Jared Odoyo Okelo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 281 to 290 of 445.

• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: From the outset, I would like to say categorically that I oppose the adoption of this Report, because issues of land in this republic are emotive. Therefore, each time we are dealing with land issues, we must employ absolute abundance of caution lest we send this country to the drains. We do not wish to see that. Stemming from the issues of land and the incoherent complexities around it, we have seen the Ndung’u Land Report gathering dust to date in some shelves without publicising it for general public. So, we must be very careful every time we are looking ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: If somebody is out to dispose of a piece of land and the buyer must just be the military, he is trying to sanctify land and sell it to the strongest so that if issues will emerge at the end of the day, they will be faced with barrels of guns as opposed to the barrel of the mouth where people can debate issues. The mere fact that the military is targeted for the sale becomes suspect. Even if security would become an issue and issues of security are always shrouded and obscured in mystery, then you ask whether the ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Again, another fundamental issue is whether we are in absolute lack of military bases. Have we outnumbered the available resources within Lang’ata, Thika, Isiolo, Nakuru and the one on Waiyaki Way? Are we so much in need of a military camp that we just have to sacrifice everything else at the expense of unity of this nation? It is important that when fundamental questions are raised about the ownership of land, the country must be awake and respond to the issues of cohesion more than the acquisition of land. We have been told that proper environmental assessment was not done. ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: We also know that the Mara River plays a pivotal role in provision of water to the citizenry. What effects will the military camp, with its artillery, have on the water that this country is relying on? So, an environmental assessment is something that we cannot skirt around. We need a cogent report about it. Are we inviting another Ruaraka Land saga that the country will have to carry the burden of payment and litigation through court processes? We do not want to get there as a nation. I suggest that if the country is in dire need of a ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: I, therefore, oppose the adoption of this Report, which is before the House so that the country can enjoy its tranquillity, especially the Maa Community, and we can live as a one unitary body without having to invite fractures or fractions amongst ourselves. I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the first time, somebody is putting to question my capability to read and fathom issues. The assessment certificate cannot be misconstrued to mean an assessment report. A certificate and a report are two different documents. We have to distinguish them. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Secondly, the mere fact that a Member of Parliament appeared before a Committee …. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I seem to be losing trajectory and the flow of thought on this conversation. Listening to my brothers from this Committee speak, I do not know whether they are defending their Report, or they are defending the land under question; or they are defending the military which is a legal entity that can sue and can be sued. Can they clarify because the three musketeers seem to be lost in the whole discussion? view