Jared Odoyo Okelo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the great and highly valued people of Nyando Constituency, I vote yes. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: From the outset, Hon. Speaker, let me thank you for this opportunity. Together with the proponents of the BBI Bill that is before the House, I join them. We, as a nation, must firstly backtrack and get to understand how we ended up here. The country, after the 2017 elections that was marred with a lot of illegalities and irregularities, if the Supreme Court decision is anything to go by, did invite a lot of divisions amongst the Kenyan people. Some of us who still believe that we were denied our victory, took a different tangent that was not in ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: We have had an elaborate process to get to where we are today. The Kenyan voices have been heard. That is what has been put in this document. So, the views that are constantly heard that certain individuals are forcing in the throat of Kenyans a document, is not true. Lots and lots of public participation exercises were carried out. People presented their views from across the width and breadth of this nation. Those who are promoters of this document did not go out there to come up with their own views. They collected Wanjiku’s views. Therefore, we as a ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: We know that the end game here is a referendum. I know certain views have been advanced that after this, the document can be taken to the house on the hill and be assented to and it becomes law. That can never be so. That cannot stand. The Kenyan people must have their voices heard through a referendum. Even the naysayers will be heard. It is not so automatic that once it appears before the Kenyan people it must pass. No! Kenyans will be given an opportunity to express their views on this document by way of voting. So, for ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: projects. If you keep giving governors and county assemblies money and they have to sit down to determine the direction that money goes, we will continue to have pilferages. It is very difficult to pilfer the NG-CDF because it is tied to projects. All over the country, you see nothing but the NG- CDF funded projects. I wish the NG-CDF could also be increased from 2.5 to 5 per cent, so that we can address the plight of our schools, chiefs and their assistant chiefs and the police, who take care of our security arrangements in the constituencies. The establishment ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there will not be a moment like this one. The Constitution making process is not a one stop shop and an easy thing to achieve, especially when you have people who have gone through an electoral process and have fought tooth and nail in order to seize power. This is the only moment we have seen protagonists come together to address the problems that have emerged in this nation for way too long. This process is not about the Right Hon. Raila Odinga, who has sacrificed it all to ensure that this country has a semblance ... view
• 28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: I thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I have a mandate but I am quite considerate in nature concerns. The Constitution in Article 95 (2) gives this House the powers to deliberate on and resolve any matters of concern with our people. One matter of fundamental concern to me is not about going into the body of the Bill but just about the typographical errors or making references to wrong Articles and sub-articles of the Constitution. I am seeking a ruling from you because we also understand the limitation of this House as far as getting into the body is ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock regarding the planned elections by the Tea Factory Companies managed by the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) as directed by the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives. Hon. Speaker, following recent changes on the legal framework on tea sector, KTDA is now owned by 54 tea companies with more than 600,000 small-scale farmers as individual shareholders by which their participation on decision making is of great importance. Recently, the tea factory companies managed ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: To Hon. Millie. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity. Some of us who profess the Christian faith amidst imperfections of men, are at pains to reconcile this idea of seeds scattering business. view