Joash Odhiambo Olum

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you. First of all, this is my maiden speech. It has been a long journey and I want to congratulate all hon. Members in this House for being honoured by their constituents to come and look at their interests in this House. I also want to thank the constituents of Langata for making a wise and good choice. I promise to deliver whatever we promised during those days of campaigns. view
• 22 May 2013 in National Assembly: On this Motion, I want to congratulate hon. Ganya for bringing it on the Floor for various reasons. First, tourism is a fundamental aspect in the development of this country and, as seen in the Jubilee Manifesto, they intend to increase the number from the current 1.3 million to 3 million tourists. That can only be achieved if concerted efforts are put in place. One of them is dealing with the menace of poaching. As you are all aware, tourism is now the second highest revenue income earner in this country and I would urge hon. Members to support this ... view
• 22 May 2013 in National Assembly: I am aware that there is a wildlife Bill pending somewhere and I would urge that we speed it up so that it becomes law. All the problems that we are seeing in wildlife and the tourism sector are addressed in that Bill. It will be the answer to all the problems that we have today. Poaching is dynamic; there is an offender and there is a person who benefits from it. Like most hon. Members have said, the person who is poaching is probably not the one who is benefiting from it, but he is driven by his needs. ... view