John Olago Aluoch

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 581 to 590 of 2169.

• 18 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. In the last Parliament, as part of the Economic Stimulus Programme, the Government assigned each constituency funds for construction of a health centre. Some of those health centres have been completed and are working. Others are not yet complete but we were assured that drugs would be made available and that they would be kept at KEMSA. Could the Chairman tell the House whether the drugs are there or funds have been set aside for supplying the health centres with drugs? view
• 5 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker, in the 10th Parliament, hon. Duale, hon. Mungatana, hon. (Prof.) Kamar, Senator (Dr.) Khalwale and me formed what was then known as “Parliamentary Caucus for Reforms”. Of course, many other hon. Members were Members of that caucus. We acted together to reform some of the things that were bedevilling this country. I am surprised that hon. Duale is now doing the opposite of what we advocated for during that time. Nevertheless, in my career as a lawyer, I have had a chance to work as an Assistant Prosecuting Counsel for the International Criminal Tribunal ... view
• 5 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: trials are starting next week. The issue of bond is at the discretion of the court. If, as a country or Parliament, we demonstrate that we do not want to cooperate with the ICC, when the Kenyan nationals facing charges go there, the prosecutor may apply for a variation of term bonds and it may be said that Kenya may not cooperate with the court and, therefore, the accused persons should be put into custody. Are hon. Members aware that, that is what we are doing? Is that what we want? view
• 5 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: My dear brothers and sisters, you can say that in this House but you will not be able to say it at The Hague. Look at what we are doing now, why are we saying that when the trial starts, as Members of Parliament, we go there and block the court? You may not go to the court when you get there. You are not the counsel. Are you going to say that the numbers that will be present in court will determine the outcome of the case? Please, let us be humble. view
• 5 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I do not think that passes the test of what being out of order is. Nevertheless, the High Court in Kisumu is not the ICC at The Hague. The two are different kinds of courts. Hon. Speaker, before I sit down, I would like to caution my colleagues in the Jubilee Coalition that they will be passing this Motion at their own peril, and that they should be ready to face the consequences. With those remarks, I beg to oppose the Motion. view
• 30 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the issue that has been raised by the Member for Kinangop is actually very serious. I do not sit in any of those three committees, but if I was the Chairman of any of the committees I would have known what to do. Apart from what you have advised, Article 125(1) of the Constitution is very clear. It states that either House of Parliament and any of the Committees has power to summon any person to appear before it for purposes of giving evidence or providing information and for that purpose the Committee has the same powers as ... view
• 10 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. One of the reasons why the manufacturing sector in Kenya has stunted is because of the cost of power. In Kenya, power is 10 times more expensive than in the rest of the countries in the East African Community (EAC). That is because of the cartels and corrupt practices that we have been talking about in this House. These cartels and practices have made the cost of power go so high that investors avoid Kenya. As we look for ways of getting out of this mess, it is important to understand that lack ... view
• 10 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. One of the reasons why the manufacturing sector in Kenya has stunted is because of the cost of power. In Kenya, power is 10 times more expensive than in the rest of the countries in the East African Community (EAC). That is because of the cartels and corrupt practices that we have been talking about in this House. These cartels and practices have made the cost of power go so high that investors avoid Kenya. As we look for ways of getting out of this mess, it is important to understand that lack ... view
• 2 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, sometimes I get thoroughly amused when my juniors are fighting over who is senior and who is not senior. view
• 20 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, as I rise to support the Motion as amended, I want to congratulate my very good friend, the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, hon. Musyimi, whom we worked very closely in the Tenth Parliament, for putting up a spirited fight. As I watched hon. Musyimi yesterday, I felt sympathy for him. I saw an honorable man who was under pressure to defend a dishonorable decision by the Executive. I saw a man who was labouring very hard to defend an action by persons or mandarins at the Treasury, who do not feel the pulse of ... view