Hon Jeremiah Omboko Milemba

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to comment on this Bill. I end up speaking with my second voice, which is very low and reasonable. Of late we have had about three Bills touching on the same issue of cooperatives. Some of them have come as small amendments but they have serious interests that are not 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
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: necessarily for the cooperative movement. I spent most of the time today going through this Bill and consulting many stakeholders about it. I thank the Chairman, whom I also consulted yesterday and today. He assured me that this is not part of the many small legislations that are coming with interests that are not for the cooperative movement. Indeed, I have confirmed that. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: The cooperative movement is very important for teachers, civil servants and farmers like Hon. Kioni. Hon. Kioni, for many years, as we grew up, we admired the cooperative movement in your area of interest but later on, it collapsed. We do not know what happened. However, I want to inform the House that what used to happen in your area is now happening in our area. There is a lot of quick rush for formation of cooperatives. The worry is that we do not know if it can go the same direction you have alluded to. Therefore, it is very ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Having looked at this Bill, I notice it is dealing with more of procedural issues. One of the amendments is dealing with introduction of ICT, which I fully support because it will enhance operational efficiency and boost returns. It will also ensure that cooperative societies work well. I come from the background of the teachers SACCOs, which are the biggest in the country. Today there are many other small SACCOs such as Boda boda SACCOs and matatu SACCOs. I hope in introducing ICT systems in filing reports and submitting returns, we shall not disadvantage the young upcoming SACCOs that are ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I also notice that a lot of the amendments are of housekeeping nature like replacing “Minister” with “Cabinet Secretary”. Other amendments are aligning the cooperative movement with county governments because it is clear that they are still using the local authority instead of the county assemblies. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, there was the issue of the Auditor-General and the Controller of Budget which was well touched by the Mover of the Motion. So, it is a good Bill for the cooperatives and so I support it. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I also noticed typos in the word ‘cooperatives’ but the Clerk’s Office will deal with that because there is a way in which it is written. The typos can be clearly seen. Moving forward, especially because the Chair is here, I notice that in this clause we are looking for ways to ensure that cooperatives are managed well, which I fully support, in terms of seizing licences of cooperatives that are being mismanaged. If a SACCO is being mismanaged and we withdraw its licence, I do not think there is need to close down the cooperative. This is because many ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Today was a very special day for the two-thirds gender rule. We were supporting it fully. That is why I am seated on this side. view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I wanted to draw attention to the fact that according to Standing Order No.95, we do not have the quorum. That is why we are not able to tackle business as it should be tackled. Based on that particular position, we should adjourn so that this business can be discussed seriously when we have the requisite quorum in the House. view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view