John Olago Aluoch

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. You are right. The threshold required for business before the House is in the Constitution. I agree with the Leader of the Majority Party that the matter needs to be referred to the Legal Department for them to see how to resolve the issue that Hon. Midiwo has raised; which, in my view, is very serious. This malaise has gone down to the Committees. I travelled from Kisumu this morning for a serious business involving many institutions we oversee, as the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. We had to wait for nearly one-and-a-half hours ... view
• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Failure to raise quorum gives the false impression to Kenyans that the Members of this House are in a panic for re-election. This is something that needs to be addressed. I am sorry to say that many Members of this House stay away from their constituencies until when the general elections are on the horizon. That is when they suddenly wake up and panic. We must find a balance between our responsibilities in the constituencies and in this House. The matter is so serious but I beg you to refer it to a committee of legal experts to look at ... view
• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The issues that have been raised are quite grave. I was surprised a little earlier when the Chairman of my Committee, the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, made reference, rather casually--- view
• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this matter touches on the independence of Parliament and the issue of separation of powers. However, it is not a matter that has not been dealt with before by this Committee. You, Hon. Speaker, has dealt with this matter in detail in this Parliament. It was handled very effectively in the last Parliament. Whereas as at now, I do not wish to indicate that I support or I oppose that Petition, the important thing is that, as Parliament, we need to guard our independence jealously within the law. view
• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Whether that Petition has merits or not, that is something else, but as an institution, we need to follow the law and ensure that our supremacy and independence is guarded by ourselves. As you issue directions on this matter, as you have always done, I kindly ask that you address yourself to the relevant laws that are applicable so that what you are going to give us as directions will not just cover this particular Petition and this particular issue raised by Hon. Langat, but would also guide the House in future. Most importantly, I want to say that the ... view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Mr. Michael Sialai is a career parliamentary staff. In this House, I noticed the Member for Kuresoi South, Hon. Z.K. Cheruiyot, with whom I had the privilege of serving as commissioner in the last Parliament and where we worked very closely with Mr. Sialai. Mr. Sialai seems to be the midway point between the humility of Mr. Bundi and the foxy slyness of Mr. Gichohi from whom Mr. Bundi took over. When I say “foxy slyness”, I do not mean to say anything bad about Mr. Gichohi, but that is him. Hon. Speaker, not many of ... view
• 24 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is Kisumu West. It is not Kisumu Town West. view
• 24 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: I am a town guy, but I reside in Kisumu West. view
• 24 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: The importance of the House Business Committee--- The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view