John Olago Aluoch

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it raises serious issues that we cannot debate on the Floor here. It can only be debated elsewhere. With all due respect advise my friend to take it to the Judiciary and in the meantime the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs should go on with their serious work. view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In recommending Hon. Chepkong’a for approval by this House, the Commission has raised certain fundamental issues without knowing. Personally I have served with Hon. Chepkong’a in the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee in the 11th Parliament. I will come to whether or not he has the qualities that suit him for appointment later. For now, I want to say that although he is my junior in the legal profession, I remember in the 10th Parliament immediately after the promulgation of the Constitution, our committee was made responsible for enacting enabling legislation. We were very busy in ... view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: The other issue is, as the Chair of JLAC in the 11th Parliament, both the Chair, Hon. Chepkong’a and his Vice Hon. Pricilla Nyokabi, did a sterling performance. What comes to my mind is this, how do you assess the performance of a Member of Parliament? Is it how much time you spend here in the House or how much time you spend elsewhere or in the constituency? These two were so dedicated to JLAC that they hardly had time to go to their constituency. Hon. Priscilla Nyokabi never had time to go back to Nyeri, Hon. Chepkong’a never had ... view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: All I am saying is that Hon. Chepkong’a was too dedicated that he lost nominations and even after his party ordered for a rerun, he still lost. When he went independent, he still lost, but he was a fine gentleman. In nominating him, I want the House to look at the following points. One, are you satisfied that he is going to be able to assist the commission in providing services to Members as provided in the law? Two, will he be able to assist the commission in providing facilities to Members? Three, will he be able to provide suitable ... view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: He is not a bush lawyer; he is a very fine gentleman. Do not call him a bush lawyer. I know for sure that when this House approves this nomination of Hon. Chepkong’a to the PSC, he is going to add value and he is going to be loyal to the commission and to Members of Parliament. Therefore, I support the Motion and urge that when it is placed before the Senate they should also support it. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. That Petition by Ms. Wambua of the LSK raises very serious issues about the Constitution and matters which 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
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: my Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, who is here, have had to deal with. I also believe it is subject of some court proceedings and also part of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill that we have been handling. view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: However, I appreciate that the matter requires serious attention not just from the Committee, but from the whole House so that, once and for all, the country knows whether nominees from the LSK, Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association and the Court of Appeal Judges are subject to vetting by this House or they are not. It is quite controversial as at now. view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This point of order raises very fundamental issues. I am happy the Leader of the Majority Party has brought it up and he is supported by the Leader of the Minority Party. I hope that the issues which have been canvassed will elicit well researched guidance from your Chair. There are certain issues which arise and which must be addressed. One is how effective is our system of induction of new Members? We have to relook at that, because most of the resource persons during induction are members of staff who are fairly senior. Unfortunately, for ... view