John Olago Aluoch

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: If this amendment Bill had been passed by that time then the courts could not have even attempted to do what they did. The issue of Hon. Sungu is a very tragic example of how the absence of this amendment can lead to this House being indirectly gagged. Hon. Sungu was then acting as the Chairman of the Select Committee of this House that was probing the murder of the late Hon. (Dr.) Robert Ouko who comes from my constituency. In the course of his duties as the Chairman of that Committee, he met pressmen within the precincts of Parliament ... view
• 29 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This Motion could not have come at a better time from a better person as we try to implement the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. A better person because Hon. Waluke is not just an internationally trained military person, but is also world-recognized because of that training with money from the Kenyan taxpayers. Recently, when I went with him to Namibia, the founder President Sam Nujoma recognized him as having been in the Kenya Battalion (Kenbatt) when Namibia got independence. I think we are digressing. The important thing is to understand that the Motion is ... view
• 29 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker and my Chairman, Hon. Chepkong’a. I want to say something different. There is a quiet but very intense hostility by the Judiciary towards the Vetting Board. That is why the Board has been plagued by a lot of applications that delays its work. view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: I want to tell the Judiciary that they are being watched. Every time judges go to court for orders against the Vetting Board, they get those orders. The orders made by the Vetting Board are stayed. I want the Judiciary to know that they are being watched. We expect that with this extension, the Board will not be plagued down by applications from the Judiciary against the Board. view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: There is no way a goat can get justice when the lion is presiding over its case. It is important for the Judiciary to know that they should let the Board do its job within the time prescribed. The Board should also understand clearly that this House will not extend its life after 31st December, 2015. 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
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 7 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to support the amendments as placed before the House. It may not be known to all of us that one of the reasons why the EACC collapsed was because of the power struggles between the commissioners and the secretariat to 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
• 7 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: the extent that there were attempts by the commissioners to override the secretariat and vice- versa. These amendments will heal that problem that has been in the Commission before, so that commissioners will provide guidance and not meddle in implementation. The part-time commissioners we are going to have need not be investigators as long as they are persons who have knowledge in economics and law. Guidance to the Commission is very important because lack of guidance would certainly derail the Commission. The commissioners we are going to have, if this Bill is passed, should be persons who will not be ... view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Indeed, Hon. Kangongo referred to me as a living example of the dictatorship that can happen in political parties. I could say a lot about that if I had time, but I support this amendment. I support the amendment not because it is reducing the threshold, but because I believe it does not reduce the threshold. Instead, it intends to give effect to the Bill of Rights so that freedom of association and political parties funding can become as effective as possible. I want to refer very quickly to Article 20(5)(b) of the Constitution ... view