John Olago Aluoch

All parliamentary appearances

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• 31 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: and each holder of independent an office shall submit a report to the President and to Parliament.” The Report that we have before us was not submitted to Parliament by the Commission. It was submitted to Parliament by the President. That, in itself, offends Article 254 of the Constitution. 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
• 31 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, what we are discussing now is going to set a very serious precedent that other Houses will have to follow. We have to be very serious about it, and we must be conscious of the fact that we must follow the Constitution. In my humble view, the Report ought to have gone to His Excellency the President and to Parliament simultaneously. As it is now, the Report came as an annexure to the Address of the President. In fact, I was very keen on Thursday last week. view
• 31 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, do you want me to refer to Article 254 (2)? Article 254 (2) which is completely different from Article 254 (1) says: “At any time, the President, the National Assembly or the Senate may require a commission or holder of an independent office to submit a report on a particular issue.” view
• 31 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Parliament did not ask for a report when President came. view
• 31 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: We need to understand this. I am talking on a very serious note. Look at me carefully. view
• 31 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: The interpretation of Sub-Section (2) is not what you think. It simply says that the President, the National Assembly or the Senate can ask for a report. We did not ask for a report. If the President wanted a report then he wanted it for himself but he has no right to bring it to the House. What I am addressing is an issue that does not require numbers but your direction to the House. So, I am not terrified that there are people saying “no”. I know that this interpretation is the correct one. Thank you. view
• 17 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. Let me assure the Chair and my colleagues that I am on my way to healing and now I can work. view
• 17 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: The issues that have been raised, indeed, by the Leader of the Majority Party and supported ably by hon. Jakoyo, are grave. I listened to my colleagues on the Floor and I noticed that many of us are losing sight of the fact that the issue that we are supposed to be dealing with is whether or not we have the skills to negotiate where there is friction. That is the fundamental fact that we should be addressing. When the Senate calls this House school boys and school girls, when we call the Senate a mongrel, we make matters worse. ... view
• 17 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Parliament is both the Senate and the National Assembly. It is one Parliament, two Houses. The Chairman of the body that governs Parliament is the Speaker of the National Assembly. He is the Chair of the Parliamentary Service Commission. That gives you, hon. Speaker, an edge over your colleague in the Senate. view
• 17 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Two, if you look at the Constitution, Article 106, when the two Houses meet together, the person to chair the sitting is the Speaker of the National Assembly and not the Senate. So, the issue of seniority should not even arise. It is clear in the Constitution that this is the superior House. But that does not mean that we are going to treat the Senate in a derogatory manner. They are our brothers and sisters. In my humble view, the issue that the Leader of the Majority Party has brought to the Floor of the House is one where ... view