Jared Odoyo Okelo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 151 to 160 of 445.

• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I hope that they have not eaten into my time. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support the intent by Hon. Naomi Shaban to delete the last clause that talks about anyone who has been in your custody for the last two years to be included in the wealth distribution. I support this amendment. view
• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: The industrial revolution brought so many issues like holding wealth and having money in the banks. That is what has necessitated the problems we experience today. In the olden days, our fore bearers had herds of cattle. That was all they had. They could marry as many wives as their homes could contain. Therefore, there were no many issues around who owns what and at what time. The Law of Succession (Amendment) Bill which was brought forward by the Member for Homa Bay Town seeks to clarify and complement the Marriage Act. view
• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: It is true that there has been trouble for widows and widowers to assume ownership of estates when one member of that family passes on. It has become very difficult even for courts of law to come up with a ruling on exactly who is eligible to own the deceased person’s property. That is why when you read several judgements; each and every judge has his or her own way of understanding succession. This Bill will put a lot of clarity on who is capable of owning the deceased person’s property. It has gone further to clarify who then becomes ... view
• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Yes, they have put it clearly. So, that is the definition and I think when there will be need for wealth to be distributed, a court of law, just in case they will be seized of this matter, will be able to know exactly who is eligible to assume ownership. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, widows have lost property to shadowy women who contributed zero to acquisition of wealth. This House, to me, seems jinxed. That when a Member of this House passes on, particularly male, the issue of people mushrooming as girlfriends or wives and coming forward is not a ... view
• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: everything is quiet. If they had wives and children...Whatever little that they have, but commonly there is none, affords them a lot of peace and tranquility during that period. Several pronouncements have been made by judges but I think that this is going to have the matter put to rest. This is also a warning shot to these women calling themselves ‘slay queens’. That their days are numbered and what was otherwise a very rosy picture painted on wealth is now going to be no more. Now they need to know that as they enjoy the trappings and the opulence, ... view
• 9 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The Mover, who is my Chair of the Committee, has done justice to this Agreement and he has highlighted key points that are very persuasive in nature and, therefore, mine will just be to add beef on certain fundamentals. view
• 9 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Just to backtrack a bit, the UK delinked itself from the EU last year on 31st January. They were given one-year period upon which to ratify any protocols if any, before they eventually left on 31st of December. During this period, countries that were interested in doing business with UK on its own were given an opportunity to do so. It will be a remiss not to put it clear that there are so many countries that have ratified this same protocol with the UK, for example, Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Eswatini and many others. So, Kenya is not an ... view
• 9 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Kenya previously enjoyed the same free quota-free market access to the UK through the EU’s market access regulation. That is what we have been relying on through the UK. Now that 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
• 9 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: they are on their own, Kenya has to move in, step forward and ratify an agreement directly with the UK. It is important to note that in the absence of these agreements, the trade between Kenya and the UK will not stop, only that our goods will eventually attract duty entering into the UK. That, therefore, means that our goods will be very expensive and less competitive in the UK. So, this Agreement is there to open up the Kenyan market into the UK. view
• 9 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: This is about trade and investment. Looking at the Agreement, for those who have had time to ventilate or to look at it, it goes straight into the Big Four Agenda that this country has been grappling with and it also feeds into Vision 2030, which we have embraced as a nation. When you have trade between countries that is the only way money is made. When money is made, there comes with it several opportunities like jobs, our shilling that is heavily hit at the moment will stabilise against other foreign currencies and many other benefits that time may ... view