John Olago Aluoch

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am sorry to say this. Members who have been addressing the House after Hon. Midiwo have lost the substance of what he said. He raised two issues only. One was on personal interest, which has been addressed. The second one was whether or not you, as the Speaker, you are satisfied, in your opinion, that matters raised here are so substantial that they should be raised or not. Hon. Speaker, that is for you to address and it is not for us to address. It is not for “Yes” or “No”. It is for you ... view
• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: serious as that. When you are asked to make a ruling under Standing Order No.48, it behoves upon you and nobody else in this House to make that ruling. Standing Order No.56(1) says:- “Every amendment shall be relevant to the Motion which it seeks to amend and shall not raise any question which, in the opinion of the Speaker, should be raised by a substantive Motion after notice is given.” The amendment by Hon. Washiali is different from the Report of the Committee as day and night. Clearly, what Hon. Washiali is trying to do is to upset the Report ... view
• 17 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to support the nomination of Lilian Mbugua Omollo not just because she happens to be my sister-in-law and my constituent but because she also has what it takes to be a PS. If you look at the Report, you will find that she has the proper academic credentials. She has the relevant experience and exposure. She is taking up a very challenging position, that of youth in particular. It is challenging in the sense that she will have to deal with issue of jobs and empowerment of the youth. The electronic version of the ... view
• 17 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: These are issues that she has had to deal with in her past. Therefore, it will not be new to her. There are Members in this House who are saying that it is not fair that she is taking over the position of Mr. Mangiti who comes from the other part of Nyanza. She also comes from Kisumu County, Kisumu West Constituency in particular. As much as we must be open and clear about regional balance, we must make it a little wider so that regional balance does not just mean what used to be Nyanza or Central. There should ... view
• 17 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. That does not come very easy, but I am glad I got it. As I listened to Hon. Weru making the presentation on the petition, I thought the issue of strategic food reserves should be the concern of all of us. The Leader of Majority Party should give me a bit of time. I know he is a bit excited about me being an elder. view
• 17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: As I was saying, the issue of strategic food reserves should be a concern of all of us so that we do not just talk about milk alone, but other food stuffs as well. But, as he was making the presentation I thought, as a country, how much grain food reserve we do have in practical terms. When we talk about strategic food reserves, it is only in theory or are we talking about existing reserves in reality? Where I come from, we need to be thinking about how to preserve fish as a strategic food reserve. As we talk ... view
• 17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I wish to second this amendment because in effect it brings in sharp focus on how to deal with cases of abuse of the court process, particularly in the lower courts. I discussed this with Hon. Kaluma and we came to a conclusion that the House should debate it. I, therefore, have the pleasure to second the amendment. 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
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The issues that Hon. Duale raised and which have been responded to by my friend, Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo, are very serious. I agree with both gentlemen. I am in possession of copies of the letters to the CJ and in my view, I saw desperation in the tone of the CJ. Hon. Ochieng referred to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs where I have the honour and privilege to serve. Early in the life of this Parliament, the relationship between the Judiciary and the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs was so bad ... view