AMOLLO PAUL OTIENDE, CS

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I will take a shorter time. Wonderful. I wrote to your good Office on 21st November, raising 15 different points on why, in my opinion, the Conflict of Interest Bill stands unconstitutional in its present form. I will highlight just three points because I took the...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The Deputy Leader of the Majority Party tabled various reports and among them was a Report of the 16th Meeting of the Bureau of East African Community (EAC) Speakers of the National Legislatures and the East African Legislative Assembly which has 34 pages. Hon. Speaker, it...

Okay. Deepening, widening and It is deepening, widening and tightening. That is the slogan. (Laughter) I am duly corrected by the Speaker. (Loud consultations)(Laughter)

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I did not want to speak to this clause, but I want to persuade Hon. Pukose. On a closer reading of this clause, Hon. Kaluma may be right because of the use of the word ‘or.’ If you remove the words, ‘the headquarters of the authority shall...

First, I support the Chair of the Committee. In truth, Hon. Dawood has explained it. As I understand this, the first is a basic degree in pharmacy. Thereafter, one is allowed to have a master’s degree in anything. You can even have a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) or...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chair. Hon. Kaluma, I want to help. Let me help Hon. Owen Baya understand the earlier ruling by the substantive Speaker. As the Speaker ruled, some of us had written to him for amendments, but they were not incorporated on this Order Paper. The Speaker ruled...

My further amendment is a simple one. 24th October 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 23 Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause7(b) be further amendment by deleting the word “is” and substituting therefor the words “has been.” and Clause7(e) be further amendment by adding at the beginning the word...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I have proposed amendments which I will move. I have shared with Dr Pukose and we are in agreement. I have an issue with what has been spoken to first. The difference I see in what is being proposed for amendment and what is there is the...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I actually have the benefit of having discussed this with Dr Pukose, and we are in agreement. It is only that procedurally we had to move. I had initially thought that the suggestion by Hon. Gikaria would carry us faster. That is, where there is an amendment...

As a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairlady, first of all, I think we are becoming more rigid than the way we were guided to proceed. Because that rigidity will lead us to spoil this mood. I have my written amendments and the Speaker allowed me to move them. When...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. As the Committee Chairperson considers that, if you look at the Bill as originally drafted, it appears that Clause 21 was tailored for the Cabinet Secretary to be in charge of this process, but now we are changing this to the Board. The effect of...

As I speak to the proposal by Hon. (Dr) Nyikal and his explanation of the meaning of the word compounded, I then beg to understand from him, Hon. (Dr) Pukose and the Committee, whether it is the opinion that under Clause 22 (3) , “a pharmaceutical technologist can compound such...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Hon. (Dr) Otiende, what is out of order? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I respect Dr Pukose, and the intention of both the Bill and amendments, which I have no substantive opposition to. While it...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. For the reasons that we have just discussed and given the ambit of this criminal net, I would oppose the enhancement. If anything, I would have lowered the bar, either in terms of amount or years in jail. My point of order...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I fully support the sentiments by my colleagues. While the PWPER may so far be a proposed policy document, it is obvious that on its face, it is expressly unconstitutional. It is also obvious on its case that it is presumptuous and in total assumption of...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am afraid, I agree with the interjection. I was a Member of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and still I am. I duly considered the Bill. Hon. Masara is my very good friend and we have even discussed this matter, but I...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. We are all well guided and we respect your ruling. There is a practice that now needs to be called out. When Members want to debate, they stand on a point of order. They forget that Standing Order 107 (1) (b) makes it a disorderly conduct...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is out of order, Hon. Otiende? Hon. Temporary Speaker, I really like the spirit and guidance the Hon. Speaker gave. I hope we can abide by it. Hon. Pukose stood and said that these people were throwing stones at the police....

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Otiende, what is out of order? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I think the Leader of the Majority Party was progressing quite well, even though the Motion is about police conduct which maybe political but that is his discretion. Is it...

I am waiting to contribute.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to support the Petition by Hon. Bady. Land issues are emotive and very important. If there is an allegation that there is selective compensation, it is worthy of inquiry, particularly because we know that some of the relevant agencies have adopted a rather...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. At the same time, I want to let the Leader of the Majority Party to know… When we raised this matter, he threw words, as he always does, alleging that I was part of the case that you have alluded to. I wanted him to know...

Hon. Speaker, I need your guidance on a procedural matter. Unless it escaped my attention at one point, I am looking at Standing Order 244C in terms of the order in which things are to be done. It suggests to me that the budget highlights 15th June 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I oppose this Bill in its entirety. I submit that this Bill is irredeemably and irretrievably bad, and inimical to the well- being of Kenyans at large. That is essentially conceded by the Chairman of the Committee. Hon. Speaker, in moving the Bill, he ended up...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. That objection is symptomatic to the problem this side is having. They do not listen to the radio stations, they do not read the print media and neither do they watch television stations. If they did, they would not ask such a question. Let me continue,...