Elisha Ochieng Odhiambo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity. I would like to bring to the fore just a few issues in the shortest time. More importantly, as Members of Parliament, we should actually apologise to Kenyans because the burden we bear is because of decisions that were made in this House. view
• 14 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: I congratulate the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning for having been brave to recommend the reduction of prices. But, more importantly, is the recommendation to reduce VAT from 8 to 4 per cent. Secondly, is the recommendation to reduce the petroleum levy. The only thing the Chair of Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning did not do is to tell Kenyans that in reducing VAT to 4 per cent, what the implication of that cost reduction will be. If the 4 per cent in monetised, how much does it translate to in times of ... view
• 14 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: We all remember that last year when the ML Lorraine was stopped from docking at the KPRL in Mombasa because of the bravery of the current Managing Director of the Kenya Pipeline Company, who realised that Lorraine did not have the percentile quotient required in terms of the quality of the oil, it cost the country some money. I have argued many times in the Departmental Committee on Energy that what the country requires, which is important, is to ensure that NOCK is protected. It should ensure that NOCK as a national utility is developed to the level of the ... view
• 14 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: On the LPG, I argued in the Committee that LPG should sit at the National Oil Corporation of Kenya, and not at the Ministry because the Ministry has no role in the distribution of LPG. The reason LPG was mooted for Kenyans was to protect our environment. It rests upon us Members of Parliament to ensure that Kenyans remember us for posterity. We can do that by ensuring LPG is taken back to NOCK and the specifications redefined. The NOCK which has distribution outlets in the country, should distribute the LPG and not the Ministry of Energy. We must stop ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. With a lot of humility, I think Hon. Shakeel is misinterpreting the point. The point is that in this specific law the parties are supposed to present their nomination list 45 days before elections, for people to be nominated and not for nominees to compete in elections. That is the import. Thank you. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: ( Off-record) . view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the time you have given me on this Bill to make my contribution. At the outset, I congratulate Hon. Florence for bringing this conversation, but I do not agree with the amendment. The moral question that we should pose to Members of Parliament (MP) is: are we here for self-preservation or this House is meant to nurture and build young Kenyan leaders? Majority of Members here want to vie as governors or senators and they are looking at this Bill as providing a fall back. I think that is the wrong way to ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think he is just inferring without conceptually looking at my contribution. We are all aware that Article 90 provides that parties proportionally selects members who will then be nominated to come to this The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: House or to the Senate. So, parties have the opportunity to profile the competency of its members and bring the list 45 days before elections. I have seen many party leaders in this country… view