John Olago Aluoch

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: would retire at 65 or 60 and they would have nothing to go home with. It was a very painful experience. You can imagine all of us here, young or old, at some stage we will have to retire. If you retire at 65 or 70 and you go home without anything, I can assure you within two years you will die out of frustration and stress. So, these two provisions were meant to safeguard the interest of the workers. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: In setting up this Bill, I notice the Attorney-General has actually approved. I also note that the Treasury, in circular No. 18 of 2010, also gave directive as follows: “In particular, you notice that it is critical for the scheme, the LAPTRUST umbrella retirement scheme, which is expected to act as an umbrella scheme for the county governments when they establish their retirement benefits scheme...” The Treasury gave the directive, having looked at all the circumstances surrounding the issue of pension for staff of county governments. There has been a tug of war that has ended up in court between ... view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. That is a point of argument, but I take note of it all the same because Hon. Mbadi and I served in the 10th Parliament. I was saying that the provisions of this Bill will cover the interest of workers of counties. If there is any provision in the Bill that we think is not acceptable, let us amend it, but let us not throw away the baby with the bath water. This is because this Bill is very well thought out. As I sit down, I wish to urge my colleagues, Hon. Members ... view
• 20 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I agree with your direction and guidance as given to the Member. There are two other issues that we should address very seriously. view
• 20 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: The Member has alluded to inter-clan relationships between his constituency and the next one and he has said that it is volatile. Hon. Members should be guided that such matters, if raised on the Floor of the House the way it is raised, could end up making the situation even worse on the ground. view
• 20 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Just like the Standing Orders protect colleagues from imputing improper motives on each other unless there is a substantive Motion, even senior or junior staff of the House should be offered some protection as well so that if you refer to Mr. Ndombi, a senior officer of the House, as having acted improperly, the best way should have been to raise that with the Clerk’s Office or with the Office of the Speaker, so that we avoid discussing staff on the Floor of the House. view
• 20 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: He has raised serious issues and you have given the right guidance. view
• 20 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I appreciate your magnanimity. I have tremendous respect for Hon. Kigano as my colleague in the profession. However, this time round he has got it wrong. The Constitution of Kenya 2010 is a self-propelling instrument; one closely to the other. Even if there was a contradiction in the Constitution, it is not for this House or for you to interpret it but the Supreme Court. As I understand it, Hon. Kigano is asking you to interpret what he considers to be a contradiction. We do not have the jurisdiction to interpret the law. We shall deal ... view
• 20 Sep 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The tenet of modern democracy is that there should be no taxation without representation. That is why we have brought them to this House. I looked at the Report that we are debating and I have listened very carefully to those who are supporting and those who are opposing. What comes to my mind is this: For the last seven days or so, the media has been reporting on these deliberations in a way that is slanted against this House; not knowing the fact that this House is the one that can save the country. I ... view
• 30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Having listened to the Leader of the Minority Party and my friend, Hon. Ichung’wah, I have realised that they are the ones feeling the pinch of these proposed amendment, since they are the accountant. The renowned accountants in the House are the ones who are saying that they want to be re-engaged. If they have not been sufficiently engaged, who are we to say no? Let the Chair of the committee withdraw this amendment and engage the professionals. view