Jared Odoyo Okelo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you. I congratulate the Committee for coming up with this Report on the Judiciary Fund Regulations. It is quite absurd that I can count endless court decisions that have gone against matters legislated before this House for lack of public participation or gender parity in certain sectors. It then becomes quite ironical that the Judiciary can move forward to carry out an activity without involving the tenets of public participation. So, I applaud the Report of this Committee because it has delved into matters of the law that have been very costly to members of the public and certain ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Just last Friday, we commissioned a new court of law in Ahero; one of the state-of-the-art courts. We understand that our Judiciary still needs lots of funding so that they can take the dispensation of justice closer to the people. Even as we do all these things and a lot of money is involved, every undertaking must have the face of constitutionalism. We will not operate like the rule of the jungle. Even when the Executive has punished the Judiciary by way of Executive fiat by denying them what is due to them and at the same time the Budget ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: We have three arms of Government and Judiciary is one of them. There is absolute independence, but they have to remember that there is interdependence. You cannot operate in limbo. There is no lacuna in operations and you are not going to eat your cake and have it. They have to take cognisance of the other arms of the Government that play pivotal roles towards their operations. view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: So, I thank the Committee once again for a job well done. I support the adoption of this Report. Thank you. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to throw my weight and add my voice to this gender Bill. It has the potential to cure two most fundamental yet retrogressive ills that have permeated and pervaded our system for way too long. The first one is discrimination and secondly, inequalities. The space of the Kenyan women in leadership continues to shrink by the day despite the Constitution recognising them. The two-thirds gender rule in line with Article 81 of our Constitution would institutionalise and increase the participation of women in decision-making processes. The Executive continues to ignore women in appointments ... view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: correct historical injustices against vulnerable groups that have enhanced inequalities since time immemorial. To buttress the points that were raised by Hon. Nyikal, ironically, Kenya is a State party to the African Charter, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women, which also requires women’s protection against violence. It has also ratified the United Nations Security Council Resolution No.13/25, which calls for equal participation of women in decision-making bodies through the Kenya National Action Plan of 2016. In the spirit of the handshake, President Uhuru Kenyatta and ... view
• 15 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I rise to support the amendment. I come from a sugar belt region. There have been advances to have privatisation of our sugar mills some of which are shrouded in mystery. We have consistently rejected some proposals but they have again, in retrospect, consistently insisted that it has to happen. So, bringing the Report by the Cabinet Secretary before this House for complete interrogation and adoption is much in order. Hence, I support. Thank you. view
• 15 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, based on the serious crackdown going on in the country at the moment on violators of traffic rules, it will not serve us to the best interest to have a piece of legislation that has the potential to tinker with this exercise. Therefore, I support. view
• 15 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the functions and functionalities of the Committees are properly anchored in the Constitution. Committees are a creation of the Constitution. Their responsibilities are well captured in our Standing Orders. If we, having produced Reports brought by a Committee before this House, stand to punch holes on the conduct of a Committee, we have to reevaluate the entire Committee’s standings here. view
• 14 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. From the outset, I want to make it clear that Section 9A has not been read a Second Time, and we need to put this into consideration. Secondly, there are germane issues which have been raised in it that have very severe ramifications on registration and census. view