Andrew Adipo Okuome

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. Let me say from the start that I support the amendment of three months. However, first, I would like to emphasise that the ball is also in the court of the Treasury. They should release funds to the counties early enough, so that the counties can do what is necessary within the time they remain with especially during the election period. If governors are given only those three months, then they will be squeezed to pay the bills instead of leaving them for the person coming after them. The ... view
• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am very much concerned about the manner in which our small businesses are treated and yet, they are in hard economic situations. They borrow money so as to survive in the competitive market. view
• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: However, I support the Bill because I want those Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to be protected. If that does not happen, they will soon be out of the business market. Remember that they are employing thousands of Kenyans. If they go under because of those who have refused to pay them, I do not know who will be working for this country. Kenya is suffering from unemployment. The big businesses are closing down leaving many jobless. The SMEs are suffering because of the losses of the big businesses which ran away with their money. They too are leaving many ... view
• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will start by mentioning that those SMEs do not control the prices that they sell their products at. To a large extent, the big businesses dictate the prices. After such dictation, they again dictate the terms under which they are to pay. They may suggest 90 days or 160 days as I normally hear from the Floor of the House. If they do not pay you within that 160 days and extend it to 210 days and then in the end they do not pay you at all, what happens? We need to take action ... view
• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: We need a Bill to protect those people. We need a Government that can take action to protect its people. It is the Government’s duty to protect Kenyans and this Bill is working towards that. So, there is need to support the Bill. If there is any other area where somebody may amend, that is a different issue. But the purpose of the Bill is protection for the large number of our business people. view
• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support this Bill. Thank you. view
• 16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to comment on this very important Motion. I will start with the primary level of education. We have challenges in primary schools. I will give my constituency of Karachuonyo as an example. I have inherited very many condemned schools which are in a pathetic condition. Sometimes, people think that the current MP is not active to ensure that those schools reach that level. I will start by saying that the inspectors of schools should do their work properly and if they see a school which does not meet the ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for this opportunity to support this Motion. view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Corruption has become a very serious issue in this nation. It is a disease that requires urgent action and we must spend all the efforts in order to reduce and eventually eliminate it. This is why I support the efforts of an international anti-corruption academy because it may address this issue before action is taken. All our sectors are suffering from corruption. Our development is suffering from corruption; our welfare is suffering from corruption. I do not know of anything now in Kenya that is not suffering from corruption. It is necessary for us to start teaching our people about ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: An international academy will give us a very good opportunity to handle this issue with other people joining us. My understanding of what I suppose it will be is that other nations will be coming and will learn together with us. The corruption we are fighting is not touching on external participants. Sometimes, this corruption is difficult to deal with because it is collaborative. You find that a particular nation has a bearing on what is happening in Kenya. If we were to have a centre that would be exposing us to what is happening elsewhere and exposing them to ... view