Jared Odoyo Okelo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: There are provisions even in a court of law, which provide that if the time is not sufficient to do anything, including filing a case, one can seek an extension of time. This Committee, instead of rushing here with a haphazard Report, they should have sought extension of time, if they were time bound as regards the presentation of any report before this House. Yes, we have heard of medical mix-ups elsewhere. That is a common scenario all over the world. Last week, I was reading a very interesting scenario; that a watchman at a cremation centre fell asleep while ... view
• 22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will soon be presenting a Bill to help address issues of charges at various health centres, particularly when you have lost a loved one. In the airline industry, they will say that a corpse is valueless cargo. We have seen public hospitals charging as much as Kshs1 million because the deceased spent so much money on medication. We need to rationalise or cut it by half in cases where negligence plays a part that somebody has to be thrown to the next world so that we also put some remedies as to handling issues of ... view
• 22 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Listening keenly to the people who are either victims or perpetrators or suspects, you hear of a Mwangi Wahome, Nderitu and Kimani; we need to have the face of the Republic of Kenya. This country does not belong to a Nderitu or Wahome, all of whom have now been bundled to this saga. We must address holistically issues around public service and apportionment of jobs within the public sector so that we also spread the risk. What we are going to hear next week is that our community is being targeted and yet ---. The electronic version of the Official ... view
• 15 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, and thank you Hon. Chairman for giving me two minutes to delve into this issue. Article 218 of the Constitution that talks about revenue allocation between the national Government and the county governments provides for additional resources to facilitate proper functioning of county governments. This is to ensure that ongoing services are catered for. There is talk about additional funding. The law did not cap the monies to counties at 15 per cent; it gave that as an irreducible minimum. Therefore, additional funding that touch on the lives and welfare of our people must ... view
• 15 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: about today. We understand that it takes a lot of time for disbursements to be made. However, delay in disbursement has the potential to delay services that are required in counties. We understand the stringent procurement procedures in line with the Public Procurement and Disposal Act. Therefore, it is my humble plea that we may have the liaison between the Council of Governors, the Senate and the National Treasury so that this kind of delay that affects our recurrent functions and expenditures can be avoided. view
• 15 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: They are eating into my time, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 15 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I hope I will get an additional one minute. The law is clear that you should not overtax the current generation for the comfort of the next generation. On the flipside, therefore, you cannot over-borrow in this current generation to overburden the generation to come. Even as we engage matters borrowing, we must also understand that we only borrow for specific functions that will accrue and generate better benefits for this country. I heard talk about “building bridges”. It must be done on utmost good faith. All the underlying issues must be thrashed out. Finally, my ... view
• 15 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Therefore, I humbly ask you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, to make a pronouncement that Nyando Constituency, which is sandwiched by these benefitting constituencies, also be categorised as a hardship zone and, therefore, be considered for hardship allowance. Thank you. view
• 14 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, a referral hospital in Mombasa is a matter that is long overdue but even as we look at matters health, we have to give a holistic approach. We need Level 5 hospitals in all our counties to ease the pressure that is put on Kenyatta National Hospital and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret. Again, I would also propose that we have referral hospitals in all our regions – the former provinces – so that our people can easily access healthcare. We have had our doctors incensed by the low pay but I think we ... view
• 22 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for the opportunity. Seemingly, the debate that we had on the appointment of Members to the Parliamentary Service Commission ought to have stolen thunder from us. I have done a quick head count. We are actually below the threshold of the number of Members to transact business. So, I seek your indulgence. The Motion before us is important and critical. It should marshal the right number of Members of Parliament in the House. So, I seek your direction. I think we should adjourn in light of that and we suspend this debate to another day. view