John Olago Aluoch

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: That is so, Hon. Speaker. view
• 24 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The importance of the HBC cannot be overemphasised. Like Hon. Wandayi has said, in exercising their discretion, they should act with judiciousness so that they prioritise what needs to be prioritised and they put forward what Kenya really requires. I will not agree that in the Fourth Session, the HBC has acted excellently well. No! We have had instances in the Fourth Session when this Committee was moving at the behest of forces outside this House. It was motivated and manipulated by the Leader of the Majority Party, and came to the House with Order Papers ... view
• 20 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is Kisumu West. The issue that we should be addressing is definition of “sitting hours” for a Special Sitting. It pains me that as we address that important issue, we resort to booing and insulting each other. At some point, I felt so bad and wanted to walk out because I thought I was in the wrong crowd. view
• 20 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: What we are doing here is setting a precedent that will be used long after we are gone. So, we should be serious as we approach it. As we talk about the definition of “time” for a Special Sitting, I have gone through Standing Orders No.1 to 267 and there is no provision for 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
• 20 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: sitting hours of a Special Sitting. Because there are none we have to resort to Standing Order No. 30 which is the only one in the Standing Orders which specifies sitting hours. view
• 20 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: I have been here since morning and I am belabouring a point which I know you are familiar with and that is why at the end of the morning session, on your own volition without being prompted, you directed the House that we would extend our sitting after 1.00p.m. You did that because you understood the timing as defined in Standing Order No. 30. If it was the intention of the House to specify other times apart from what is in Clause 30, then the Standing Orders would have been specific. view
• 20 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: A sitting day as defined under the Standing Orders falls under Standing Order No. 30(2) and the timings as set there are very clear. I am sorry many of us are arguing on this point not because of what is in the Standing Orders but because of what we think we should be doing here. I urge you in dealing with this very important issue to look at the Standing Orders and deal with it. Standing Orders define a sitting day as ending at 6.30 p.m. There is nowhere else in this book where it states that on a Special ... view
• 20 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: As much as it may be convenient for some Members of this House to extend or not, let us do so according to the Standing Orders. I kindly urge you that as you make a ruling on this very important issue, to please have special recourse to Standing Order No.30, so that we do not go beyond the time set. I wanted to raise this issue earlier on but there was a Division in progress. The Standing Orders say that if the time appointed lapses at the time when a Division is in progress, then you stop until the Division ... view
• 20 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, indeed, this Petition raises issues that need to be addressed quickly but allow me to play the devil’s advocate. The way this Petition is presented is likely to raise temperatures and cause more chaos. I believe that as Members of this National Assembly, it is our responsibility to act as members of the Kenya National Assembly. Where there are conflicts like this, we must apply our skills in conflict resolution, contact our colleagues and address the conflict. The way it is being addressed here is likely to cause more chaos on the ground. I believe the best way ... view