. This is in light of the fact that the cost of electricity has a spiral effect on many other things, including the cost of living and basic commodities. Flagship projects that the Government has expressed itself to support, like manufacturing, trade and investment,...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I propose that Clause 63 be amended as per the Order Paper. The reason being the provision therein is redundant as the same is already provided for in Part X of the Bill. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : Hon. Oluoch, I hope you...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The difference between us and the Senate is that, while we know very well that what the Senate is doing is unconstitutional because they act on things on which they want to claim expansive space, we do nothing about it. We have a Departmental Committee...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) . I request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding the revised ceilings for the 2024/2025 Financial Year work plans that have been issued by the...

Hon. Speaker, thank you very much for the directions you have given. I would like to agree with you that despite the withdrawal, a statement needs to be filed before this House. The reason that I think it is still important is because that letter he is referring to needs...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Cabinet Secretary, allow me to also thank you for the very seamless transition. It is like you were fit for the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry as opposed to the previous one. I come from a neighbouring constituency with my friend,...

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