AMOLLO PAUL OTIENDE, CS

Hon. Speaker, my first point under Standing Order 83 has been made by Hon. Junet. It is important that the majority does not diminish debate on technicalities. Everything the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee said is yet to be moved. We are at liberty to discuss everything on the Bill...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Order, Cynthia. Yes, Otiende Amollo, Senior Counsel. What is your point of order and under what Standing Order? Hon. Speaker, I rise under Standing Order 90. I have listened carefully as my colleagues on the other side spoke. However, I am aware that...

Hon. Speaker, my first point under Standing Order 83 has been made by Hon. Junet. It is important that the majority does not diminish debate on technicalities. Everything the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee said is yet to be moved. We are at liberty to discuss everything on the Bill...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Order, Cynthia. Yes, Otiende Amollo, Senior Counsel. What is your point of order and under what Standing Order? Hon. Speaker, I rise under Standing Order 90. I have listened carefully as my colleagues on the other side spoke. However, I am aware that...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Yes, Senior Counsel? Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise under Standing Orders 1 and 66 as read together with Article 152 (9) of the Constitution. (Hon. Speaker consulted with the Clerk-at-the-table) 13th May 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 6 I need the Speaker's ear....

Hon. Speaker, thank you for those directions. I think it is the right thing to do, and I will be reserving my hope to contribute. I rise under Standing Order 90 as read together with 107 (1) (e) in terms of the conflict of interest. As a Member of this...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In the majority opinion, this Report has singularly failed Kenyans and must carry a badge of shame on behalf of this House. For the avoidance of doubt, Kenyans must know that the six Kenya Kwanza Members of Parliament on the team and their surrogate in the...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to pay a special tribute to the fallen CDF, General Francis Omondi Ogolla, and the nine other gallant soldiers who we lost last week. Hon. Speaker, I will have you and the House know that at about 5.30 a.m. this morning, I led the...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. To your credit, it appears that we are finally going to occupy this behemoth that has remained with us for some time. In fairness, when issues are raised, I think they are more historical than current. I sit in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) , and...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I join my colleagues who have congratulated the Committee because they did their work speedily, openly and have made reasonable recommendations. (Hon. T.J. Kajwang’ consulted loudly) Order, Member for Ruaraka. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support their recommendations in terms of the names they have approved...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Hon. Otiende. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I agree with the difficulty you find yourself in because you were not the substantive Speaker when the Mover was not called upon to respond. It just adds...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, the Leader of the Majority Party has this habit of thinking he is the only intelligent person who reads and understands. Therefore, he is imputing that we debate without reading and understanding the business before the House. It is fair for him to make his point without...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, the danger of rushing all these things is that you end up with serious problems. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : We are not rushing anything, Member for Rarieda. We have taken our time on this very important stage. No, it is not this particular stage....

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Hon. Otiende, what is out of order? Hon. Temporary Chairman, it is okay to debate. I am comfortable with the fact that no matter what we say, this will pass. I have no problem with...

On a point of order. What is your point of order Hon. (Dr) Otiende? Let us hear his point of order. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Is it in order for the Hon. Leader of Majority Party to take me to a school I never went to? I went to...

Thank you, Hon Temporary Speaker. Before I start, could I get your direction? As the only… Senior Counsel, give me a minute. Could those who are interested in contributing to this debate, please, press their intervention buttons? May I get your direction, Hon Temporary Speaker? As the only dissenting voice...

Yes, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Proceed. That is the orderly way in which we want to run the House. Do not shout. Proceed, Hon. Otiende Amollo. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to express my general support for the Bill. The idea of all RDAs coming in one Bill is...

Hon. (Dr) Nyikal seems to have a point of order. Hon. (Dr) Nyikal, you may raise your point of order after the most learned Hon. Otiende Amollo speaks. He may just address the issue that you want to raise. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The proposal by Hon. Alice Ng’ang’a...

Thank you.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. To the extent that you prompted me, I had forgotten to talk about the other proposal by my friend, Hon. Bashir Sheikh, which is also on the Floor. It proposes that when the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is not constituted, the Secretary of...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to support the Petition and thank Dr Pukose for this presentation. Indeed, the interns and this profession has been treated to unfair laboru practices. It is unacceptable excuse to say that they cannot be absorbed or paid when the Government knows that for the...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am an alumnus of Maranda National School. I am proud to welcome them here. I thought you went to Friends Kamusinga. 7th March 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 9 I wanted to tell Hon. Ichung’wah that when ranking of schools was abolished, Maranda National School was...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chair. On behalf of Hon. Millie Odhiambo, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 4 of the Bill be deleted. The import is to delete Clause 4 in its entirety so that the result will be that there will be no levy imposed. (Question of the amendment...

Hon. Speaker, Hon. Chepkonga is a ranking Member and he is my friend. In recent times, we have been co-chairing a very important sub-committee on the NG-CDF. When he stands on a point of order pursuant to Standing Order 95 to persuade you to exercise your discretion yet he knows...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This issue has various facets. The first one which is of note is the aspect of it increasing the tax burden to Kenyans by 3 per cent. While many people are still familiar with the 3 per cent, what they are not familiar with is the...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support this Motion of adoption of the Report. In the words of Rt Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga, the Report may not be perfect, but it is work in progress worth supporting. So, I support it. It is important to note two areas which I...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Yes, Senior Counsel, Hon. Otiende Amollo. (Several Members walked into the Chamber) Hon. Speaker, as the other Members make their way to the Chamber, I rise under Standing Order 1, as read with Standing Order (Applause)(Applause) 13th February 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 4...