OKELO, JARED ODOYO

Nyando. (Laughter) Member for Nyando. I thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Out of the twin Petitions, I want to delve into Hon. Ken Chonga’s one in Kilifi South Constituency. I support it. As my sister, Hon. Wangari has alluded, we discussed a similar matter last week 22nd November 2023...

You are mischievous here.

On a point of order. Thank you Hon. Aduma. Yes, Hon. Jared. What is out of Order? Hon. Speaker, allow me to join my brother, Hon. Aduma, in condemning in the strongest terms possible, the chaos around Sondu. We have since lost 20 people in what may pass for ethnic...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. 11th October 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 49 What is your point of order, Member for Nyando? Proceed. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I believe that our Standing Orders could be similar. By invoking Standing Order 35, for obvious reasons, allow that question...

Hon. Temporary Speaker. Kindly allow me for a minute. Yes. What is it? Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Whereas I acknowledge the advancement by the Hon. (Dr) Oundo as regards to Standing Order 35, your discretion equally may allow the Member who was on his feet under Standing...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This Petition on the mistreatment of teachers by the TSC needs to be looked into quickly and addressed urgently. The TSC is known for its notoriety. It has perpetuated certain ills to teachers. Hon. Mbai, my friend and the Chair of the Public...

I thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Madam Cabinet Secretary has endeavoured to explain measures being undertaken to incorporate interpreters within our doctors. However, that feeds into one thing. Since time immemorial, I have people with hearing impairment. You ask yourself what happens if they present themselves to hospitals....

On a point of order. What is your point of order, Hon. Jared Okello? Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I have two issues that need your attention, direction and assistance. The first one relates to international travels by Members of this House together with our secretariat. In his wisdom, our...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. That is not the direction I was taking but I was also …

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Taking the cue from my friend, Hon. Kiarie, it is an absurdity that we have an airline that we ought to be proud of as a nation, which is incurring losses year in, year out. Something needs to be aggressively done. All Members...

On a point of order.

Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is becoming a tired line that lots of lamentations come from this House and the Executive regarding the conduct of Cabinet Secretaries. My brother, Hon. Ichung’wah, has properly captured this matter. Hon. Okello. Let me come to my point, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Hon. Okello, what is...

Yes Just rise legitimately. Quote the Standing Order. Check Standing Order 40. The lamentations have come from none other than President William Samoei Ruto.

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. GK, there is another point of order by Hon. Jared Okello. What is out of order, Hon. Jared Okello? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At the outset, let me remind the House that I raised this matter one day before we...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me just finish raising this important matter. We acknowledge that a letter has been written… What is out of order, Hon. Jared Okello? Before the Chairperson talked about a letter that has been withdrawn, he told us that another letter has been written to collect peoples’...

On a point of order. 24th August 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 16 What is your point of order, Hon. Jared. Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. We can all recall that I made a Request for a Statement yesterday concerning the issue the Leader of the Majority Party has...

I thank you for the opportunity, Hon. Temporary Speaker. On the same breath, I join my colleagues in congratulating my sister, Hon. Emaase Mary, for coming up with this most important and timely Motion. This kind of crime is not peculiar to Teso South or, by extension, Busia County. This...

Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : I want to hear from Hon. Kuria. I will come to you, Hon. Okello.

Yes. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Okay. Hon. Okello. Hon. Temporary Chairman, thank you very much. I thank the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning for accepting the change. We have seen areas where certain sections of the law are susceptible to abuse by...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. What is out of order? Hon. Speaker, I thank you very much for the opportunity. I need your direction because this House has never thrown its hands in the air as a symbol of surrender when called upon to act. Last week, I...

I stand guided. If you have a statement to make, you approach the Chair as a matter of courtesy because under the guise of a point of order, you have gone on a totally different tangent. I am sorry. I stand guided, Hon. Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am forever indebted to you on your guidance in this House. Hon. Speaker, this is a matter that calls for the involvement of this House to give direction. For the better part of last week, I was in the village and I received many students...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This Bill could not have come at a better time. I thank my brother, Hon. Wangwe, for carrying the mantle we almost abandoned in the last regime. Sugar and sugarcane, by extension, have suffered the most among all commodities in this country. The...