Jared Odoyo Okelo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is true that the CSs we have in this country treat this House quite disdainfully. We think something needs to be done. I remember in one of your rulings a while back, you talked about censure, which is our mandate in this House. As you have correctly said, we do not just ask these questions for the sake of it. We ask them on behalf of the people we represent. It is quite interesting how they mellow when they appear before us to be given those jobs. But immediately they assume those jobs, they discard ... view
• 3 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, once again, I thank you very much. I agree with the Majority Leader on his proposal that, as long as this disease is still with us, we shall still continue to reposition our Calendar until such a time that it will be crystal clear that the disease will be gone. I remember with nostalgia when this disease firstly erupted, and the whole country was laughing at us, that as Members of Parliament, we closed as soon as nursery kids closed, to be with them at home. But you realised how important it is, to transact the business of ... view
• 3 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this is a very harsh indictment on politicians. Some of us are as guilty as charged. Some of us, especially those sitting in the Executive Arm of the Government, enjoy very 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
• 3 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: good health perks and medical schemes. When they fall sick, they can quickly be rushed out of the country or get the best medical care within the borders of this country. We have seen how this airborne disease spreads so quickly, but at the same time, you see mammoth crowds of people attending political functions. This makes us look very careless, as the political class. view
• 3 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Therefore, in retrospect, how do we look at the benefits of our people? Politics will come and go. In any event, there is no election this year or next year, but we are putting the lives of our people to great jeopardy just because we want to be seen on television controlling huge crowds of people to the detriment of their lives. As politicians, can we step back, reflect further and retool politically, so that we give an opportunity to the health experts to run the show? At the end of the day, when everything is clear, we can move ... view
• 3 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Gender and Youth Affairs, the following Question: (i) What specific policy plans does the Ministry have for interns engaged by various State Departments for a year and whose tenures is about to end? (ii) In view of the service rendered to the public by the interns, could the Government consider renewing the 2019/2020 internship engagement or absorbing the interns permanently in the Public Service? view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank you very much for giving me this opportunity. On the same breath, I thank my brother, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, for coming up with the National Disaster Management Authority Bill. He understands we are very good friends and the rest is history. I have read the Bill keenly, the opening, the body and the ending. It is about mitigation and responsiveness. It is true that disasters are as old as humankind. For us who read the Bible where I derive my discipline, unlike some of us here, disasters have always been there. Read of the ... view
• 17 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am a Member of the Special Funds Account Committee. I want to congratulate my Chair, Hon. Kathuri and the Members of the Committee for burning the mid night oil to come up with this Report. As has been enumerated by many of us, many people who would have otherwise dropped out of school and confined their lives into villages under shanties in deplorable state are now having renewed hope. Through bursaries, which is an annexure of NG-CDF, they are able to complete schooling, get jobs and reorganise their lives. So, the benefits ... view
• 17 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: We, in the course of our transactions, realised that we are dealing with issues from 2013 up to date, yet there were issues that could have been resolved then. Seven years down the line is a long time. Even if you have a phonographic memory, you are bound to forget. view