Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) I thought I had keyed it in. Thank you very much Hon. Temporary Speaker. It gives me great pleasure to comment on our proposed Sessional Paper on the Foreign Policy of the Republic of Kenya, 2025. I think this is the second one. The...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to congratulate Hon. Bwire for the bold step of bringing the people of Pare ancestry to the National Assembly. Our job as leaders is to find solutions. That is why we are here. We...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I pointed out in the morning that the measure of poverty is called the foot poverty line, which calculates what the nutrition or food energy requirements are per person. It is weighed against the actual food expenditure of a household...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you and sorry for that rude interruption. He wanted to oust…

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Speaker, therefore, the categorisation under Section 28 may not be accurate. Somebody could be an orphan, but he is not below the poverty line. You could be an old person, but you are not below the poverty line. You could be a person...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) As much as that is the case, I foresee a few challenges which I believe we ought to point out in good time to avoid running into headwinds. What we are establishing here is a non-contributory social protection programme. That means the cost shall...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will try to be brief. Let me begin by acknowledging the commendable effort towards providing social protection for the vulnerable members of our society. I am aware that this forms part of the conditionalities agreed upon...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I just want to make a small suggestion. I did not know the late, Hon. Koech. However, we should have a tradition in this House that when we want to honour a Member who has passed away, we...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) As much as that is the case, I foresee a few challenges which I believe we ought to point out in good time to avoid running into headwinds. What we are establishing here is a non-contributory social protection programme. That means the cost shall...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will try to be brief. Let me begin by acknowledging the commendable effort towards providing social protection for the vulnerable members of our society. I am aware that this forms part of the conditionalities agreed upon...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I just want to make a small suggestion. I did not know the late, Hon. Koech. However, we should have a tradition in this House that when we want to honour a Member who has passed away, we...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) In view of the inconsistency with the Constitution, we should not only step it down but also withdraw it and bring a new one.

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I wish to draw the attention of the House to Article 210 of the Constitution of Kenya. For the ease of Members, it says:

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Yes.

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) In view of the inconsistency with the Constitution, we should not only step it down but also withdraw it and bring a new one.

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I wish to draw the attention of the House to Article 210 of the Constitution of Kenya. For the ease of Members, it says:

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Yes.

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I just want to add one or two points to this important issue affecting wheat farmers not just in Narok, but also the rest of the country. I also want to briefly talk about the sugar sector....

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I just want to add one or two points to this important issue affecting wheat farmers not just in Narok, but also the rest of the country. I also want to briefly talk about the sugar sector....

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Suba South.

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will also try and be very brief. I rise to support this Motion by Hon. Atandi where he is calling upon this House to resolve that the national Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Suba South.

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will also try and be very brief. I rise to support this Motion by Hon. Atandi where he is calling upon this House to resolve that the national Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to add my voice to this Motion. What we are discussing is an element of what is called the ‘gig economy,’ where individuals on a freelance basis or side hustle engage in certain activities....

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, looking at the category of youths engaged in this gig economy, the legal framework we are going to propose should exempt them from paying income tax and instead impose a corporate tax on the technology companies. This is because if we...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to add my voice to this Motion. What we are discussing is an element of what is called the ‘gig economy,’ where individuals on a freelance basis or side hustle engage in certain activities....

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, looking at the category of youths engaged in this gig economy, the legal framework we are going to propose should exempt them from paying income tax and instead impose a corporate tax on the technology companies. This is because if we...